Program at a Glance
- Program
- Graduate Certificate
- College(s)
- College of Nursing
- Department(s)
- Nursing Practice
The Graduate Certificate in Health Care Simulation prepares faculty, nurses, members of other healthcare disciplines, administrators and simulation and technology professionals to design, manage, evaluate healthcare simulations for basic education and improvement of team healthcare delivery.
Program Objectives
The program prepares students to:
Analyze ethical, legal, and political issues influencing healthcare simulation.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary professionals to improve the quality of healthcare practice and the outcomes of care through simulation-based education.
Create an evidence-based healthcare simulation including an evaluation plan.
Plan operations for healthcare simulation.
Construct an evidence-based healthcare simulation project.
Apply best practice standards in simulation-based education by facilitating a comprehensive healthcare simulation experience that integrates learning objectives, outcomes, pre-briefing, facilitation strategies, and debriefing.
The certificate program requires three courses, for a total of 9 credit hours.
Total Credit Hours Required: 9 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree
Please note: Health Care Simulation Graduate Certificate may be completed fully online with some required campus activities. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.
Out-of-state instructional limitations apply to this degree program.
Application Deadlines
- Fall
- July 1
Application deadlines subject to change, see the Graduate Studies website for up-to-date deadlines.
