
Bachelor of Technology (Digital Health) (Honours) (Co-op)
Ottawa, Canada
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 33,531
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) is a critical aspect of modern digital health ecosystems, supporting healthcare delivery through the provision of timely and reliable information for patient care, scientific research, strategic decision-making, data analytics, and consumer health applications. The four-year Bachelor of Technology (Digital Health) (Honours) program prepares students for a career in today`s digital health workforce by providing knowledge, skills, and competencies in the related domains of health technology studies, business technology management, and software development.
Students build a multidisciplinary set of competencies through immersive learning simulations, innovative laboratory exercises, and applied digital health projects in order to leverage essential technologies and systems to become successful healthcare technology professionals. Students inform and shape the future of healthcare by contributing to the design, development, and improvement of innovative healthcare technologies, such as mobile health apps, hospital information systems, clinical decision aids, and business intelligence applications.
Students gain theoretical and practical knowledge through online, in-class, clinical, and simulation-based learning experiences. Students apply analytical and leadership skills in a hands-on, research-rich learning environment throughout the program.
Students also gain real-world experience through a paid co-operative education (co-op) work term(s) (see Additional Information for more details). Please note that places in the co-op work term(s) are subject to availability and academic eligibility. Please note admission to a co-op program does not guarantee a co-op placement.
Graduates have a unique blend of practical knowledge and abilities that can be leveraged in the health, technology, and business sectors. Graduates are well positioned to find employment in healthcare institutions (e.g. hospitals, clinics, public health units, laboratories), digital health consulting firms, government (both federal and provincial), or other private sector digital health solution providers. Graduates also have the option to pursue further academic studies in the field.
The Bachelor of Technology (Digital Health) (Honours) program is aligned with the learning outcomes and competencies published by the Business Technology Management (BTM) standards. Algonquin College has initiated the accreditation process with BTM.
Ideal Students
This program is well suited for students who:
- Possess strong analytical, logical, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills
- Enjoy working both independently and collaboratively in problem-solving teams
- Are interested in working in diverse situations spanning healthcare, business, and technology
- Enjoy confronting challenges and leveraging technologies to overcome obstacles
- Appreciate working in a creative environment, and challenging their beliefs through exposure to a diversity of opinions
Admissions
Curriculum
Level: 01
- CST3100 Introduction to Computer Programming
- CST3101 Database Design Fundamentals
- ENL1100 Communications and Academic Writing
- MAT8003 Mathematics for Programming
- MGT4102 Business Fundamentals
Level: 02
- ACC4101 Financial Accounting
- CST3102 Programming
- CST3103 Data Communication and Networking
- HLT0280 Introduction to the Canadian Healthcare System
- PHI1000 Logic and Critical Thinking
Level: 03
- CST3104 Introduction to Mobile Application Development
- CST3105 Advanced Database Design and SQL
- CST3106 Internet Architecture and Web Development
- CST3107 Operating Systems
- ESC4300 Operations and Supply Chain Management
- HLT0319 Introduction to Health Information Technology
Level: 04
- BUS0008 Business Analytics and Advanced Business Intelligence
- CST3109 Business Systems Requirements Analysis
- ECO4201 Macroeconomics
- HLT0281 Healthcare Concepts
- HLT0282 Health Records and Data Standards
- PHI2000 Introduction to Research
Level: 05
- BUS0007 Strategic Business Intelligence
- CST3110 Enterprise Architecture
- CST3111 Project Management for IT
- CST3112 Business Systems Design and Implementation
- GEP1001 Cooperative Education and Job Readiness
- QUA2000 Statistics
Level: 06
- HLT0283 Human Factors and Workflow Analysis
- HLT0284 Change Management
- HLT0285 Health Ethics, Privacy, and the Law
- MGT0107 Business Technology Management
Elective (choose 2)
- BIO2200 Botany
- ECO2000 Environmental Economics
- ENL2025 Interpersonal Communication
- FLS3101 French as a Second Language-Beginner 1
- FLS3102 French as a Second Language-Beginner 2
- GEO2300 Principles of Urban Planning
- LAN3101 Spanish-Beginner 1
- LAN3102 Spanish-Beginner 2
- LAW2014 Law
- PHI2002 Ethical Decision Making
- PSI2000 Navigating Canada's Political Landscape
- PSY2100 Introductory Psychology
- SCI2000 Environmental Science
- SOC2000 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC2001 Anti-Racism: Theory and Practice
Co-op: 01 Courses
- WKT0009 Co-Op I
Level: 07
- BUS0010 Business Systems Security, Audit and Control
- CST3115 Enterprise Mobile Application Development
- HLT0286 Decision Support in Healthcare
- HLT0287 Project I
- MGT4701 Advanced Business Statistics
Elective (choose 1)
- CUL4000 Global Citizenship
- ENL4016 World Literature
- ENL4100 Creative Writing
- ENL4200 New Worlds and Alternative Realities: Speculative Fiction
- PHI4000 Philosophy and Popular Culture
- PHI4003 The Philosophy of Love and Sex
- PHI4004 Technology, Society, and the Environment
- PHI4100 Survival in the Information Age: Risk and the Media
- PHY4000 Black Holes, Big Bangs, and the Cosmos
- SOC4000 Criminology
- SOC4001 Global Perspectives
Level: 08
- HLT0288 Healthcare Quality Improvement
- HLT0289 Project II
- MGT6120 Entrepreneurship
Elective (choose 1)
- CUL4000 Global Citizenship
- ENL4016 World Literature
- ENL4100 Creative Writing
- ENL4200 New Worlds and Alternative Realities: Speculative Fiction
- PHI4000 Philosophy and Popular Culture
- PHI4003 The Philosophy of Love and Sex
- PHI4004 Technology, Society, and the Environment
- PHI4100 Survival in the Information Age: Risk and the Media
- PHY4000 Black Holes, Big Bangs, and the Cosmos
- SOC4000 Criminology
- SOC4001 Global Perspectives
- BIO2200 Botany
- ECO2000 Environmental Economics
- ENL2025 Interpersonal Communication
- FLS3101 French as a Second Language-Beginner 1
- FLS3102 French as a Second Language-Beginner 2
- GEO2300 Principles of Urban Planning
- LAN3101 Spanish-Beginner 1
- LAN3102 Spanish-Beginner 2
- LAW2014 Law
- PHI2002 Ethical Decision Making
- PSI2000 Navigating Canada's Political Landscape
- PSY2100 Introductory Psychology
- SCI2000 Environmental Science
- SOC2000 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC2001 Anti-Racism: Theory and Practice
Program Outcome
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Analyze, design, develop, implement, and maintain business systems and/or components to support strategic business requirements
- Manage the process of evaluating, selecting, and using business systems
- Apply accepted methodologies, theories, concepts, and practices to develop and improve business and healthcare systems
- Manage data using appropriate methodologies and standards to improve healthcare and business processes and decision-making
- Apply the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge to business systems projects
- Apply security principles and practices in systems development and the systems environment
- Apply principles and skills of business management, leadership, and change management in the context of business systems development
- Apply quality assurance and quality management principles to business systems development projects
- Educate a diversity of clients in the use of business technology to support, promote, and improve business and healthcare processes, and healthy-living initiatives
- Apply effective business technology management skills to innovate in digital health targeting new and existing local and global markets
- Adhere to professional, ethical, and legal codes and standards related to digital health
- Conduct and evaluate research to contribute to evidence-based practice in digital health contexts
- Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment, and environmental stewardship
- Analyze and evaluate how digital health solutions influence healthcare business practices, quality of care, and patient safety
- Assess how differing value judgments associated with the practice of healthcare, business management, and information technology impact digital health decision-making.
Career Opportunities
Graduates inform and shape the future of healthcare by contributing to the design, development, and improvement of innovative healthcare technologies, such as mobile health apps, hospital information systems, clinical decision aids, business intelligence applications, and healthcare robotics software. They may find employment in healthcare institutions (e.g., hospitals, clinics, public health units, laboratories), digital health consulting firms, government (federal, provincial, and municipal), or other private sector digital health solution providers. Because graduates also possess a BTM credential, their employment opportunities extend well beyond the healthcare sector to include the business and technology sectors.
Prospective job titles include healthcare app developer; clinical workflow analyst; healthcare quality coordinator; Business intelligence analyst; project/program manager; systems integration specialist; change management lead; health information systems analyst; and systems architect.
Pathways
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