Bachelor of Health Information Management
La Trobe University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00115M
Help shape the future of healthcare. Our health systems are underpinned by information - from individual medical records to population-level healthcare statistics. The success of modern healthcare relies on this information being recorded and shared effectively, efficiently and ethically. Combine the clinical and business sides of healthcare and use data to make a difference to the quality of patient care with La Trobe's Bachelor of Health Information Management. Develop a comprehensive skillset covering areas like anatomy and physiology, health classification, data analytics, health informatics and health systems management. Build foundations in your first year, then deepen your expertise throughout your degree, including 55 days of supervised professional placement with our prestigious health partners. By studying La Trobe's Bachelor of Health Information Management, you will: learn the language of medicine, understanding the fundamental structures of human anatomy and physiology and how they function.
Structure
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Health Information Management students must complete 360 credit points consisting of: 360 core credit-points
Subjects
- First Year Subjects: Academic Integrity Module
- Healthcare in Australia
- Human Biosciences A
- Introduction to Data Analytics in Healthcare
- Introduction to Health Classification A
- Making Sense of Data
- Management of Health Information
- Medical Terminology
- Understanding Digital Health
- Wominjeka La Trobe: Indigenous Cultural Literacy for Higher Education
Standard entry requirements
- Recent secondary education - VTAC prerequisite: Year 12 English prerequisite (25) - Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.
- Recent secondary education - UAC prerequisite: Year 12 English prerequisite (Band 3) - equivalent to VCE 25 - One of English Standard, English Advanced (Band 3), English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Band 4).
- Non Year 12 - Higher Education study: HE prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
- Non Year 12 - Higher Education study: HE prerequisites - Course specific requirements - To be eligible for an offer of admission into the Bachelor of Health Information Management at La Trobe University, an applicant must:
- Meet the stated criteria for Year 12 or Non Year 12 admission,
