Nursing Education Graduate Certificate

Nursing education graduate certificate program highlights

Combining graduate-level coursework with practicum hours in classroom and clinical settings, UAA’s nursing education certificate program prepares you for leadership, practice and instruction in Alaska’s health care system.

• Work with faculty to design an internship that meets your learning and career goals. Internship placements are available in a variety of academic, community and hospital settings.
• Develop a curriculum and deliver it to your peers while earning real-world practicum experience. With 120 required hours, you can complete the teaching practicum in your local community and incorporate internships and service learning projects into your experience.
• Master the use of technology in an education setting. You will use a variety of curation, communication, collaboration and creation technologies throughout the coursework, including Google Apps for Education, VoiceThread, Microsoft Office Suite, screen-casting tools and more. You’ll also research the role of simulation, augmented reality and virtual reality in curriculum design and instruction.
• Learn from experienced nursing educators in an active and differentiated learning environment. Courses have been aligned to reduce redundancy and maximize your learning experience while allowing you to explore content and topics you’re interested in.
• Collaborate with professionals in related health care fields. Students from other professional programs enroll in nursing education certificate courses, contributing to an interprofessional, collegial environment that supports the exchange of ideas and incorporation of new techniques and strategies for enhanced learning with your peers.