Medical Informatics - A.A.S.

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The Medical Informatics program is a two-year program for students planning to enter the information technology field in healthcare. Students pursuing careers as an implementation support specialist, practice workflow and implementation redesign specialist, clinician consultant, and technical and software support staff trainer should consider this degree. For more information refer to the Health Sciences Associate of Applied Science Degrees section in the catalog.

There are two concentrations within this program from which to choose from:

Option One - Medical Informatics Developer

Option Two - Medical Informatics Technician

General Education Requirements - Credits (16)

Advisor Approved General Education Elective Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts Credits: (3)

ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: (3)
BIOL 2010 - ♦Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: (4)
PSYC 1030 - ♦General Psychology Credits: (3)
OR PSYC 2130 - ♦Life Span Psychology Credits: (3)

Major Core Course Requirements - Credits (34)

CIS 193 Introduction to Linux (RODP Course) Credits: (3)

AHC 115 - *Medical Terminology Credits: (3)
BUSN 2385 - *Project Design and Management Credits: (3)
HIT 115 - *Introduction to Health Information Technology Credits: (4)
HIT 125 - *Computer Applications in Health Information Technology Credits: (3)
HIT 250 - *Legal Aspects of Health Information Credits: (3)
INFS 110 - *Fundamentals of Web Programming and Design Credits: (3)
INFS 160 - *Microcomputer Databases Credits: (3)
INFS 161 - *Advance Database Using Microsoft SQL Server Credits: (3)
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: (3)
MPM 101 - *Introduction to Medical Practice Management Credits: (3)

Concentration: Choose One Option

Option 1 - Medical Informatics Developer - Credits (10)

Advisor Approved Elective Credits: (1)

INFS 113 - *Visual BASIC Credits: (3)
INFS 173 - *Programming in C# Credits: (3)
INFS 213 - *Advanced Web Application Programming with ASP.NET Credits: (3)

Option 2 - Medical Informatics Technician - Credits (10)

Advisor Approved Elective Credits: (1)

INFS 111 - *Introduction to Programming Logic Using Mobile Applications Credits: (3)
INFS 191 - *A+ Hardware Certification Credits: (3)
INFS 192 - *A+ Software Certification Credits: (3)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Computer Literacy Requirement

See http://www.volstate.edu/ComputerLiteracy/ for Computer Literacy Requirements

Career and Salary Information

Career	Beginning Salary	Experienced Salary
Computer Network Support	$35,500	$52,500
Computer User Support	$25,600	$42,600
Software Developers	$48,900*	$78,600*

*May require further education.

Career and salary information taken from careerinfonet.org. Check out this website for additional information about education requirements and preferred work styles and abilities for these careers. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.