» Online Programs

The Department for Online Teaching and Learning was established to coordinate the fully online programs offered through the School of Health Sciences.

The mission of the School of Health Sciences at Simmons is to provide educational opportunities to graduate students who are passionate about finding ways to help others lead healthy lives. With an emphasis on scholarship, clinical expertise, and interdisciplinary collaboration, this is what we help them do. Our online programs help us to extend these opportunities to individuals across the country.

Each of our online faculty members is an expert in the content he or she presents, and is passionate about teaching. In addition, each instructor is trained in the use of technology and, more importantly, in how to be an effective instructor in the online learning environment.

The staff of the Department of Online Teaching and Learning consists of two instructional designers, an instructional technologist and a staff assistant.

An instructional designer and instructional technologist work with each of our instructors to design and maintain rich and engaging learning environments for our online students.

Online students will find technology support seven days a week throughout the year from our instructional technologist and the College Help Desk. Our staff assistant is available to help distant students in accessing a wide range of student services.

Online students at Simmons can register for courses, acquire an unofficial transcript, order books and other supplies through the College Bookstore, and access academic support services such as academic advising-- all without ever coming to campus.

The Department of Online Teaching and Learning assures that all of our online courses are designed and maintained to provide a learner-centered environment.

Each of our courses has been developed to require a high degree of academic rigor and to challenge students with authentic, clinically relevant projects and assignments.

Our students tell us that our courses are very effective at delivering the information that they expected; and that they are able to apply this information directly to their workplace environment.

To learn more about the fully online courses offered through the School of Health Sciences, please follow the links below:
     

• Certificate in Sports Nutrition
• Certificate in Advanced Graduate Study(C.A.G.S.) in Health Professions Education(post master's certificate)
• Doctorate in Physical Therapy Bridge (transitional DPT for licensed PTs)
• Certificate in Advanced Graduate Study(C.A.G.S.)in Clinical Genetics
• Certificate in Clinical Genetics(post-bachelor's)

Hybrid (online and on-campus combination)

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.)

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