Nursing Education Minor
Program Description
The Minor in Nursing Education is available to students majoring in a clinical practice area or in one of the other advanced special roles majors, and will provide a foundation of knowledge and skills related to teaching and learning. This minor will enable students to apply instructional theory and research in the following types of educational settings and roles: schools of nursing, health care agency staff development, continuing education departments, advanced practice nursing, and patient and community education agencies. The student who completes the Nursing Education Minor will be able to demonstrate these competencies:
- Design current, progressive nursing education programs using research and theories of learning instruction, curriculum, evaluation and measurement.
- Utilize a variety of teaching strategies and media appropriate to learner characteristics, instructional objectives, and nursing or health-related content.
- Plan the learning activities of individuals and groups of students in clinical and didactic settings.
- Guide the performance of learners in settings where nurses function as educators for nurse colleagues, students, patients, families, and communities.
- Apply principles of measurement and evaluation to the development of learner assessment procedures for didactic and educational instruction.
- Utilize computer technology and educational informatics as integral components of nursing education and training.
- Articulate the role of the nurse educator within the health professions, schools of nursing, and the community.
- Perform the role of education consultant in settings where nurses, patients, families, and communities participate in education activities.
Statement of Intent to Minor
Course Descriptions
Fall (year 1)
(Nursing Education Minor course sequence begins in January.)
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
Spring (year 2)
- NURSP 2074: Practium in Nursing Education; Educational Program Management