MS Health Care Simulation at Arizona State University

Programme overview

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.

Faculty: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Department: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

30 credit hours including the required applied project course (HCS 593) Required Core (3 credit hours) HCS 501 Foundations in Health Care Simulation (3) Other Requirements (18 credit hours) 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) Restricted Electives (6 credit hours) 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) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) HCS 593 Applied Project (3) Additional Curriculum Information Coursework for other requirements or restricted electives may be substituted with approval of the academic unit.

Career pathways

Graduates of the online MS in health care simulation program are equipped for roles in both academic and clinical simulation settings. Career examples: director or assistant director of a simulation center, education technician simulation specialist, operations specialist, simulation education specialist, simulation manager, simulation nurse.

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Application information

Entry requirements

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: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts three letters of recommendation professional resume written statement proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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