Post-Master’s Certificate in Nurse Educator
16 Semester Credits / 6 Courses / 1 Course Every Session
Delivery Mode: Online
This graduate certificate is designed for nurses who want to learn how to design curriculum and courses using the latest technology to teach in nursing education. Applicants with one advanced nursing degree, i.e., Master’s or doctoral, are eligible for this Post-Master’s Certificate option. Students will learn how to design teaching plans, implement evidence based teaching strategies, design and evaluate curriculum in online, hybrid, academic and other settings. This certificate includes 100 hours of clinical practice time in which students will have the opportunity to work with a university approved teaching mentor in one’s area of choice, acute care, community-based settings, academic settings, etc. Residents of Tennessee will need to complete the teaching practicum in a clinical specialty area.
Curriculum Requirements
Core Requirements
| MSN553 | Advanced Health and Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| MSN570 | Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| MSN571 | Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| MSN530 | Curriculum Development and Teaching Strategies | 3 |
| MSN577 | Test Construction, Assessment and Evaluation of Learning Outcomes | 2 |
| MSN578 | Teaching Residency for Nurse Educators | 2 |