Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Education

The Healthcare Education certificate is an 18-credit-hour program designed for those who hold educational positions in healthcare and who have completed a bachelor’s degree and are interested in a healthcare education focus.

The program is offered at the Geneva campus.

Curriculum

• HCED 5210 Instructional Methods (3 credit hours)
• HCED 5220 Curriculum Development and Evaluation (3 credit hours)
• HCED 5230 Teaching Practicum (3 credit hours)
• HEAL 5210 Program Development in Health Care (3 credit hours)
• HRDV 5610 Training and Development (3 credit hours)
• HCED 6000 Healthcare Education Case Studies

Admission Requirements

• 2.5 grade point average
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of one year of healthcare education experience
• Résumé describing scope, responsibility, and function of work experience
• Completion of application with fees
• Official transcripts
• Personal interview

Course Descriptions

HCED 5210 Instructional Methods (3)

A variety of teaching methods are explored. Learning theories, principles of adult learning and learning objectives are examined. Use of technology in healthcare education is integrated. Students develop, implement and evaluate a lesson plan appropriate for adult learners.

HCED 5220 Curriculum Development and Evaluation (3)

Curriculum design, development, and evaluation are explored. Societal, educational, ethical, research, and professional forces which affect healthcare curricula are discussed. Students design a model curriculum, program evaluation, and outcome criteria to evaluate student achievement.

HCED 5230 Teaching Practicum (3)

Course content focuses on the development of lesson plans appropriate for defined learner populations. Students design, implement, and evaluate educational plans. The role of the healthcare educator is analyzed.

HEAL 5210 Program Development in Health Care (3)

This course involves step-by-step methods of program development in health care. It includes a study of conceptual frameworks: philosophical basis, the student, the setting, the knowledge component, learning strategies, and evaluation.

HRDV 5610 Training and Development (3)

Rapid changes in technology and job design, along with the increasing importance of learning- and knowledge-based organizations, make training and development an increasingly important topic in human resources development. In this course, the student will learn how to 1) identify training and development needs through needs assessments, 2) analyze jobs and tasks to determine training and development objectives, 3) create appropriate training objectives, 4) design effective training and development programs using different techniques or methods, 5) implement a variety of different training and development activities, and 6) evaluate training and development programs.

HCED 6000 Healthcare Education Case Studies

Students synthesize and integrate learning experiences from previous coursework through an in-depth case study addressing healthcare education issues.