BS in Health Services Management Information Systems
College
- East Falls Campus
- Continuing & Professional Studies
Degree Earned
- Bachelor of Science
Program Type
- On Campus - Continuing Education
Contact
We thank you for your interest in the Health Services Management Information Systems program. At this time the program is not accepting new applications. Please check back for updates and contact the SCPS office with any questions.
The Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management Information Systems (BS-HSMIS) prepares individuals for entry-level management in a wide variety of healthcare settings. Managers within these organizations plan, organize, coordinate and supervise the delivery of healthcare services.
They may be generalists who administer, manage or help to manage entire facilities or systems, or specialists who manage clinical departments or services specific to the healthcare industry.
All healthcare managers deal with:
- Finances
- Budgets
- Personnel
- Computer systems
- Laws and legal requirements
- Program planning and evaluation
- Organizational behavior, including politics and conflict
Curriculum
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Health Professions Management Information Systems degree, you must complete 120 credits. Specific course requirements are listed below. Remaining credits are satisfied with elective courses.
General Requirements
Courses required to fulfill General Education requirements are offered in a traditional 15-week semester and accelerated sessions. Foundation and Major courses are accelerated. Classes meet two evenings per week for seven weeks. The accelerated college year consists of six seven-week sessions. Students may begin or enter the Program at any one of the six accelerated sessions.
All courses are three (3) credits. Tracks require one course, unless otherwise noted (eg, the English requirement equals two courses.)
General Education Core: 36 Credits
- English - Composition - 6 credits
- Art - 3 credits
Recommended:- ART 101 Art Appreciation
- MUSC 101 Music Appreciation
- HUMN 111 Philadelphia and the Arts
- United States History - 6 credits
- Mathematics - 3 credits (Precalculus)
- Science and Wellness - 6 credits
From biology, chemistry or physics
Recommended:- BIOL 200 Body Form and Function
- HLTH 101 Personal Health and Wellness
- HLTH 302 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
- Social Science - 12 credits
From four of the following: anthropology, communications, political science, psychology, sociology, religious studies
Recommended:
- POSC 101 Government of the United States
- PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology
- OC 101 Introduction to Sociology Cultural
- ANT 101 Anthropology
- COMM 101 Interpersonal Communications
- REL 104 World Religions
Foundation Requirements: 27 Credits
- ACCT 101 Financial Accounting
- ACCT 102 Managerial Accounting
- ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
- FIN 101 Principles of Finance
- HCA 300 Health Services Delivery and Organization
- HUMN 315 Methods of Effective Thinking
- MATH 301 Statistics
- MGMT 101 Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
Major Requirements: 39 Credits
- CMST 212 Database Management
- HCA 303 Business and Healthcare Law
- HCA 350 Principles of Public Health & Epidemiology
- HCA 351 Strategic Planning & Marketing for HSOs
- HCA 412 Compliance, Quality & Outcomes Analysis in HSOs
- HMIS 310 Management Information Systems in Healthcare
- HMIS 311 Informatics Resources & Technology for Health Services
- HMIS 401 Network Management
- HMIS 402 Systems Design
- MGMT 304 Management & Organizational Theory in HSOs
- MGMT 410 Leadership and Strategy: Advanced Seminar
- HMIS 420 Informatics Analysis & Utilization in HSOs
- PHIL 301 Healthcare Ethics