Curriculum and Courses

Credit Hours

Thirty credit hours are required to graduate from the program. Students must complete at least 15 credits of foundational courses, 6 credits through the Mentored Education Scholarship Project or Capstone, and 9 credits in advanced or elective courses.

Program Outcomes

• Facilitate learning of health professions students in clinical, laboratory, and classroom settings
• Design, develop, and evaluate curriculum
• Assess and evaluate learner performance
• Conduct and disseminate health professions education scholarship
• Assume leadership roles within health profession education.

Curriculum

The curriculum for the M.Ed. HP program begins in August with a one-day immersive class: Health and Education Systems.

Foundations and Advanced Courses

• Six Foundations Courses (14 credits) provide a well-rounded foundation for your education practice.
• Nine Advanced Topics Courses (10 credits) help you build specialized skills, with the option to select electives to support your individual goals.
• Three Capstone Courses (minimum 6 credits required) offer support as you develop your own educational project or program.

Supervisory Committee

Your supervisory committee is compose of three faculty: Committee Chair is the Department Chair, Committee Members are the Director of Graduate Studies, and Co-Director of the program. You may also invite additional faculty as process or context experts. You should meet your entire committee by no later than the beginning of your second semester to discuss your program of study. 

Capstone Project

Each student will select a capstone project is to demonstrate achievement of program outcomes. Ideally, the capstone project will be aligned with the student's individual education practice. Dissemination of educational scholarship is required.

Program Courses

Foundations Courses (Required)

UUHED 6700 Health and Education Systems (1 credit)

UUHED 6701 Foundations of Teaching and Learning (2 credits)

UUHED 6702 Foundations of Curriculum and Evaluation (3 credits)

UUHED 6703 Foundations of Assessment in Education (3 credits)

UUHED 6704 Foundations of Education Scholarship (3 credits)

UUHED 6705 Foundations of Education Leadership (2 credits)

Advanced Topics (Selective)

UUHED 6711 Clinical Teaching in Health Professions Education (1 credit)

UUHED 6721 Teaching Strategies in Health Professions Education (1 credit)

UUHED 6731 Coaching and Mentoring in Health Professions Education (1 credit)

UUHED 6741 Integrating Education Technology in Health Professions Education (1 credit)

UUHED 6712 Advanced Curriculum Design in Health Professions Education (1 credit)

UUHED 6722 Advanced Adult Learning for Health Professions Curriculum (1 credit)

UUHED 6732 Instructional Design Theory for Health Professions Curriculum (1 credit)

UUHED 6742 Curriculum Evaluation in Health Professions Education (1 credit)

UUHED 6714 Quantitative Methods in HPE Scholarship (1 credit)

UUHED 6724 Qualitative Methods in HPE Scholarship (1 credit)

UUHED 6715 Teamwork and Conflict as a Health Professions Education Leader (1 credit)

UUHED 6725 Strategic Planning as a Health Professions Education Leader (1 credit)

UUHED 6735 Resource Management as a Health Professions Education Leader (1 credit)

UUHED 6745 Change and Advocacy as a Health Professions Education Leader (1 credit)

UUHED 6960 Special Topics (1 credit) 

UUHED 6989 Capstone Implementation and Dissemination in HPE: Additional Course Credits (2-4)

Capstone Course Requirements (min. 6 credits)

The Capstone experiences includes three required courses, totaling a minimum of 6 credits: 

• UUHED 6987: Introduction to Capstone HPE (2 credits)
• UUHED 6988: Capstone Proposal HPE (2 credits)
• UUHED 6989: Capstone Implementation & Dissemination of HPE (2 - 4 credits)

These courses guide you through the process of developing, proposing, and implementing your educational project in the field of Health Professions Education (HPE).