Why You Should Enroll
Strong demand.
The nation’s critical nursing shortage reflects a shortage of nursing faculty.
Career satisfaction.
- Help solve state and nationwide nursing deficit.
- Prepare, guide and mentor tomorrow’s nurse leaders.
Flexible entry options.
Students may enter the nurse educator specialty track through one of three pathways:
1 concurrent preparation as an advanced practice nurse in one of the college’s master’s program tracks. See our specialty tracks summary for our MSN program
2 post-master’s certificate — PMC program.
3 through doctoral level cognates required for students enrolled in the college’s PhD program.
Stimulating curriculum.
There are four educator courses for a total of 12 credits. Classes start January 2010.
| COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS |
| NRSG 858 | Designing and Evaluating Learner-Centered Curricula | 3 |
| NRSG 859 | Teaching and Learning Strategies | 3 |
| NRSG 860 | Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning Strategies | 3 |
| NRSG 861 | Implementation of the Educator Role: Practicum | 3 |
For course descriptions, click here.
“Nurses are essential partners in our health care delivery system. We cannot train and retain skilled nurses without first ensuring sufficient numbers of qualified nursing instructors.”
— President Barack Obama • March 26, 2009
For more information: develoff@unmc.edu
To apply:
MSN and PhD students — apply online: unmc.edu/gradstudies
PMC students — See Post-Master’s page for downloadable application.
