Stages of the study plan:
The study plan is divided into four years, as follows:
The First year: One introductory year (two semesters) introductory school in which science and general subjects are taught, in addition to the English language and programming principles.
The second year: One year (two semesters) in which the basic specialization courses are taught, including practical application using specific software according to the course description.
The Third year: one year (two semesters) in which advanced specialization courses are taught, including practical application using specific software according to the course description.
The Fourth year: one year (two semesters) in which advanced courses are taught that include the graduation project in two phases: the first phase is in the first semester and the second phase is in the second semester, as well as practical training of 400 hours (50 working days) at the training headquarters, which must be carried out in the departments of computing or information technology, whether in a government or private sector.
Degree requirements:
The department awards a Bachelor of Science degree in the field of health information systems. Obtaining a bachelor’s degree in computer science requires the following: successful completion of at least four academic years, which are equivalent to 137 accredited study units in the field of health information systems. That is, the student successfully completes a number of units of study accredited from general education courses at the Almaarefa university, a number of units of study approved from compulsory courses in the College of Applied Sciences, and a number of units of study accredited from specialization courses in health information system.
Courses |
Credits |
---|---|
MCST General Requirements |
29 |
College General Requirements |
11 |
IS Program Requirements |
97 |
Al Maarefa University General Education Requirements
Credit Hours |
Course Name |
Course Code |
NO |
---|---|---|---|
3 |
Computer Essentials |
COMP 100 |
1 |
2 |
Islamic Culture |
ISLM 101 |
2 |
2 |
Arabic Language I |
ARAB 101 |
3 |
3 |
General Physics |
PHYS 101 |
4 |
5 |
General English I |
ENGL 101 |
5 |
2 |
Arabic Language II |
ARAB 103 |
6 |
5 |
General English II |
ENGL 102 |
7 |
2 |
Communication Skills |
COMM 201 |
8 |
2 |
Economic System in Islam |
ISLM 103 |
9 |
3 |
Introduction to Psychology |
PSYC 201 |
10 |
29 |
10 courses |
Total |
NO | Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
1 | MATH101 | Calculus-I | 3 |
2 | MATH 102 | Calculus-II | 3 |
3 | MATH 251 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
4 | ISLM 303 | Contemporary Jurisprudential Technological Issues | 2 |
Total | 4 courses | 11 |
No | Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
COMP 111 |
Computer Programming-I |
3 | |
2 |
BIOS 101 |
|
3 | |
3 |
BIOL101 |
General Biology |
4 | |
4 |
ENGL103 |
English for Health Sciences |
3 | |
5 |
BUSN 201 |
Introduction to Business | 3 | |
6 |
ANA 201 |
Anatomy |
3 | |
7 |
COMP 112 |
Computer Programming-II | 3 | |
8 |
HIS210 |
Introduction to Health Information Systems |
3 | |
9 |
PSHL201 |
Human Physiology |
3 | |
10 |
COMP 211 |
|
3 | |
11 |
INFO 242 |
Information Systems Analysis and Design |
3 | |
12 |
COMP 225 |
Operating Systems | 3 | |
13 |
INFO 232 |
Database Systems |
3 | |
14 |
INFO 312 |
E-Business Programming |
3 | |
15 |
BUSN302 |
HR Management |
3 | |
16 |
INFO 351 |
Data Communications and Computer Networks |
3 | |
17 |
HIS340 |
Electronic Health Records |
3 | |
18 |
HIS 402 |
Health Information Management |
3 | |
19 |
INFO 342 |
Information Systems Implementation & Testing |
3 | |
20 | HEAL361 |
Epidemiology |
2 | |
21 |
INFO 372 |
Information Systems Project Management |
3 | |
22 |
INFO331 |
Database Development |
3 | |
23 |
HIS410 |
E-Health and Telemedicine | 3 | |
24 |
ETHC 431 |
Ethics in Computing |
2 | |
25 |
HIS420 |
Medical Imaging | 3 | |
26 |
INFO 461 |
Decision Support Systems |
3 | |
27 |
INFO 496 |
Graduation Project I |
3 | |
28 |
INFO 491 |
Selected Topics in Information Systems |
3 | |
29 |
HIS481 |
Human Computer Interaction |
3 | |
30 |
INFO 482 |
Information Security |
3 | |
31 |
INFO 498 |
Graduation Project II |
4 | |
32 |
HIS495 |
Medical Coding and Classification Systems |
3 | |
33 |
INFO 490 |
Practical training |
0 | |
Total | 33
Courses |
97 |