Health Informatics, Testamur Major (T007)

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  • Western Sydney University Major Code: T007

Previous Code: ST3091.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

The widespread adoption of ICT solutions within the health sector and related developments such as electronic health records and health systems interoperability have created a need for ICT professionals who understand their context and are well equipped to operate within it. This major is aimed at developing knowledge and skills in theoretical concepts and practical technologies needed to design and develop complex software applications across a range of eHealth settings. Students with these knowledge and skills will have greater prospects of finding employment with major healthcare providers or building their career as self-employed developers.

Major Structure

Master of Information and Communications Technology and Master of Information and Communications Technology (Advanced)

Students in Master of Information and Communications Technology and Master of Information and Communications Technology (Advanced) complete the following

Subject Title Credit Points
Students must complete the following three subjects:
PUBH 7001Advanced Health Classifications and Coding10
INFS 7001Advanced Healthcare Data Environments10
INFS 7002Advanced Healthcare Software and Systems10
Select one of the following:10
COMP 7016
Visualisation
MATH 7016
The Nature of Data
Total Credit Points40

Master of Data Science

Students in Master of Data Science complete the following

Subject Title Credit Points
PUBH 7001Advanced Health Classifications and Coding10
INFS 7001Advanced Healthcare Data Environments10
INFS 7002Advanced Healthcare Software and Systems10
INFS 7007Systems Analysis and Database Management Systems10
Total Credit Points40

Master of Information and Communications Technology/Master of Data Science

Subject Title Credit Points
PUBH 7001Advanced Health Classifications and Coding10
INFS 7001Advanced Healthcare Data Environments10
INFS 7002Advanced Healthcare Software and Systems10
COMP 7004Cloud Computing10
Total Credit Points40

Bachelor of Information Systems and Bachelor of Information Systems (Advanced)

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Information Systems and the Bachelor of Information Systems (Advanced) must complete 80 credit points as follows

Subject Title Credit Points
PUBH 2004Clinical Classification and Coding10
INFS 2001Database Design and Development10
HLTH 2007Fundamentals of Medical Concepts and Terminology10
INFS 3010Healthcare Data Environments10
INFS 3011Healthcare Software and Systems10
INFO 3003Human-Computer Interaction10
INFS 2004Introduction to Health Informatics10
INFS 1006Systems Analysis and Design10
Total Credit Points80

Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology and Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Advanced) 

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology and the Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Advanced) must complete 80 credit points as follows

Subject Title Credit Points
PUBH 2004Clinical Classification and Coding10
INFS 3002Advanced Clinical Classification10
HLTH 2007Fundamentals of Medical Concepts and Terminology10
INFS 3010Healthcare Data Environments10
INFS 3011Healthcare Software and Systems10
MATH 2009Introduction to Data Science10
INFS 2004Introduction to Health Informatics10
INFS 3001Activity Based Funding/Casemix and Data Quality10
Total Credit Points80

Bachelor of Data Science 

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Data Science must complete 80 credit points as follows

Subject Title Credit Points
PUBH 2004Clinical Classification and Coding10
INFS 3002Advanced Clinical Classification10
HLTH 2007Fundamentals of Medical Concepts and Terminology10
INFS 3010Healthcare Data Environments10
INFS 3011Healthcare Software and Systems10
MATH 2011Making Sense of Data10
INFS 2004Introduction to Health Informatics10
INFS 3001Activity Based Funding/Casemix and Data Quality10
Total Credit Points80

Related Programs

Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (3639)
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Advanced) (3684)
Master of Data Science (3735)
Master of Information and Communications Technology/Master of Data Science (3780)
Master of Information and Communications Technology (3699)
Master of Information and Communications Technology (Advanced) (3698)