Program: Innovative Technologies in Health Science Education, Certificate - University of Houston

Apr 08, 2025

2022-2023 Graduate Catalog

Education > Graduate Certificate Programs > Innovative Technologies in Health Science Education, Certificate

The Innovative Technologies in Health Science Education Certificate is designed to provide healthcare professionals with expertise that will aid them as educators facilitating student learning and as managers of education programs, including curriculum leadership and scholarly inquiry into teaching and learning. The courses in this certificate provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to use innovative technology tools to design interactive and engaging instructional resources that can be used in their professional careers. Courses specifically focus on how create effective, educationally-sound, technology-based learning materials for use in training environments as well as to support the professional development of adult learners.

Students in this certificate program typically work in a wide variety of different vocations. They include physicians, dentists, nurse educators, healthcare administrators, family therapists and others who work in various healthcare fields in the Texas Medical Center, the Houston area and other locations in the state and region.

We anticipate that upon earning the certificate, many of our graduates will apply for the Master’s degree program or seek new employment opportunities in academic healthcare institutions or other locations where they will have educational roles and responsibilities in instructional design, curriculum development, teaching and more.

For more information, please visit the Certificate in Integrating Innovative Technologies in Health Science Education program page.

Admission Requirements

The Certificate program is delivered completely online and is open to applicants who:

are currently working or have worked at a healthcare institution, or in private practice, and
have earned a baccalaureate degree with an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.6 for undergraduate coursework (A = 4.00).

Applicants with an overall GPA of less than 2.6 cannot be admitted. Since all coursework may be completed online, students in the Certificate program do not need to live in the Houston area or attend any face-to-face classes.

More specific information is online at: http://medical.coe.uh.edu/admissions.htm

Admissions applications must be submitted online through the UH Graduate School at http://www.uh.edu/graduate-school/admissions/how-to-apply/

Scanned copies of official transcripts can be uploaded as PDF files and may be used by programs to make admission decisions. Please follow the instructions online to properly scan and upload your transcript. If admitted, however, you will not be able to enroll without the official transcript(s) showing undergraduate degree conferral on file.
Official transcript(s) should be sent to:

Regular Mail:	Express Mail:	Electronic or “Speede” Transcript
University of Houston Graduate Admissions P.O. Box 3947 Houston, TX 77253-3947	University of Houston Graduate Admissions 4302 University Dr., Room 102 Houston, TX 77204-2012	Within the U.S., the fastest way to send your transcript is electronically. Please inquire at your previous institution about this option. Electronic transcripts can be delivered to gradschool@uh.edu.

The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is not required for admission to the Innovative Technologies in Health Science Education Certificate program.
There is no application fees for this Certificate program.

Certificate Requirements

Credit hours required for this certificate: 12.0

Students in the Innovative Technologies in Health Science Education Certificate program take a total of four courses (12 credit hours) that provide hands-on experiences with a variety of software applications and instructional strategies. Instruction is provided by faculty in the Learning, Design & Technology (LDT) Program at the University of Houston.

Required Courses

3 credits, choose one from:

CUIN 7390 - Instructional Design Credit Hours: 3.0
OR
CUIN 7391 - Curriculum Development for Health Sciences Education Credit Hours: 3.0

Elective Choices

9 credits, choose three from:

CUIN 7305 - Design, Development, & Evaluation of Presentations Credit Hours: 3.0
CUIN 7308 - Educational Uses of CMC Credit Hours: 3.0
CUIN 7356 - Issues in Distance Education Credit Hours: 3.0
CUIN 7358 - Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling Credit Hours: 3.0
CUIN 7368 - Digital Imaging in Education Credit Hours: 3.0
CUIN 7376 - New Tools for Creating Online Educational Materials Credit Hours: 3.0
CUIN 7389 - Digital Media Credit Hours: 3.0

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