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2024-2025 Catalog

Health Professions AAS - Medical Informatics


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Code: AAS.MED.INFO

Medical Informatics involves the ability to update and retrieve medical data as well as design and manage medical information systems. This program is a joint effort of the Information Technology (INF) and Medical Office Administration (MOA) programs at BCC, and the BS Engineering Technology, Computer Technology program at NJIT. It addresses the need for individuals with both medical and technical knowledge. This AAS degree will currently transfer to the NJIT Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) program where students can concentrate in Medical Informatics.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

  1. Use standard industry tools to design, create, delete and update electronic databases.
  2. Use technology resources that help to transform analog (paper‐based) records into searchable electronic records.
  3. Use standard medical and pharmacology terminology, and coding, medical and ethical practices.
  4. Use standard business productivity software to support electronic projects.

Career Pathways

Database Programmer/ Administrator /Associate Electronic Medical Records Specialist Medical Records Security Officer
Medical/Health Informatics - Data Analyst/Specialist Medical Office Administrive Assistant Medical Tele-monitoring
Medical/Health Service Manager Medical Records Technician Entry-level IT Position

Recommended Semester Sequence


Subtotal: 16 Credits


Subtotal: 14 Credits


Third Semester


Subtotal: 15 Credits


Fourth Semester


Subtotal: 15 Credits


General Education Requirements


Subtotal: 6 Credits


Humanities and Social Sciences ***


  • Two (2) general education course selected from the following fields: Anthropology (ANT); Arts (Art [ART], Music [MUS], Theatre Arts [THR], Cinema Studies [CIN]); Economics (ECO); Geography (GEO); History (HIS); Interdisciplinary (WGS); Literature (LIT); Philosophy and Religion (PHR); Political Science (POL); Sociology (SOC); and World Languages and Cultures (LAN).
  • With no more than one course in any one field.

 

Subtotal: 6 Credits


Mathematics, Natural Science, and Technology


Subtotal: 8 Credits


Subtotal: 20 Credits


Free Electives **


Subtotal: 6 Credits


Total Credit Hours: 60


Specific Program Notes

Students are encouraged to take their courses in semester sequence order.

Please note that required courses may have prerequisites. Click on each course to view details.

*Programming Language Fundamentals Elective - INF-220 , INF-221 , or INF-236 .

**Advanced Programming Language Elective - INF-224 , INF-246 , or INF-268 .

^General Education Elective(s) .

^^Free Electives: Recommended: INF-219 , INF-160 , INF-267 , MAT-150 , MOA-218  and any 1-credit INF Restricted Elective, or WEX-101  and any 1-credit INF Restricted Elective.

Students enrolled in this program ARE REQUIRED to successfully complete a course in basic algebra if indicated by the Basic Skills Placement Test.

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