Certificate/Master's Degree in Nursing Education
The School of Nursing and Health Sciences is offering a two-phase educational program to prepare nurse educators.
To serve the established shortage of qualified, credentialed nursing faculty in Utah and across the nation, this program will help develop the teaching abilities to make the transition from practice to academia.
In addition, there is an identified need in health care settings across Utah for staff development educators who hold the appropriate teaching credentials. Administrators in health care organizations indicate that they promote nurses from within the organization into staff educator roles.
Program Goals
- Assume leadership in curriculum, instruction and evaluation.
- Apply scholarly inquiry skills in the context of nursing education.
- Apply the knowledge and skills associated with collaboration to implement and enhance the best practices in teacher and scholar roles.
Why Choose Westminster's Program?
- Graduates are able to sit for NLN certification exam in Nursing Education.
- Qualified faculty and preceptors practicing in nursing education settings.
- Extensive service-learning experiences in a variety of urban and rural academic/healthcare settings, including a semester capstone role immersion experience.
- Emphasis on state-of-the-art teaching and technology methodologies.
- Computer-enhanced, campus-based instruction.
- Students can focus their studies in academia or staff development.
- Program tuition rates are competitive with state schools.
What Else?
Important Dates for the Fall 2009 Start Term
- First priority application date: February 6th, 2009
- Final application date: May 1st, 2009
Please contact Graduate Admissions at 801-832-2200 for more details.
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