Program Components

The proposed 51-credit program consists of five major components, listed below in the required sequence: 

Foundations of Teaching in Higher Education (each course is 3 credits; 9 credits total)

  • NUR 800 Ethical/Legal, Political and Social Issues Affecting Higher Education
  • NUR 801 Theories of Teaching and Learning in Adult and Higher Education
  • NUR 802 Methods of Teaching and Evaluation

Specialization in Nursing Education (each course is 3 credits; 9 credits total)

  • NUR 803 Curriculum Development, Implementation, and Evaluation in Nursing
  • NUR 804 Nursing Faculty Role in Higher Education
  • NUR 805 Classroom, Clinical Teaching and Evaluation in Nursing Education

Leadership in Nursing Education (each course is 3 credits; 9 credits total)

  • NUR 806 Leadership Theories and Concepts
  • NUR 807 Leadership in Nursing Education
  • NUR 808 Doctoral Synthesis

 Science of Nursing Education Research (each course is 3 credits; 12 credits total)

  • NUR 809 State of Science of Nursing Education Research
  • NUR 810 Quantitative Methods in Nursing Education Research
  • NUR 811 Qualitative Method in Nursing Education Research
  • NUR 812 Statistical Analysis in Educational Research

Dissertation Phase (each course is 3 credits; 9-12 credits total)

  • NUR 813 Dissertation Seminar
  • NUR 814 Dissertation Advisement I
  • NUR 815 Dissertation Advisement II
  • NUR 816 Dissertation Advisement III
  • NUR 817 Ongoing Dissertation Advisement

     

This program has been licensed by the Connecticut Board of Regents and approved by NECHE.