Nursing Education

• Prepares nurses for entry-level teaching positions in collegiate or health care system settings

• Includes a teaching practicum and a clinical practicum in the student's setting of choice

Applicant Must Select a Clinical Concentration

• Adult Health

• Behavioral Health

• Maternal Child Health

• Critical Care

• Pediatrics

Preparation Roles

• Nurse Educator in ASN, BSN, PN or Diploma Programs

• Inservice Educator

• Consultant

• Program Planners/Evaluator

• Health Educator

• Staff Educator

Core Courses

Education Courses

Students in this concentration must complete one of the following education course combinations

• NURS 7244 Evaluation Methods in Nursing Education and NURS 7242 Educational Strategies for Nursing Education (6 hrs)
• NURS 7201 Theories of Nursing Education and NURS 7202 Educational Strategies for Nursing Education (6 hrs)

Clinical Focus Courses

Students in this concentration must complete one of the following clinical course combinations.

• NURS 71x0 Complex Alterations in Clinical Focus Area and NURS 71x2 Case Management in Clinical Area (6 hrs)
• NURS 5501 Advanced Adult Health I and NURS 5503 Advanced Adult Health Nursing II (6 hrs)
• NURS 7511 Psychiatric Nursing Care I and NURS 7513 Psychiatric Nursing Care II (6hrs)
• NURS 7522 Critical Care I and NURS 7523 Critical Care II (6 hrs)
• NURS 7541 Women's Health & Perinatal Nursing I and NURS 7543 Women's Health & Perinatal Nursing II (6 hrs)
• NURS 7631 Pediatric Nursing I and NURS 7633 Pediatric Nursing II (6hrs