Plan of Study – Grad Cert Nurse / Health Educator

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Grad Cert Nurse/Health Educator

Certificate Requirements (Minimum of 9 semester hours required. NUR 6520 must be taken for 3 s.h., which includes a practicum.)

NUR 5020 Teaching-Learning Principles and Strategies (3 s.h.)

The theoretical perspectives and factors that influence teaching and learning in higher and continuing education are analyzed. Emotional, social, cultural, and cognitive factors that affect learning are considered. The impact of these variables on planning and instruction, classroom management and teaching methodology are explored.

NUR 6420 Curriculum Design and Evaluation (3 s.h.)

Integration of various theoretical perspectives with curriculum design. Strategies include design, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum in an area of health care interest. Prerequisite: NUR 5020.

NUR 6520 The Scholarship of Teaching Practice (2 s.h. (Not To Exceed 3 s.h.))

The application of curriculum design theory in selected health care settings. Instructional strategies are implemented and evaluated in an actual learning environment. Includes a practicum when taken for 3 s.h. Prerequisite: NUR 6420.