Graduate Committee
Dr. Tammy Webster (Chair & Program Director), Dr. Tanya Custer, Dr. Faye Haggar, and Dr. Geoffrey Talmon
The Master of Health Professions Teaching & Technology Program is designed to prepare a new generation of health professions educators to teach in programs related to allied health, medicine, public health, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, and other health professions, as well as to prepare them to assess and integrate new and emerging educational technology. The goal of the program is to provide health professions educators with a solid foundation in health science education, teaching skills, and the science of teaching.
Curriculum
The completely online program fosters improvement in interprofessional instruction and innovative teaching methods in both academic and non-academic settings. Courses explore learning theory, best practices in teaching, the design and application of educational research, and investigation of the uses of instructional technology in health professions education. Degree completion requires 30 credit hours consisting of core courses (18 credit hours), electives (9 credit hours), and a portfolio-based capstone project (3 credit hours).
Coursework
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses (18 hours required) | ||
| HPTT 801 | FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION | 3 |
| HPTT 802 | INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION | 3 |
| HPTT 803 | INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO HEALTH PROFESSIONS CURRICULUM | 3 |
| HPTT 804 | MULTIMEDIA AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR LEARNING IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| HPTT 805 | EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION | 3 |
| HPTT 823 | LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION | 3 |
| HPTT 830 | RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION | 3 |
| Capstone Courses (3 hours required) | ||
| HPTT 831 | DIGITAL PORTFOLIO CAPSTONE: PART 1 | 1 |
| HPTT 832 | DIGITAL PORTFOLIO CAPSTONE: PART 2 | 2 |
| Elective courses (9 hours required) | ||
| HPTT 820 | DISTANCE EDUCATION IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION | 3 |
| HPTT 821 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ADULT LEARNING IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION | 3 |
| HPTT 822 | COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY APPLIED TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION | 3 |
| HPTT 824 | SIMULATED AND VIRTUAL LEARNING IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION | 3 |
| HPTT 825 | ESSENTIALS OF E-MODULE DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| HDS 873 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEALTHCARE | 1-4 |
| NOTE: Health Educators and Academic Leaders (HEAL) student will substitute the following four seminar courses for one of the three credit courses listed above: | ||
| HPTT 876 | HEALTH EDUCATORS AND ACADEMIC LEADERS, SEMINAR SERIES A | 1 |
| HPTT 877 | HEALTH EDUCATORS AND ACADEMIC LEADERS, SEMINAR SERIES B | 1 |
| HPTT 878 | HEALTH EDUCATORS AND ACADEMIC LEADERS, SEMINAR SERIES C | 1 |
| HPTT 879 | HEALTH EDUCATORS AND ACADEMIC LEADERS, SEMINAR SERIES D | 1 |