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MN Study Option: Nurse Educator
The Nurse Educator curriculum option prepares nurses to teach in schools of nursing, continuing education programs, staff development, clinical education or patient education. Curriculum focuses on learning theory, teaching methods, curriculum development and evaluation. Fieldwork experiences are individualized and focus on the nurse educator role in community colleges or universities, hospitals, ambulatory care and community settings.
Students in this curriculum option gain competencies in:
- Applying theories and methods of teaching and learning.
- Identifying learning needs.
- Developing curriculum and educational programs.
- Evaluating learning and performance in clinical and academic settings.
- In online learning.
- Graduates function as advanced practice nurses, educators and leaders in clinical education, academic institutions, health care settings and community agencies.
Part-Time, Year 1 |
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| Quarter | Course | Credits |
| Autumn (6 credits) |
T NURS 513: Theories and Methods of Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| T NURS 527: Health Care Systems and Health Policy | 3 | |
| Winter (6 credits) |
T NURS 511: Curriculum Development in Nursing and Health Education | 3 |
| T NURS 520: Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice | 3 | |
| Spring (6 credits) |
T NURS 514: Challenges and Issues in Patient Education or related course | 3 |
| T NURS 521: Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice II | 3 | |
| Summer (3 credits) |
related coursework | 3 |
Part-Time, Year 2 |
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| Quarter | Course | Credits |
| Autumn (7 credits) |
T NURS 512: Evaluation of Academic and Clinical Performance in Nursing Health Care | 3 |
| T NURS 510: Society, Justice, and Health | 3 | |
| T NURS 598: Scholarly Projects (seminar) | 1 | |
| Winter (7-12 credits) |
T NURS 503: Advanced Fieldwork | 3 |
| T NURS 515: Online Teaching Strategies or related coursework | 3 | |
| T NURS 598: Scholarly Projects or T NURS 700: Master's Thesis | 1-6 | |
| Spring (7-12 credits) |
T NURS 503: Advanced Fieldwork | 3 |
| related coursework | 3 | |
| T NURS 598: Scholarly Projects or T NURS 700: Master's Thesis | 1-6 | |
| Total credits | 45-48* | |
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* Students selecting the thesis option will earn 48 credits. |
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Full-Time, Year 1 |
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| Quarter | Course | Credits |
| Autumn (9 credits) |
T NURS 513: Theories and Methods of Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| T NURS 527: Health Care Systems and Health Policy | 3 | |
| T NURS 510: Society, Justice, and Health | 3 | |
| Winter (9 credits) |
T NURS 511: Curriculum Development in Nursing and Health Education | 3 |
| T NURS 520: Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice | 3 | |
| related coursework | 3 | |
| Spring (10-16 credits) |
T NURS 514: Challenges and Issues in Patient Education | 3 |
| T NURS 521: Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice II | 3 | |
| T NURS 503: Advanced Fieldwork | 3 | |
| T NURS 598: Scholarly Projects or T NURS 700: Master's Thesis | 1-6 | |
| Summer (3 credits) |
related coursework | 3 |
Full-Time, Year 2 |
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| Quarter | Course | Credits |
| Autumn (10-16 credits) |
T NURS 503: Advanced Fieldwork | 3 |
| T NURS 512: Evaluation of Academic and Clinical Performance in Nursing Health Care | 3 | |
| related coursework | 3 | |
| T NURS 598: Scholarly Projects or T NURS 700: Master's Thesis | 1-6 | |
| Total credits | 45-48* | |
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* Students selecting the thesis option will earn 48 credits. |
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