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Teaching Nursing Specialty Master's Program**
A Career as a Nurse Educator

2008-09 Full Time Plan

Note: This is a sample program of study. Students may customize their program of study under the direction of their specialty director.

Year 1 - Fall
NURS 6001: Professional Role and Collaboration (2)1
NURS 6004: Introduction to Information Technology (3)
NURS 6007: Advanced Pathophysiology (2) NURS 6010: Teaching and Learning in Adv Nursing Practice (3)1

Year 1 - Spring
NURS 6000: Evidence Based Practice 1 (3)
NURS 6011: Intro to Nurs Curriculum & Classroom Instruction (3)1
UUHSC 5500: Cultural Competence and Mutual Respect (1)
Non Nursing or Nursing Elective (3)*

Year 1 - Summer
Core or Elective

Year 2 - Fall
NURS 6002: Health Care Delivery (2)1
NURS 6013: Clinical Instruction in Nursing Education (3)1
NURS 6015: The Nurse Educator in Higher Education (3)1
Electives (NURS or Non-NURS) (3)*

Year 2 - Spring
NURS 6017: Teaching Residency (3)1
NURS 6888: Master's Synthesis (2) OR
NURS 6970: Thesis Research (6)
Elective if not previously taken (3)

Total Program Hours=36-402

Notes:

NURS 5905 is a required prerequisite for enrollment.
Electives may be taken any term but must be 6 hours total (3 hours must be education related non-nursing)
*May be taken any term
1 Available on-line
2 Depends on thesis/synthesis option selected


A Post-Master's certificate is also available.

Teaching Nursing course descriptions can be viewed here.

Program Director:
Dr. Helen Zsohar, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
801-585-9639
helen.zsohar@nurs.utah.edu

Revised: 2/05/2008