Description
The purpose of this online program Master’s of Science in Nursing Education with Emphasis on Online Pedagogy and Instructional Design is to prepare mastered prepared nursing educators to work in both institutions of high learning and health care. The content of this program will include learning and teaching theories and applications for face-to-face, hybrid, synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning, as well as simulation, laboratory and clinical venues. This program will incorporate four courses through the Department of Educational & Human Development, which will provide graduates with an Advanced Certificate in Instructional Design.
Admission to the Program
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited nursing program or an international equivalent is required with a GPA of 3.0 or better.
- An unencumbered New York state license and current registration as a registered professional nurse.
- Recent work experience as a registered nurse is preferred and required before graduation. As with the RN to BSN and the MS-FNP program, this will be monitored by the director of the program.
Students seeking admission to the program are expected to hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Students must have an unencumbered New York state license and current registration as a registered professional nurse. All applicants must submit an application that includes statement of objectives, current resume, and two professional or academic references. Applicants must also have experience working as an RN.
Program Requirements
Students must meet the University’s standards for graduate study.
Major Department Requirements (39 credits)
- NUR 512 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nurse Educators (4 credits)
- NUR 525 Principles of Teaching and Learning in Nursing (3 credits)
- NUR 530 Evaluating the Evidence for Teaching: Research Essentials for the Nurse Educator (3 credits)
- NUR 535 A Systems Approach to Improving Health Outcomes in Advanced Nursing (1 credit)
- NUR 516 Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Educators (3 credits)
- NUR 618 Curriculum Development in Nursing Education for In Person and Online Teaching (3 credits)
- NUR 620 Curriculum Development and Innovative Strategies for Teaching Clinical, Lab, and Simulation (3 credits)
- NUR 622 The Role of Nurse Educator in Academia and Clinical Practice (1 credit)
- NUR 635 Assessment and Evaluation Strategies in Nursing Education (3 credits)
- NUR 640 Application of Teaching in Nursing Education: Internship* (3 credits)
- EDI 517 Instructional Design Theories (3 credits)
- EDI 581 Technology for Learning (3 credits)
- EDI 620 Learning Theories for Instructional Designers (3 credits)
- EDI 621 Applications of Instructional Design (3 credits)
Additional Degree Requirements
Notes:
- It is suggested that students must take six credits per semester.
- Courses must be taken in Fall, and Spring semesters.
- Students must maintain a 3.0 or higher to graduate.
Student Learning Outcomes
The Program Student Learning Outcomes associated with the Master’s in Nursing Education Program are consistent with the AACN/NLN standards and competencies and are as follows:
- Demonstrates expertise in the integration, translation and application of nursing knowledge as well as from other disciplines as it applies to the advanced nurse educator.
- Designs person-centered care through the science of advanced practice nursing and addresses access to, cost of, quality, and safety of care.
- Demonstrates understanding of the role of the advanced practice nurse to influence policy at the system level to enhance the health of the public.
- Applies the principles of the research process to inform healthcare practices through the scholarship of an advanced nurse educator.
- Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to promote evidence-based, quality, safety, and improved outcomes of individuals and populations.
- Implements advanced nursing knowledge and professional values in collaborative work utilizing partnerships across professional arenas to improve efficacy of team-based interactions.
- Incorporates systems-based practice with psychosocial dimensions, cultural diversity, and global health to address system improvement.
- Employs the use of informatics, communications and healthcare technologies to capture data to enhance coordinated patient care.
- Applies and evaluates the impact of ethical principles in complex decision-making processes of caring for patients in the advanced nurse educator role.