Bachelor of Science in
Health Information Management

Explore Health Information Management Courses at ASU

When you earn your health information management degree at ASU, you’ll take courses to build a solid foundation in topics such as medical terminology, pathophysiology and pharmacology, leadership, information technology, health care revenue cycle management, coding, quality assessment and research. This combination of health care knowledge, leadership and organizational skills will help you become a skilled and efficient health information professional.

Some of the core health information courses you’ll take at ASU include:

• Anatomy and Physiology with Pharmacology
• Research and Data Analysis
• Current Trends in Healthcare
• Legal Aspects of Healthcare
• Quality Evaluation and Management
• Leadership

Your culminating experience within the forensic science bachelor degree is a senior capstone project, which puts your learning to work while pursuing a research project that interests you. You’ll leave ASU with the expertise to succeed in any number of rewarding forensic science bachelor degree jobs in Alabama and beyond. You can also pursue a master’s degree in forensic science at ASU.

What Can You Do With a Health Information Management Degree?

Health information managers organize and protect patient health information, including sensitive health data that must be secure and confidential. Doctors, nurses and other health care providers rely on health information managers to maintain data and ensure it is accurate and accessible. In addition to a career in an important field, you’ll also benefit from exceptional salary potential with a bachelor’s degree.

With a health information management degree from ASU, you’ll be well prepared for many exciting and fast-paced jobs, including:

Graduates from forensic science bachelor’s degree programs have gone on to work as:

• Clinical documentation improvement officer
• Research and data analyst
• Coding manager
• Privacy officer
• Health information management director

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for health information administrators is expected to grow 32% over the next decade, more than triple that for all other occupational fields in the country.