Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science (Honours)

A four year honours degree in health data, covering health information systems, clinical terminology and coding, privacy and governance, analytics for healthcare and paid co-op work terms.

Health informatics sits where healthcare meets data, and Canadian health systems are actively digitising, which supports demand for these skills. Confirm the accreditation position with the college directly.

Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science (Honours) is taught at Conestoga College Doon campus, a public Ontario college on the post-secondary institution list. Because the applied health information science degree is a degree, it is exempt from the PGWP field of study requirement that applies to college level credentials. Conestoga records the applied health information science degree under CIP 51.2706. That exemption lets the applied health information science degree support a post-graduation work permit of up to three years whatever the subject. Ontario still requires a provincial attestation letter before the applied health information science degree can support a study permit application.

Applicants to Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science (Honours) need Grade 12 or equivalent with a minimum of 70 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the applied health information science degree is recorded at CAD 15,961. Conestoga charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the applied health information science degree. The applied health information science degree lists only two entry windows. Apply Study Visa manages your the applied health information science degree application, the deposit, the offer, the attestation letter and the Canadian study permit as one process.