Degrees and Requirements
Nursing Education Post Master's Certificate
Post Master's Certificate: Nursing Education Admission Criteria:
- Master of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited program
- GPA of 3.0 or better from Master's program
- Successful completion of advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology, and advanced physical assessment (or equivalent) with a 3.0 or higher in the last 5 years.
To successfully complete the Post Masters Certificate in Nursing Education, the following coursework is required:
- 13 credits in Nursing Education
Summary of Requirements
Nursing Education Required Course: 13 credits
NURG5011EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES IN
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course is designed to prepare the student to facilitate learning in classrooms, clinical environments, and healthcare facilities. Students explore educational theories, principles, and evidence-based practices and their application to the learning process. Various teaching strategies appropriate to the learner, learning outcomes, content, and educational setting are explored. Technologies used to support the teaching-learning process will be examined.
PREREQUISITES:
Graduate Nursing Students Only
NURG5015CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course provides the student with the opportunity to explore the process of curriculum development that reflects regulatory and accreditation standards and guidelines through student examination of nursing, societal, and health care trends, educational theory, research, and technology. Students explore the role of faculty in evaluation and revision of curriculum based on learner needs, societal and health care trends and feedback from learners, agency personnel and accrediting agencies. This course addresses the application of leadership, change, communication theories, evidence-based and best practice.
PREREQUISITES:
Graduate Nursing Students Only
NURG5019ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course is designed to introduce the student to processes of assessment, measurement and evaluation for the classroom and clinical setting. Test planning, construction, and use of a variety of types of test items, item analysis for test improvement, methods of summarizing test scores, derived scores for interpretation of performance, development and use of norms in evaluation are explored. In addition, assessment, measurement and evaluation of learners in an on campus and distance learning setting are presented. The importance of timely, constructive formative evaluation of learners is emphasized as is the importance of constructive self and peer evaluation.
PREREQUISITES:
Graduate Nursing Students Only
NURG5021NURSING EDUCATION PRACTICUM
Credits (Min/Max): 4/4
PREREQUISITE: NURG5012, NURG5004, NURG5002, NURG5006 (ALL WITH GRADE OF B OR BETTER) This course focuses on the synthesis of knowledge and skills from prior graduate courses in a nursing education or clinical setting. A nurse educator with knowledge and experience in the educator role mentors the student. Students engage in reflection of experiences with peers and faculty weekly and implement a practicum project. This course requires 120 hours in a practicum setting.
PREREQUISITES:
Graduate Nursing Students Only