Bachelor in Health Informatics

Program Overview

The Bachelor’s Program in Health Informatics is one of the pioneering programs offered by the College of Health Sciences at the Saudi Electronic University. It aims to prepare graduates with the technical knowledge and communication skills required to support and develop e-health applications, such as electronic medical records and telehealth services. The program extends over four years and focuses on integrating information technology into the healthcare system in response to the growing needs of the healthcare sector in the Kingdom. The program prepares its students to work efficiently in various fields, including medical data analysis, health systems development, digital health applications, and clinical coding, contributing to national goals of modernizing the healthcare sector and enabling digital transformation in healthcare.

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Duration of Study

8

Levels

130

Study Unit

42

Course

The Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics program prepares graduates who are competent specialists in the field of health informatics who possess the necessary knowledge, technical skills, and effective communication abilities to actively contribute to meeting the needs of the national labor market and society. The proposed Bachelor of Health Informatics program is based on educating students on how to integrate information technology into the full spectrum of healthcare delivery. The rationale underlying the program can be summarized as follows:

The increasing importance of using technology in the healthcare field.
Assisting healthcare organizations in keeping pace with growing responsibilities and the expectations and demands of healthcare service consumers.
Contributing to national plans aimed at modernizing the healthcare sector through reliance on highly qualified specialists in healthcare and advanced e-health technologies.

The program aims to prepare graduates to be able to:

Work effectively within a body of knowledge with sufficient depth to begin professional practice in the field of health informatics.
Be prepared for continuous lifelong learning in pursuit of personal development and excellence in professional practice in health informatics.
Demonstrate the ability to solve problems effectively and apply logical, critical, and creative thinking to a range of different problems.
Commit to ethical practice and social responsibility as professionals and citizens.
Demonstrate self-confidence, adaptability, creativity, problem-solving skills, and responsibility.

Health / Clinical Informatics Specialist
Health Applications Specialist
Medical Data Analyst
Health Systems Specialist
Head of Clinical Coding Services
Health Data Safety Analyst
Informatics Researcher
Positions in research centers in the public and private sectors
Positions in health insurance companies
Faculty member at universities in the field of specialization