MS in Nursing Education

The Master of Science degree with an advanced nursing practice role of education and a clinical specialty in Advanced Adult Nursing, Community Health Nursing, and Community Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing provides graduate preparation for entry-level faculty positions in baccalaureate and associate degree programs in nursing. The program is designed to prepare faculty for both classroom and clinical instruction by enabling them to acquire cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills in the teaching and learning process in higher education. It is also designed to enable faculty to teach the nursing process and clinical content utilizing a systems approach.