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Program at a Glance

Program at a Glance

Type
Online Certificate
College
Nursing
9 Credit Hours
$327.32 per credit hour
$1,151.72 per credit hour
US News & World Report Most Innovative College 2020

Improve the quality of healthcare and patient outcomes

As the field of healthcare shifts and changes, there is a growing need for innovative leaders who are able to manage technology to improve overall delivery. Through your online graduate certificate in healthcare simulation, you’ll gain skills that allow you to improve outcomes of care.

Through UCF Online, you’ll gain a deep understanding of healthcare simulation, organizational leadership and operations and more. You’ll analyze and evaluate a wide array of issues influencing the field, including social, economic, ethical, legal and more. In addition, you’ll complete a capstone project that allows you to prepare and test your own healthcare simulations through a multidisciplinary approach. Upon completion of your certificate program, you’ll be prepared to take your new skills to a variety of settings.

Your healthcare certification courses can be completed entirely online. Students will be required to come on campus once for an intensive, enabling you to develop and implement innovative applications for simulation experiences in the field of healthcare. Get started today to begin making an impact.

Is your background in a different discipline? This is an interdisciplinary program. Admission is open to nurses and other disciplines with a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. The degree or other preparation must have some relevance to healthcare simulation.

Note — UCF is currently accepting applications for this program from individuals who reside in Florida, as well as other member states of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) nurse-licensure compact. Visit the NCSBN website to view the full list of states included.

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Career Opportunities

  • Patient Experience Project Manager
  • Simulation Lab Coordinator
  • Simulation Manager
  • Simulation Nurse Educator
  • Simulation Program Director
  • Training and Development Specialist