Health Care Simulation, MS
Discover the skills you'll need to harness the power of simulation in both health care education and practical settings. Enroll in our dynamic graduate program and learn to pioneer simulation-enhanced decision-making processes and innovative learning strategies.
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Additional facts
STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
International students (F1), this program is not eligible for the STEM-OPT extension.
Accreditation
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Degree description
In the Master of Science program in health care simulation, you acquire skills to design evidence-based simulations in the clinical or academic setting, understand how to operate and sustain a simulation center, evaluate the effectiveness of simulation, and design process improvement plans.
You develop evidence-based scenario design, use technology-enhanced environments that replicate real patient experiences with lifelike high-fidelity computer manikins or simulated participants, and employ operations techniques. Through learning and working with your peers, faculty and leaders from multiple disciplines such as health care, sociology, technology, the arts and public policy, you gain experience in creating transdisciplinary solutions.
Simulation in health care education aims to improve competencies in communication, teamwork, critical thinking, professional identity and safety. The simulated learning environment provides a psychologically safe space where you can make mistakes without risk to real patients.
Curriculum
This graduate degree includes courses focused on a specialized topic, so you can advance your skills for further professional opportunities. Explore all courses below.
30 credit hours including the required applied project course (HCS 593)
Required Core (3 credit hours) Other Requirements (18 credit hours) Restricted Electives (6 credit hours) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) Additional Curriculum Information For restricted electives, students choose two courses from the above list, for a total of six credit hours.
HCS 501 Foundations in Health Care Simulation (3)
HCI 540 Understanding and Applying Principles of Evidence-based Practice (3)
HCS 502 Health Care Simulation Educational Assessment and Debriefing Methods (3)
HCS 503 Principles of Operations Management in Health Care (3)
NUR 521 Health Care Evidence, Informatics and Analysis (3)
NUR 548 Patient Safety, Health Care Quality and Informatics (3)
NUR 671 Teaching in Academic and Practice Settings (3)
BMI 601 Fundamentals of Health Informatics (3)
HCI 538 Innovation and the Individual (3)
HCI 544 Information Technology (IT) for Health Care Innovation (3)
NUR 670 Curriculum Development in Academic and Practice Settings (3)
HCS 593 Applied Project (3)
Coursework for other requirements or restricted electives may be substituted with approval of the academic unit.
What you'll learn
The following learning outcomes highlight some of the knowledge and skills you'll develop to support your future success.
- Develop educational simulation experiences.
- Integrate best available systems data and analytics to assess learner needs.
- Model leadership and oversight of healthcare simulation programs.
Develop educational simulation experiences.Admission requirements
Here are the admission and application details
All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
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Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in health care or a related field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. Applicants are required to submit: Additional Application Information
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.
Paying for college
Use our calculator to estimate your full-time or part-time tuition fees for this program prior to any financial aid. Keep in mind that most of our students recieve financial aid, which can reduce out-of-pocket costs.
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Graduates of the online MS in health care simulation program are equipped for roles in both academic and clinical simulation settings. Career examples include:
- director or assistant director of a simulation center
- education technician simulation specialist
- operations specialist
- simulation education specialist
- simulation manager
- simulation nurse
Contact information
Use the contact information below to get in touch if you're a current student or have general questions.
Prospective students should fill out the Request for Information form.
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
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HLTHN 301
healthcaresim@asu.edu
602-496-0937
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