Curriculum Overview
The 36-credit MSN Program is designed for professional nurses who seek a career in nursing education in the academic or practice settings. In-depth study in the area of nursing education and a selected clinical practice focus are required. Applications of theory and research principles are evidenced in a capstone project.
Multiple teaching-learning formats will help you excel in graduate studies. Courses are dynamic and utilize cutting edge distance-education technologies to compliment supportive classroom environments. Also, every course includes a combination of Web-based and live classroom work.
Alvernia University’s Nursing Department has three Clinical Simulation Laboratories that are advanced and offer superb opportunity for the MSN student to practice teaching-learning in a state-of-the-art environment.
Curriculum
(36 Credits)
Required Interdisciplinary Courses (9 credits):
COR 510: Moral Leadership
COR 600: Organizational and Professional Ethics (taken within the final 12 credits)
Elective
Possible Electives (non-inclusive):
• NUR 610: Coordinated School Health Design
• NUR 620: At Risk School Environments: Emergency Planning and Response
• MED 501: Foundations of Teaching in Cross-Cultural Settings
• MED 510: Assessment and Evaluation
• MED 515: Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom
• MED 610: School Law and Social Advocacy
• MBA 500: Strategic Management
• MBA 535: Crisis Management
• MBA 540: Employment Law
• MBA 635: Public Relations
• LAS 500: The Evolution of Scientific Thought and Perceptions
• LAS 510: The Biology of Behavior
• LAS 520: Major Artists and Writers in their Milieus
• LAS 600: Topics in Christian Ethics
Nursing Education Courses (12 credits):
NUR 560: Policy and Curriculum
NUR 630: Measuring Educational Outcomes
NUR 640: Evidenced-Based Teaching Practice
NUR 642: Teaching Strategies in Nursing: Practicum
Nursing Practice Courses (9 credits):
NUR 530: Adv. Health AssessmentNUR 540: Adv. Pathophysiology/Pharmacology
NUR 632: Evidenced-Based Clinical Practice: choice of clinical focus in adult health, maternal-child, community, or behavioral health
Nursing Theory and Research Courses (6 credits):
NUR 550: Professional Nursing Theory and Research
NUR 650: Nurse Educator Role Synthesis: Capstone (take in final 12 credits)
