The UT Martin Pre-Health Informatics and Information Management (HIM) Plan is designed to prepare students for application to a Master in Health Informatics (MHI) and/or Master in Health Information Management (MHIM) program. By following the Pre-HIM Plan recommendations, students will be eligible for admission into most MHI/MHIM programs; however, the prerequisite courses required for admission vary significantly from one institution to the next. The courses listed below are intended only as a guideline and students are strongly encouraged to review the requirements for their school(s) of choice as they vary from school to school. Additionally, the Pre-HIM Plan is not a major and does not fulfill the requirements for a baccalaureate degree at UT Martin. The courses listed below are recommendations and are not required for degree completion unless also listed under the student’s chosen major.
Although there are only a few MHIM and MHI programs in the country, the requirements for admission vary significantly. Some programs are geared toward working adults and are easily completed while working full-time while others require more of a time commitment. Similarly, some programs are taught in a traditional classroom while others are offered exclusively online and still others use a hybrid of in-class and online learning. Most MHI and MHIM programs require a baccalaureate degree, those that don’t often give preference to students who have earned a baccalaureate degree. For students wishing to earn a baccalaureate degree from UT Martin prior to enrolling in an MHIM or MHI program, the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) in Management and the B.S.B.A. in Information Systems include many of the courses listed below.
While most MHI and MHIM programs require few or no prerequisites, the most common prerequisites are:
- 3 hours of medical terminology
- 3 hours of information systems
- 4 hours of human anatomy and physiology
- 3 hours of statistics
As noted above, MHIM and MHI program requirements differ significantly. In addition to the required courses, students may wish to take electives such as accounting, business law, organizational behavior and theory, management information systems, business communications, and English literature as well as courses in sociology, economics, history, or psychology. While not an exhaustive list, the following courses are strongly recommended for students considering applying to an MHIM or MHI program. Students should always check with their adviser and/or school(s) of choice before deciding which classes to take.