BSc. Health Information Management
University for Development Studies · School of Public Health
Will you get in?
You will need better than the minimum pass grades for this level. Enter your WASSCE grades and we will tell you whether you meet the published cut-off for this programme — and every other programme at University for Development Studies you qualify for.
Check if you qualifyThe BSc Health Information Management at the University for Development Studies sits at the meeting point of healthcare and data. In this programme, you learn to record, organise, and protect patient information. This page tells you what to expect from the course, how competitive entry is, and where it can take you.
What Health Information Management involves
Health Information Management (HIM) focuses on the data that keeps healthcare running. Programmes of this kind teach you to capture patient details accurately, store them in digital systems, and ensure they stay confidential. You learn medical terminology, how health services are organised, and how information is used to improve care. Typical work includes maintaining electronic health records, coding diseases and treatments, and checking that data is complete and reliable.
How competitive is the programme?
Getting a place on this programme at UDS is competitive. That means places are limited and your WASSCE grades will matter. It is neither the hardest nor the easiest course to get into: similar programmes at the University of Cape Coast are also competitive, while public nursing training colleges are less competitive. To know whether your grades qualify, check the university's admission requirements with your results.
What you can do after graduating
A degree in Health Information Management opens doors in hospitals, clinics, health insurance companies, and health technology firms. You could work as a health records officer, clinical coder, data analyst, or health information manager. Your skills are also useful in public health reporting, research, and health system planning, where accurate data is essential for good decisions.
Entry requirements
SHS backgrounds accepted
Every SHS course of study may apply to this college.
Aggregate needed
University for Development Studies publishes a cut-off aggregate for this programme. Run a check to see whether your grades meet it.
BSc. Health Information Management at other institutions
The same programme elsewhere in Ghana, ordered from most to least competitive.
Where graduates work
- Health records officer
- Clinical coder
- Health data analyst
- Health information manager