Nursing Education, MS

The Master's degree in Nursing Education provides the student with the knowledge and skills to teach in clinical and academic settings. Courses are focused on curriculum design, teaching and learning strategies, evaluation of learning and informatics in education and healthcare. Students complete a 120 hour practicum focused on utilizing the newly acquired skills.

Degree Requirements

Courses (6 credits)

NUR 5040HUMAN DIVERSITY/TRANSCULTURAL NURSING

3

NUR 5015THEORETICAL CONCEPTS IN ADVANCED PRACTICE

3

Core Courses (9 credits)

NUR 5200ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN

3

NUR 5230ADVANCED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC REASONING ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN

3

NUR 5240ADVANCED CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

3

*NUR 5230 does not require practicum

Research (3 credits)

Prerequisite for Nursing Education Courses or Co-requisite of NUR 5460

NUR 5500RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE

3

Nursing Education (17 credits)

NUR 5460ROLE OF THE NURSE EDUCATOR

3

NUR 5130CURRICULUM DESIGN

3

NUR 5420TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES

3

NUR 5425EVALUATION OF LEARNING

3

NUR 5326INFORMATICS IN EDUCATION

3

NUR 5600PRACTICUM IN NURSING EDUCATION

2

* All prerequisites must be met prior to taking NUR 5600