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The Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy operate on both the Oxford and Jackson campuses. The Schools of Dentistry, Health Related Professionals and Medicine, and the Health Sciences Graduate School, are based in Jackson only. (Additional healthcare programs are available through the School of Applied Sciences on the Oxford campus.) Other than these exceptions, the schools above are on the Oxford campus.

B.S. in Health Info & Info Mgmt (2 +2)

Description

The B.S. in health informatics and information management (a 2+2 program with the University of Mississippi Medical Center) prepares a graduate to work in a variety of medical/clinical settings in the area of collecting, storing, retrieving, and interpreting health care information.

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 117

Course Requirements

The B.S. in health informatics and information management degree is a two-phase program. The first phase consists of 59 semester hours on the Oxford campus with a 2.5 minimum GPA. The second phase is in a professional program such as the health informatics and information management program offered at The University of Mississippi Medical Center. Courses to be completed at the Oxford campus, which are specific prerequisites for the program at UMMC only, are as follows:

Semester
Course Hours
Writ 101, 102 (or Liba 102) 6
Math 121 College algebra or higher 3
Bisc 206, 207 8
Spch 102 or 105 3
Humanities & Fine Arts 9
Social or Behavioral Science 6
Accy 201 3
Csci 191 or 192 3
Electives 18
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