Degrees & Programs
Montana Tech's degree is the first undergraduate program in Health Care Informatics in the United States and offers both Associate of Applied Science and Bachelor of Science levels. Additionally, we offer a graduate certificate, a Health Informatics Technology certificate, and a minor.
Bachelor of Science
Health Care Informatics Graduate Certificate Program
Health Informatics Technology Certificate
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Associate of Applied Science
HCI Minor
| Suggested Course Plan - Health Care Informatics | |
| Freshman Fall Semester | |
| CHMY 121 / CHEM 1016 Intro to Chemistry | 3 |
| HCI 1016 Introduction to Health Care Informatics | 3 |
| BUS 1016 Intro to Business | 3 |
| M 121 / MATH 1056 College Algebra | 3 |
| PSYX 100 / PSYC 1000 General Psychology | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Freshman Spring Semester | |
| HLTH 103/AHMS 144 Medical Terminology | 3 |
| WRIT 101 / COMM 1046 College Writing I | 3 |
| HCI 2256 Data, Information & Knowledge | 3 |
| SOCI 101 / SOCS 1746 Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| CAPP 158 / IT 2426 MS Access / Database Applications | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Sophomore Fall Semester | |
| BIOL 2016 Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| HCI 2156 Health Care Facilities Procedures | 3 |
| HCI 2306 Overview of Health Care Information Systems | 4 |
| CSCI 110 Programming with Visual Basic I | 3 |
| CSCI 110 Programming with Visual Basic I Lab | 0 |
| HCI 4946 Health Care Informatics Seminar | 2 |
| Total | 16 |
| Sophomore Spring Semester | |
| BIOL 2026 Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| BUS/CS 3xxx Business or CS Elective | 3 |
| CAPP 156 / IT 2416 Spreadsheet Applications | 3 |
| HCI 2106 Health Care Ethics & Regulations | 3 |
| COMM 2016 Presenting Technical Information | 3 |
| COMM 2016 Presenting Technical Information Lab | 0 |
| Total | 16 |
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*Optional Exit Point with Associate of Applied Science - 62 Credits*
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| Junior Fall Semester | |
| HSS xxxx Humanities Elective (Suggest ECON 2606 - Principles of Econ) | 3 |
| HCI 3106 Health Care Delivery in the US I | 3 |
| HCI 3206 Information Systems Security | 3 |
| STAT 131 / MATH 1316 Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| HCI 3406 Electronic Health Record (EHR) in Medical Practice | 3 |
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Total
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15 |
| Junior Spring Semester | |
| BUS/CS 3xxx Business or Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| HCI 3126 Health Care Delivery in the US II | 3 |
| COMM 3276 Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| STAT 435 / MATH 4356 Statistical Computing & Exploratory Data Analysis | 3 |
| WRIT 322 / PTC 3896W Advanced Business Writing | 3 |
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Total
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15 |
| Senior Fall Semester | |
| BUS/CS 3xxx Business or Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| CSCI 321 Systems Design Process | 3 |
| CSCI 347 Data Mining | 3 |
| HCI 4206 Public Health Informatics | 3 |
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Total
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12 |
| Senior Spring Semester | |
| HCI 4106 Project & Systems Management | 4 |
| HCI 4306 Health Care Informatics Practicum | 6 |
| HCI 4916 Health Care Informatics Internship | 6 |
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Total
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16 |
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For the Bachelor of Science degree, students may focus in either Computer Science or Business: In the CS focus, students need:
Computer Science Minor option available Business Minor option available HCI Minor option available |
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