拉籌伯大學

Overview

This double degree prepares you for a career in both the clinical and business sides of health care, with an emphasis on:

• Clinical coding
• Health data analytics
• Digital health
• Informatics and management

These are all key factors in enabling the Australian healthcare system to function effectively.

In your first year, you'll learn the foundations of human bioscience. Over the next three years, you'll go on to specialize in health information systems. Your subjects will cover everything from:

• Anatomy
• Physiology and medical terminology
• Health informatics
• Management of electronic health information systems
• Electronic medical records
• Coding and classification of diseases
• Health data analytics and health information ethics and law.

Professional placements are an integral part of this course and these prepare students for their post-graduation professional workplaces. In second year, you'll complete five days of supervised professional placement, followed by 15 days in third year and 45 days in fourth year.

If you choose, you can finish your degree after three years to graduate with a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Medical Classification).

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognized in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7.

Career outcomes

There is a shortage of qualified health information managers internationally and throughout Australia. This is expected to continue into the future. Generally, there are excellent, well-paid career opportunities throughout Australia and internationally. Career opportunities are available in the: management of hospital health information services; clinical/medical coding and casemix analysis in hospitals; general administration, privacy management, and clinical governance/risk management in health services and hospitals; health software development and computing firms and health information technology projects; specialized disease registries and health research centres (e.g. state and hospital cancer registries); government health departments; clinical trial data management (e.g. hospitals; pharmaceutical industry); and health screening programs.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Health Sciences (Medical Classification)/Bachelor of Health Information Management is accredited by the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA). Membership requires an application to the professional body and may have additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.