Healthcare Information Systems Management Bachelor's Degree Requirements

Healthcare Information Systems Management Major

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree Requirements
124 semester hours

Credentialed (certified, licensed, registered or degreed) healthcare practitioners, managers or administrators are eligible for this major. Students who do not have an associate's degree in a healthcare information systems-related area may be eligible candidates for the Healthcare Information Systems Management Major upon completion of 20 semester hours from transfer credit in an approved related discipline. The 20 semester hours of instruction must be approved by the Healthcare Information Systems Management Program Chair.

The following degree requirements are from the current Franklin University Academic Bulletin. If you began your coursework before the current academic year, please contact your SSA for your degree requirements. Always confirm your degree requirements with your SSA.

General Education Core (50 hours)

COMM 120 - College Writing (4)
COMM 305 - Virtual Communication Strategies (2)
COMM 320 - Business and Professional Communication (4)
COMP 106 - Introduction to Spreadsheets (1)
COMP 107 - Introduction to Web Authoring (1)
COMP 108 - Introduction to Databases (1)
MATH 215* - Statistical Concepts (4)
PF 305 - Global Issues (4)
PF 321** - Learning Strategies (2)
SPCH 100 - Speech Communication (4) OR
COMM 150 - Interpersonal Communication (4)
Humanities Elective (4)
Science Elective (4)
Social and Behavioral Science Elective (4)
General Education Electives (11)

*Students must also meet the University algebra competency requirement.
** PF 321 must be taken prior to the first BLF course.

Professional Competency Core (16 hours)

ACCT 215 - Financial Accounting (4)
ACCT 225 - Managerial Accounting (4)
BSAD 312 - Management Theory and Practices (4)
WEBD 234 - Web Design & Implementation (4)

Healthcare Information Systems Management Technical Area (20 hours)

20 credit hours in approved Healthcare Information Systems Management courses.

Major Courses (32 hours)

HISM 470 - Healthcare Information Systems Management (4)
HISM 495 - Healthcare Information Systems Management Capstone (4)
HCM 332 - Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Management (4)
HCM 452 - Managed Care Contracting (4)
MGMT 435 - Evolution of Management (4)
MIS 300 - Management Information Systems (4)
MIS 310 - Information Systems Architecture & Technology (4)
Major Area Elective (4)*
*Select 4 hours from the following:
- AMGT 490 - Project Management (4)
- COMP 325 - Human Computer Interaction (4)
- HISM 410 - Healthcare Information Systems Management Internship (1-4)
- HISM 480 - Special Topics in Healthcare Information Systems Management (1-4)
- HISM 499 - Independent Studies in Healthcare Information Systems Management (1-4)
- MGMT 352 - Management and Leadership: A Continuum (4)
- MIS 315 - Business Telecommunications (4)
- MIS 360 - Enterprise-wide Electronic Commerce (4)
- MIS 400 - Systems Analysis and Design (4)
- MIS 484 - Information Systems Security (4)

University Electives (6 hours)

Any undergraduate courses offered by the University except developmental education courses.

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Transfer students seeking a bachelor's degree must earn at least 40 credit hours in residence at Franklin University.

A minimum 2.25 GPA is required in the major area and each major area course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better to count toward degree requirements.

If needed, English, reading and mathematics placement tests determine which, if any, developmental education courses are required. Students placing into these courses must pass them prior to enrolling in any course at the 200 level or above. Developmental education courses carry institutional credit only and do not count toward degree requirements for graduation. Computer Literacy is a General Education prerequisite. Students with computer experience will have the option of completing a free placement exam to waive this prerequisite.

All students are required to pass College Writing (COMM 120), Learning Strategies (PF 321) and either Speech Communication (SPCH 100) or Interpersonal Communication (COMM 150) prior to enrolling in any other course at the 200 level or above. General Education courses must be selected from science, math, social and behavioral science, humanities, economics, communication or professional foundations.

The Healthcare Information Systems Management Program also offers a Subsequent Bachelor of Science Degree.