Nursing Education

By 2020, the demand for RNs is anticipated to be 29 percent greater than the available supply.** The need for nurse educators to help meet this growing demand has never been greater.

Educate Nurses in Diverse Settings

For nurses who already hold a master’s degree, this is the right time to advance your career by adding depth to your portfolio of skills. Our programs can help you prepare for nurse educator roles in a wide range of academic and practice settings. Gain important knowledge needed to develop, plan, implement, and evaluate educational programs for nursing students and other healthcare professionals.

Courses (17 sem. cr.)

Course Code Course Title Credits
NURS 6000 Success Strategies in the Master of Science Program in Nursing Online Environment† 1
NURS 6300 Student-Centered Learning in Nursing Education 3
NURS 6310 Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educators 3
NURS 6320 Integrating Technology Into Nursing Education 3
NURS 6330 Curriculum Development, Assessment, and Evaluation 3
NURS 6340 The Nurse Educator: Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships 4

For assistance deciding which certificate fits your goals, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

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**National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, Second Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Congress, November 2002,  ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/bhpr/nursing/secondreport.pdf.

†Not required for graduates of Walden University’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).

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Next Start Date: May 3

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