Courses & Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Students enter the UW Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics & Health Information Management program having already completed at least 90 transferable credits. To earn the HIHIM degree, you must complete an additional 78 credits in the major, including the five-credit capstone project, and fulfill the School of Public Health's general education requirements.

Course Sequence

Year One

Autumn Quarter
HIHIM 400: Health Care Language 
HIHIM 410: Foundations in Health Information Management
HIHIM 450: Health Care Delivery & Policy

Winter Quarter
HIHIM 408: Management Concepts With HIM Applications
HIHIM 409: Disease Concepts for Managers
HIHIM 413: Revenue Cycle Management
HIHIM 470: Legal Concepts for Health Fields

Spring Quarter
HIHIM 414: ICD, Clinical Documentation & Revenue Management
HIHIM 456: Quality Improvement in Health Care
HIHIM 480: HIM Operations & Project Management

Year Two

Autumn Quarter
HIHIM 405: Health Data Analytics
HIHIM 415: CPT/HCPCS, Clinical Documentation & Revenue Management
HIHIM 421: Health Information Systems Analysis
HIHIM 460: HIHIM Professional Pathways

Winter Quarter
HIHIM 411: Health Data Management
HIHIM 420: Health Care Computer Systems & Electronic Health Records
HIHIM 425: Research Design & Statistics for HIHIM
HIHIM 454: Finance Concepts for Health Care Managers

Spring Quarter
HIHIM 455: Leadership & Strategic Management
HIHIM 461: Professional Development & Networking
HIHIM 462: Capstone Project