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Requirements and Elegibilities Entry-Level Master of Health Informatics
and Information Management		 Post-Graduate Master of Health Informatics and
Information Management		 Certificate in Health Informatics and
Information Management		 Health Data Analytics Certificate
Bachelor's Degree Required Yes Yes Yes Yes
Must be healthcare professional No Yes Yes Yes
Minimum GPA required 2.75 3.0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses Required
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology (8)
  • Principles of Management /
    Personnel Administration(3)
  • English Composition and Literature (12)
  • Social Science (6)
  • Statistics (3)
  • Medical Terminology (3)
  • Management Information Systems (3)
  • Systems Analysis and Design (3)
  • Database Management (3)
  • Electives (45)
 None None None
Letter of recommendation or
Pre-professional Evaluation Form		 PPE Form (May accept recommendation letters instead of the PPE form for students
who have difficulty obtaining the PPE –
approval required) 		Letters of
Recommendation 		Letters of Recommendation Letters of
Recommendation
Visit to HIM department required Yes No No No
Length of Program at UTHSC 61 credit hours 33 credit hours 9 credit hours 13 credit hours
Eligible for RHIA Credential Yes Yes, with additional coursework No No, but eligible for CHDA

Last Published: May 13, 2021