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.