Curriculum: MSN Nursing Education

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03.15.2025

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05.12.2025

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Curriculum at a Glance

The student who graduates from this master’s program will have an advanced level of education. They will fill the need to precept and/or supervise students in the clinical setting (e.g., hospitals, community) and the lab and classroom setting, primarily in community colleges. Generating expert nursing educators will help alleviate the nursing faculty shortage nationwide. Students in this program will already have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and be licensed as a registered nurse.

The Master of Science in Nursing Education will have a culminating research capstone project. The research capstone project will focus on the scholarship of teaching of learning. The program also offers a new learning experience by offering two unique courses: Emerging Technologies in Healthcare and the Simulation-Based Education course.

The courses for this program are offered across different semesters, and the curriculum guide will vary depending on your admission date. Please refer to the curriculum maps for the corresponding admit term below:

Learn more about each course:

Course	Title / Description	Credit
NURS8002	Theoretical Basis for Clinical Reasoning Course: NURS8002 Credit: 2-3 This course examines the theoretical underpinnings of nursing practice, research, and evidence-based practice. Emphasis is placed on applying a range of theories from nursing and related fields when making clinical decisions.	2-3
NURS8004	Biostatistics for Evidence-based Practice Course: NURS8004 Credit: 2-3 The focus of this course is the understanding of biostatistics for application to nursing and evidence-based practice. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and appraisal of data analyses for the selection and use of best evidence for making practical conclusions about empirical data.	2-3
NURS8008	Healthcare Policy for the Advanced Practice Nurse Course: NURS8008 Credit: 2-3 This course guides students in exploring political, economic, ethical, and social forces that currently impact decision making in health care. Patterns of influence that derive current policy development are examined and proposal of advocacy behaviors is encouraged.	2-3
NURS8006	Research and Best Evidence for Clinical Reasoning Course: NURS8006 Credit: 2-3 This course examines approaches for the translation of the best available evidence into practice for improved outcomes in healthcare.	2-3
NURS8082	Learning-Centered Teaching in Healthcare Course: NURS8082 Credit: 2-3 This course focuses on the role of the healthcare faculty member in developing cognitive, affective,and psychomotor student learning outcomes. Facilitating learning in traditional, flexible, and virtual learning spaces; use of evidence-based teaching; and addressing the needs of diverse learners in classroom and clinical settings will be emphasized.	2-3
NURS8084	Curriculum Design and Student Assessment in Healthcare Course: NURS8084 Credit: 3 This course focuses on curriculum design and evaluation to facilitate student learning across cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. Strategies to assess student learning and program effectiveness will be explored.	3
NURS8086	Instructional Technology for Learning-Centered Teaching Course: NURS8086 Credit: 3 This course focuses on the effective use of instructional technology to support learning-centered teaching. Emphasis is placed on pedagogically sound applications of instructional technologies from the perspectives of theory, research, practice, and future trends.	3
NURS8088	The Professorial Role in Nursing Education Course: NURS8088 Credit: 3 This course focuses on the comprehensive investigation of the academic nursing role in higher education relative to administration, student issues, program requirements, and faculty expectations.	3
NURS8090	Emerging Technologies in Healthcare Course: NURS8090 Credit: 3 This course is designed to help future nurses understand what digital health technologies are emerging and how those will impact patient care. The course will address how changing IT strategies will impact healthcare overall.	3
NURS8092	Simulation-Based Education: Best Practice in Nursing Education Course: NURS8092 Credit: 3 This course introduces the nurse educator to the multi-faceted aspects of simulation-based education providing an evidence-based framework to develop, facilitate and evaluate simulation-based learning experiences in nursing education.	3

FAQs

Can I work while completing this program?

Yes. The vast majority of our students work throughout their time in their academic program. It is important to assess course load and financial aid to understand how to balance school and work.

If possible, students may cut down on their work hours during a clinical portion of a program.
How long does the MSN Nursing Education online program take to complete?

The MSN Nursing Education program can be done in as little as one year for students starting the program in Fall or Summer semesters. There are additional options available for the program that allow students to take this program at a slower pace. Although these options extend the length of the selected program, they often make it a more feasible option for the student.
How long do your Nursing programs take to complete?

Each Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program can be done in as little as two years. There are additional options available for several programs that allow students to take these programs at a slower pace. Although these options extend the length of the selected program, they often make it a more feasible option for the student.

The Post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program is a part-time program built to be completed in as little as four semesters, or one year and four months. The Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner program has no set time frame due to the extremely customizable nature of the curriculum.

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