CUNY School of Professional Studies Announces New Online Degrees in Health Information Management and Sociology

NEW YORK, May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The CUNY School of Professional Studies (SPS) is delighted to announce that its new online Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management and online Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology programs are now accepting applications for the Fall 2011 semester.   The Online Baccalaureate program enables students who have earned at least 30 college credits from any accredited college or university to complete their degree online.

Health Information Management
The B.S. in Health Information Management prepares students to develop, implement, and manage health information and data systems for quality care, reimbursement, research, planning, and evaluation.  The curriculum adheres to the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) requirements for accredited health information management degree programs, and students will develop and demonstrate competency in areas required for American Health Information Management Association's Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification, which is now an industry expectation for employment.

Graduates of the program will be prepared for a variety of health information professions, including (but not limited to) Health Information Analyst, Information Auditor, Clinical Data Analyst, Privacy Officer, Compliance Specialist, Health Information Systems Trainer, and Information Systems Director.  The program also prepares students for graduate education at the master's level in health information management, public health informatics, and healthcare administration.  

Sociology
Using state-of-the-art technology, the Online B.A. in Sociology prepares students for professional success and personal growth in a rapidly changing world. The degree's core sociological curriculum, enriched by topical electives relevant to the empirical study of groups, organizations and societies in the contemporary globalizing world, prepares students for jobs and graduate studies in urban planning, organizational analysis, marketing, law and law enforcement, public policy, education, cultural audience analysis and opinion research, and for administrative positions in nonprofit and profit organizations.

Info Session
The next information session for the Online Baccalaureate is being held on May 25th from 6-8 p.m. at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue (corner of 34th Street).  Prospective students can learn more about the program, the different majors as well as information on learning online, advisement, financial aid and the application process.

For further information or to apply, please visit www.sps.cuny.edu/online or call 212-652-2869.

The CUNY School of Professional Studies (SPS) serves New York City's dynamic marketplace by providing timely, innovative and high-quality programs of study designed to address new or unmet needs.  Drawing on CUNY's nationally and internationally renowned faculty and practitioners, as well as industry and education partners, SPS offers a wide range of graduate and undergraduate programs, including CUNY's first fully online degree programs.

SOURCE CUNY School of Professional Studies