Overview

The Nursing - Nursing Education (Online) program from Liberty University Online coursework can help you become a confident leader, equipped to implement change and improvements to nursing education. Through multi-disciplinary courses and interactions with your professors, you can develop the skills you need to lead and collaborate with healthcare teams and create positive change.

Upon successful completion of our program, you can be more prepared to:

• Act as a professional nursing leader, role model, and mentor for those who wish to pursue advancement in nursing.
• Advocate for policies and programs that improve health outcomes for individuals and communities.
• Apply ethical decision-making and values to the nursing profession based upon a biblical worldview.
• Contribute to the science of nursing by creating original research and scholarship.
• Educate the next generation of nurse scholars to add to the global community of nursing professionals.
• Synthesize the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of nursing in the practice of research

Career opportunities:

• Health policy advocate
• Hospital administrator
• Nurse scientist
• Nursing professor/faculty member
• Nursing researcher

Programme Structure

Courses included:

• Theories and Teaching Methods for Nurse Educators
• Curriculum Development and Program Evaluation for Nurse Educators
• Advanced Evaluation Strategies for Nurse Educators
• Assessment and Accreditation for Nursing Programs

Admission Requirements

Academic requirements:

• GPA: 3

English requirements:

• Duolingo English Test: 105
• TOEFL iBT: 80
• IELTS: 6.5

Other requirements / General requirements:

• Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
• Contact information for one recommender
• Statement of Purpose
• One year minimum experience as a Registered Nurse (RN). Registered Nurse Licensure verification will be conducted annually until the curriculum for the online Ph.D. in Nursing: Nursing Education is completed. As the student, you are responsible to notify the School of Nursing should any restrictions be placed on your license.
• Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment.

Fees and Funding

Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality. International, Out-of-State, and Domestic students: 13,608 AUD / year (approx 9,750 USD / year).

Additional Details: Doctoral Full Time $595/Credit, Doctoral Part Time $650/Credit

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