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Master of Health Information Management

Course code/s: Melbourne (HMHIM)

The Master of Health Information Management is a two-year graduate entry master degree, which can be undertaken full or part-time. Graduates will help to meet the very pressing demand across the health sector for experts in all areas of health information management including: casemix and health classification, management of health information systems, health informatics, analysis of health data, and research using health information.

This master degree includes excellent opportunities for 'hands-on' practical placement experience in health information management work environments across the health sector.

Very high achieving students will be invited to undertake honours (an additional six months).

Admission requirements

Please note that some entrants to the graduate-entry master degree may be required to undertake some bridging subjects. Contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

Course structure

This is a complex course and in order to provide a smooth transition into the master degree, successful applicants will undertake a short, introductory 'Summer' or 'Winter' bridging course, depending on their academic background.

First year

Teaching period	Subject code	Subject title	Credit points
TE-SEM-1	HIM4HMC	Health Information Management C	15
TE-SEM-1	HIM4CCB	Health Classification and Clinical Coding B	15
TE-SEM-1	HIM4IHA	Principles of Health Informatics A	15
TE-SEM-1	HIM4AHA	Health Data Analysis A	15
TE-SEM-2	HIM5PPB	Health Information Professional Practice Placement1	15
TE-SEM-2	HIM5CCC	Health Classification & Clinical Coding B	15
TE-SEM-2	HIM5IHB	Principles of Health Informatics B	15
TE-SEM-2	HIM5IEL	Health Information Ethics and Law	15

Second year

Teaching period	Subject code	Subject title	Credit points
TE-SEM-1	HIM5AHB	Health Data Analysis B	15
TE-SEM-1	HIM5PPC	Professional Practice Placement C	45
TE-SEM-2	HIM5HMD	Health Information Management D	15
TE-SEM-2	HIM5HSI	Health System Implementation	15
plus two of2
TE-SEM-2	HIM5RPH	Research Project in Health Information Management2
TE-SEM-2	HIM5CCD	Health Classification and Clinical Coding D
TE-SEM-2	HIM5IHC	Principles of Health Informatics C	30
TE-SEM-2	elective	an approved postgraduate elective subject3

Honours stream

Second year - honours stream

Teaching period	Subject code	Subject title	Credit points
TE-SEM-1	HIM4PPC	Professional Practice Placement C	45
TE-SEM-1	HIM5AHB	Health Data Analysis B	15
TE-SEM-2	PHE4RMH	Research Methods in Health 4 (or approved equivalent subject)	15
TE-SEM-2	HIM5HMD	Health Information Management D	15
TE-SEM-2	HIM5RPH	Research Project in Health Information Management	15
plus one of2
TE-SEM-2	HIM5HSI	Health Systems Implementation
TE-SEM-2	HIM5CCD	Health Classification and Clinical Coding D	15
TE-SEM-2	HIM5IHC	Principles of Health Informatics C

Third year - honours stream

Teaching period	Subject code	Subject title	Credit points
TE-SEM-1	HIM5TMA	Thesis	60

Key:
¹ Hospital or Healthcare service-based professional practice placement with integrated, University-based theory.
² The electives allow for streaming according to the student's preferred professional specialisation. Students must take one of the elective subjects listed.
³ For this elective, students may take an approved subject outside the Faculty (eg. medical statistics) consistent with their preferred specialisation.