Our flexible part-time online program emphasizes online pedagogy and leads to an Advanced Certificate in Instructional Design.
The Nursing Education (MS) is a 39-credit part-time program offered 100% online, with a required teaching internship at your place of employment or in your community*. Graduates earn their MS with an emphasis on online pedagogy, which leads to an Advanced Certificate in Instructional Design.
The curriculum encompasses learning and teaching theories, as well as their application in various instructional settings, including face-to-face, hybrid, synchronous, and asynchronous teaching and learning, as well as simulation, laboratory, and clinical environments. This program will explore the assessment, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement of all learning, as well as evidence-based teaching strategies.
The MS in Nursing Education is built upon the best evidence and research produced and disseminated by the American Academy of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL), and the National League for Nursing (NLN).
Curriculum & Learning Outcomes
All applicants must complete the multi-step process managed by the Center for Graduate Studies.
Best Consideration Dates
Fall Semester: March 15
Spring Semester: October 15
Complete applications received after the published deadline are welcome and will be reviewed on a space-available basis.
Currently, there is a shortage of nursing educators. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs will increase by 17% over the next 10 years.
Faculty typically teach, while working one day a week in practice, and then increase their hours of practice over winter and summer breaks. This not only affords additional salary but also a more flexible work schedule. Maintaining an active practice also informs classroom teaching as well as scholarship activities for nursing faculty.
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