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EDUCATION DOCTORATE (EdD) IN
Instructional Leadership, concentration in Nurse Education

Hybrid

Program Overview

The interdisciplinary course of study prepares practicing nurses for faculty positions in colleges and universities.

Program Format
Hybrid
Credit Hours
73
Tuition Per Hour
$420

In response to the pressing need to educate a new generation of nurses, UA offers an EdD for Nurse Educators.

Courses are designed and taught collaboratively by Nursing and Education faculty to ensure that students develop the teaching skills, research base, curricular knowledge, and technological expertise needed by faculty in community college and university settings.

Because most students who enroll in the program work full time, coursework is offered in a convenient format. The program combines online courses with just four weekend meetings on campus each semester (Friday evening and all day Saturday).

Application DeadlineAugust 1
Required For EntranceRN licensure, MSN
Other Program SpecificsCohort-based program

Curriculum

Below is sample curriculum in which the program could be completed in three years. Please note that courses are subject to change.

Fall I

AEL 667 Multicultural and Social Education for Leadership Personnel
AIL 600 Integration of Technology in Education and Training
NUR 531 Nursing Faculty Roles and Responsibilities

Spring I

BEF 644 Philosophy of Science and its Relation to Education
AIL 602 Electronic Instructional Design
NHM 580 Research Statistics for Health Professionals

Summer I

BER 631 Inquiry as Interpretation
BEP 541 Learning Theories and Design of Learning Environments
BER 540 Statistical Methods in Education

Fall II

NUR 532 Instructional Media in Nursing Education
AEL 620 Curriculum: Theory and Practice
AIL 604 Distance Technologies

Spring II

AHE 603 College and University Teaching
NUR 540 Nurse Educator Practicum

Summer II

AEL 671 Survey of Instructional Supervision
NUR 696 Seminar in Quantitative Research (Students may take this or BER 632)

Fall III

BEF 641 Studies in the Social Foundations of Education
BER 632 Qual II (Students may take this or NUR 696)

Spring III

AEL 681 Ethics and Education
AEL 699 Dissertation Research

View more information about this program through the University’s catalog.

Students must pass a comprehensive exam to graduate from the program.

Advance Your Career in Nurse Education

The Capstone College of Nursing and the College of Education at The University of Alabama have partnered to offer a research doctorate that prepares future faculty of nursing for college or university settings.

Admission

Admission Requirements

An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, a 3.0 average for the last 60 semester hours in a degree program, or a 3.0 or higher in a completed graduate degree program
A BSN from an accredited degree program
An MSN from an accredited degree program
An unencumbered RN license in the state in which the student will practice

The above requirements are for unconditional admission. An applicant whose credentials do not meet the above requirements may be considered for conditional admission.

The application deadline is August 1.

Contacts

Gary Vaden
Admissions Counselor
Bama By Distance
(800) 467-0227
garyv.bama@ua.edu

Shannon Cason
Coordinator of Student Recruitment
(205) 348-7683
secason@ua.edu

Dr. Vivian H. Wright
Professor and Nurse Education Program Coordinator
College of Education
vwright@ua.edu

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