SURVEY OF HEALTH INFORMATICS PROGRAMS AND
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN CANADA 2026 The University of Winnipeg | ||||||||||
| Program Name | Applied Computer Science with Health Informatics Stream | |||||||||
| CONTACT INFORMATION | ||||||||||
| Department | Applied Computer Science | |||||||||
| Faculty | Science | |||||||||
| Program Contact Name | Dr. Victor Balogun | |||||||||
| Telephone | 204-988-7664 | |||||||||
| vi.balogun@uwinnipeg.ca | ||||||||||
| Street | 515 Portage Avenue | |||||||||
| City | Winnipeg | |||||||||
| Province | MB | |||||||||
| Postal Code | R3B 2E9 | |||||||||
| PROGRAM INFORMATION | ||||||||||
| Program Academic Level | Undergraduate | |||||||||
| HI Component Comprehensiveness | Stream | |||||||||
| Program Delivery & Attendance | Onsite/Online | |||||||||
| Program Typical Duration | 3 Years | |||||||||
| Credential | Bachelor's Degree | |||||||||
| Credential Awarded | BSc or BA | |||||||||
| Credential Description | Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts | |||||||||
| Type of Professional Produced by Program List Standard Types (e.g., AHI, RDHI, CHI, HIM, hybrids, all) | Health Informatics Professional | |||||||||
| Type of Role(s) Addressed by Program List Standard Specific Roles (e.g., CIO, Internal Consultant, Teacher, Researcher, etc., all) | Health Care information requirements and standards, regulatory environment, clinical terminologies, standards and professional practice. | |||||||||
| Candidate Pre-requisites for Program | Successful completion of High School Successful completion of Grade 12 English Have a minimum 65% average that includes English and any other course requirements listed below Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S or Applied Mathematics 40S | |||||||||
| Co-op; Practicum | No | |||||||||
| Part Time Availability | No | |||||||||
| Program Cost | $5 000/30 credits | |||||||||
| Registration Due Date | July 2; November 1; March 1 | |||||||||
| Program Website | https://www.acs.uwinnipeg.ca/undergraduate/undergraduate_degree/undergraduate_his | |||||||||
| Program Admissions Requirement Link | https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/admissions-req.html | |||||||||
| Program Application Link | https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/future-student/apply/ready-to-apply/index.html | |||||||||
| Comments on Program | The Health Informatics stream leads to a Bachelor of Science (3-year) or a Bachelor of Arts (3-year). The Health Informatics (HI) stream provides students with more focused courses in Health information needs, infrastructure, standards, and jurisdiction. The HI stream complements offerings of the ACS department, and gives students flexibility of combining all three areas of IT, Business, and Health. | |||||||||
| PROGRAM CURRICULUM | ||||||||||
| Program Curriculum Information Link | https://www.acs.uwinnipeg.ca/assets/3-year-hi-flowchart.pdf | |||||||||
| Program Courses | Year 1 Introduction to Information Systems Introduction to Programming and Programming Fundamentals I OR Programming Fundamentals I and Programming Fundamentals II OR Programming Fundamentals and one ACS course at 2000 level or above Web Design and Development Year 2 Applications of Database Systems Health Information Systems Internet Programming Software Requirements Analysis & Design Year 3 Principles in Information Systems (Health Centric) OR Principles of Software Project Management User Interfaces for Information Systems OR Human Computer Interaction Topics in Information Systems (Health Centric) OR Health Internship Technical Writing OR Database Systems | |||||||||
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