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Academic Programmes August 29, 2026

Bachelor of Science in Health Information Science

August 29, 20262 min read

Programme Description

Bachelor of Health Information Science (HIS) will prepare graduates who will enable the health-care system to achieve its goals of person centered, safe, high quality and 345 sustainable health care through data-informed problem solving. The HIS program is a hybrid curriculum that encompasses multidiscipline including Basic Health sciences, Library and Information Sciences, Research Data and Health Records Management, and General Health Informatics concepts and skills (ICT). The main objective of this Programme is to produce competent health information science personnel to flexibly work at healthcare settings.

Programme Structure

Year 1

Semester one

Code Course Title Status Credits
DS 102 Development Perspectives Core 7.5
NS 114 Occupational Health and Basics of Life Support Core Other 7.5
IT 111 Introduction to Information Technology Core 7.5
NS 115 Basics of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Core 7.5
NS 116 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology Core 7.5
LG 102 Communication Skills Core 7.5
CP 111 Principles of Programming Core 9
MT111 Discrete Mathematics Core 7.5

Semester two

Code Course Title Status Credits
NS 126 Basics of Human Pathology Core 7.5
NS 127 Introduction to Health Psychology Core 7.5
PHS 123 Health Economics Core 7.5
NS 125 HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Core 7.5
CP 121 Introduction to Database Systems Core 7.5
PHS 126 Introduction to Health Systems Core 7.5
IA 124 Introduction to IT Security Core 6
IS 138 Industrial Practical Training I (IPT I) Core 9.6

Year 2

Semester one

Code Course Title Status Credits
LW 2109 Bioethics Core 7.5
IM 211 Knowledge Organization Core 7.5
HI 214 Nosology Core 9
CP 212 Systems Analysis and Design Core 7.5
CP 215 Object Oriented Programming in Java Core 9
IM 212 Health Sciences Library Operations Settings Core 7.5
HI 212 Telemedicine Design and Principle Core 7.5

Semester two

Code Course Title Status Credits
HI 222 Health Records Management Core 7.5
HI 221 Health Information Systems Core 7.5
IM 224 Information Literacy Core 7.5
CP 221 Internet Programming and Applications, I Core 7.5
HI 220 Digital Health Innovation, and Competitiveness Core 7.5
IS 221 Research Methodology Core 7.5
CP 224 Database Management Systems Core 9
IS 238 Industrial Practical Training II Core 9.6
CP 226 Operating Systems Elective 9
HI 224 OSS Principles & Development in Healthcare Organizations Elective 7.5
HI 223 Health Data Integration and Standards Elective 7.5
CP 211 Introduction to Linux/Unix Systems Elective 9
ST 1201 Probability Theories Elective 9
PHS 317 Medical Sociology and Anthropology Elective 7.5

Year 3

Semester one

Code Course Title Status Credits
IM 310 Collection Development and Management Core 7.5
HI 316 Health Services Management and Customer Care Core 7.5
EME 314 Entrepreneurship Core 6
PHS 315 Epidemiology & Biostatistics Core 9
PHS 316 Demography and Health Surveillance Core 7.5
CP 313 Mobile Apps Development Core 9
IS 317 Health Research Project, I Core 9.6
IM 315 Digital Library Core 9.6

Semester two

Code Course Title Status Credits
HI 320 Health Information Management Core 7.5
IM 328 Health Project Planning and Management Core 6
HI 321 Monitoring and Evaluation in Health Programs Core 7.5
IS 329 Health Research Project, II Core 9.6
IS 328 Geographic Information Systems Core 7.5
PHS 323 Health Education and Promotion Core 7.5
CP 322 Data Mining and Data Warehousing Applications Core 9
HI 326 Selected Topics in Health Information Systems Elective 7.5
IM 326 Knowledge Management Systems Elective 6
IM 324 Big Data Analytics: Principles and Applications in Health Organization Other 7.5
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