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Master of Science in Nursing: Nurse Educator

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Master of Science in Nursing: Nurse Educator

Combine your passion for nursing and teaching.

Prepare the next generation of nurses for effective practice with a nurse educator focused MSN degree.

Lead in the development of the Nursing workforce.

The online MSN: Nurse Educator program is designed for RNs with BSN degrees seeking in-demand roles as educators in health systems, colleges, and other settings.

The evidence-based curriculum of the program focuses on education principles, the needs of diverse learners, creative instructional techniques, and innovative student evaluation strategies. Ethical, legal and leadership dimensions are also critically analyzed, along with trends in nursing, healthcare, and society.

Graduates will confidently:

  • Design and implement classes and courses with special attention to creating an inclusive learning environment
  • Use technology and information to supplement sound teaching-learning practices, including web-based learning and social media
  • Utilize best practices for assessing and evaluating individual, peer, and faculty within diverse settings

Ultimately, you will become an exemplar of excellence, engaging with intention, acting with justice, and serving with compassion. 

Students of all genders are welcome in this program.

Program at a Glance

Format: Online

Start: Fall or Spring

Time to completion: 16 months

Credits required: 36

Tuition per credit: $760 (2024-25 rates)

Total tuition: $27,360

 

Rates are subject to change each June 1. Tuition and fee information

All applicants will be reviewed for MSN: Nurse Educator scholarships, including the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP, up to $35,000 per year)

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Plan of Study

Below are sample plans of study. For course descriptions and other details, consult the University catalog.

Year 1

  • Fall-1st half
    NURS 7140 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3cr)
    NURS 6693 Learner Centered Teaching (3cr)
  • Fall-2nd half
    STAT 7000 Introduction to Biostatistics (3cr)
    NURS 6433 3Ps for the Nurse Educator (3cr)
  • J-Term
    NURS 6312 Simulation in Nursing Education (1cr)
  • Spring-1st half
    NURS 7080 Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice (3cr)
    NURS 7583 Curriculum Design & Evaluation I (3cr)
  • Spring-2nd half
    NURS 7060 Evidence Based Practice (3cr)
    NURS 7683 Curriculum Design & Evaluation II (3cr)
  • Summer-1st half
    NURS 7402 Innovation & Technology for Teaching (2cr)
  • Summer-2nd half
    NURS 8150 Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice (3cr)

Year 2

  • Fall
    NURS 8003 Applied Concepts of Leadership in Nursing Education (3cr)
    NURS 8300 Advanced Outcome and Evaluation (3cr)

Year 1

  • Fall-1st half
    NURS 7140 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3cr)
  • Fall-2nd half
    STAT 7000 Introduction to Biostatistics (3cr)
  • Spring-1st half
    NURS 6693 Learner Centered Teaching (3cr)
  • Spring-2nd half
    NURS 7060 Evidence Based Practice (3cr)
  • Summer
    NURS 7402 Innovation & Technology for Teaching (2cr)

Year 2

  • Fall-1st half
    NURS 7080 Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice (3cr)
  • Fall-2nd half
    NURS 6433 3Ps for the Nurse Educator (3cr)
  • J-Term
    NURS 6312 Simulation in Nursing Education (1cr)
  • Spring-1st half
    NURS 7583 Curriculum Design & Evaluation I (3cr)
  • Spring-2nd half
    NURS 7683 Curriculum Design & Evaluation II (3cr)
  • Summer
    NURS 8150 Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice (3cr)

Year 3

  • Fall
    NURS 8003 Applied Concepts of Leadership in Nursing Education (3cr)
    NURS 8300 Advanced Outcome and Evaluation (3cr)
Due to state-level regulations, we are unable to enroll students who will be residing in any of these states while enrolled in this program: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, and Canada.
 
Health Profession and Nursing Students (or those considering these programs as a major):
Exemptions to the University’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy may affect your ability to be placed at clinical and fieldwork sites and may result in inability to progress in your program. All health profession students with COVID-19 vaccine exemptions are required to sign the Healthcare Student COVID-19 Exemption Acknowledgement prior to applying to the programs. For more information, please contact (studentcompliance@stkate.edu) or your program of study director.
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Julie
<p>As a new transplant to Minnesota in 2019, I finally had the time to fulfill my dream of earning my master’s degree. I came to Minnesota because it is my husband’s home state and he was retiring from the military. He was inspirational in leading me to St. Catherine University. Until then, my dream of an advanced degree in nursing had been stopped and started countless times over the past two decades.</p> <p>As an active-duty military mom with small children, I chose to pause my nursing career to raise my children, a choice I was fortunate to be able to make. As much as I loved being the ‘rock for my children’, I was concerned my break from nursing would end my academic options. But not in the eyes of St. Catherine’s. The admissions personnel validated that I was still a competitive candidate for the nursing program with my years of clinical and teaching experience, a current nursing license and lots of volunteer opportunities to boast about. I felt there was a place for me at St. Catherine’s.</p> <p>Even in my first academic class, a prerequisite online statistics class, the instructor was super friendly, organized and intelligent. She was so kind and I could tell she honestly wanted me to do well.</p> <p>Once that last hurdle was completed, on to the graduate program I went. It was evident that the faculty at the School of Nursing wanted me to graduate and to succeed, too. Early on in my program I knew I wanted to go beyond a master’s degree and earn my Doctor of Nursing Practice; however extra practicum hours were required. My program director helped align independent study opportunities for me under the guidance of the associate dean to reach that personal goal and earn those practicum hours. When you are mentored by top people in your school, that’s really incredible. This is just one of several unimaginable opportunities that helped me flourish at St. Catherine’s.</p> <blockquote> <p>A few semesters later my same program director and the dean of the School of Nursing helped myself and another student team up and apply to become Digital Innovators and recognized Apple Teachers. We are the first team from St. Catherine’s to join this national program explicitly for graduate nursing students. We wouldn’t have gotten there without the support and guidance of St. Kate’s nursing leaders.</p> </blockquote> <p>One of the most surprising things about St. Catherine’s were the connections. When other nurses I now work with in Southern Minnesota ask me where I earned my degree, I mention St. Catherine’s. Often, the response is, ‘St. Catherine’s? You must be smart.’ I smile and say, ‘It was a fantastic experience and they helped me become smart.’ As part of the Nurse Educator program, I explored the role of academic nurse at an institution in Mankato, Minnesota and wouldn’t you know, the program director even had ties to St. Catherine’s. Katies are everywhere, it seems, and they really take care of each other.</p> <p>I believe my husband led me to the kindest people at the School of Nursing — people who truly exceeded the reputation of ‘Minnesota nice.’</p> <p>My dream job is to become a full-time undergraduate professor. I graduated in May of this year with a master’s degree and a few honors cords around my neck. Only because when I asked for help, genuinely professional instructors said, ‘sure, I’d be glad to help — when do you want to meet?’”</p>
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