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Post Master's Nursing Education Certificate

Features

  • 15 credits
  • Part time study (1 - 2 courses per term over four to five terms)
  • Five courses, including four core major courses and one elective of your choice
  • Flexibility to individualize your program; you may plan preceptorship courses in settings and roles or your selection and interest, in teaching, learning assessment, or program planning and management, or any combination, close to your home or workplace

Benefits To You

  • Builds on your clinical knowledge and broadens your marketability
  • Prepares you for an excellent job market, where there is an acute shortage of qualified nurse educators
  • Enhances your teaching skills as you work with patients, families, and communities
  • Adds an additional skill set to your advanced practice.
  • Maximizes your time investment to obtain the credentials you want, without requiring an extensive second Master's curriculum.

Admission Criteria

  • Evidence of a Master's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school
  • Current Pennsylvania Registered Nurse (RN) license
  • Satisfactory resume or relevant work experience
  • Satisfactory letters of recommendation
  • Satisfactory interview with program faculty
  • Statement of goals you plan to achieve during coursework

Course Requirements

Fall Term (Year 1)

  • Electives:3 credits

Spring (Year 1)

  • NURSP 2071: Design and Process of Instruction (3 credits)

Summer (Year 1)

  • NURSP 2072: Measurement and Evaluation (3 credits)

Fall (Year 2)

  • NURSP 2073: Practicum in Nursing Education: Teaching & Learning Assessment (3 credits)

Spring (Year 2)

  • NURSP 2074:Practicum in Nursing Education: Educational Program Management (3 credits)

Total Credits = 15 cr.

*Three credits of elective courses are required for this program. Electives should be selected complement the students career or learning goals. Prerequisites for elective courses must be met prior to registering for the course (s). Permission to enroll in an elective course must be obtained from the course instructor prior to registration.
Revised 07/18/06

For more program information, contact:

Program Coordinator

To receive an application packet contact:

  • University of Pittsburgh
  • School of Nursing
  • Student Services
  • 239 Victoria Building
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15261
  • Phone: 412-624-4586
  • Toll Free : 1-888-747-0794
  • Fax: 412-624-2409
  • Email:sao50@pitt.edu