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 of your 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
- Current Pennsylvania Registered Nurse (RN) license
- Satisfactory resume or relevant work experience
- Three letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant's capacity and potential for master's study from each of the following:
- The director or a faculty member from the most recent academic program attended (if applicant has been a nursing student in the last 5 years);
- A recent employer; and,
- A person who can speak to the applicant's professional work.
- A pre-admission interview. If the applicant resides at a great distance, a telephone interview may be conducted.
- Statement of goals you plan to achieve during coursework
Course Requirements
Fall Term (Year 1)
- Electives 3 cr.
Spring (Year 1)
- NURSP 2071 Design and Process of Instruction 3 cr.
Summer (Year 1)
- NURSP 2072 Measurement and Evaluation 3 cr.
Fall (Year 2)
- NURSP 2073 Practicum in Nursing Education: Teaching & Learning
Assessment 3 cr.
Spring (Year 2)
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NURSP 2074 Practicum in Nursing Education: Educational Program
Management 3 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.
To receive an application packet contact or to request more information 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