<h2 id="section---FrequentlyAskedQuestions">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <h3 id="section---WhatKindOfProgramIsIt">What Kind of Program Is It?</h3> <p>The Doctor of Education in Nursing Education program offered by NCU is designed to help you prepare to teach the next generation of nursing educators and advance your workplace leadership skills. All EdD students take advanced core courses in scholarly writing, research design, and measurement, and then are able to focus their studies through specialization courses. The nursing education specialization courses cover foundational topics in nursing education as well as the evolving role of the nurse educator and current and future regulatory, ethical, and political challenges. Other courses cover assessment and evaluation methods, evidence-based andragogic practices used in nursing education, and current technology tools used in both classroom and clinical teaching. In addition, you'll need to complete a dissertation on an original nursing education topic. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreThePrerequisites">What Are the Prerequisites?</h3> <p>As an applicant to this NCU program, you must already have a master's degree in nursing (or a closely related field) and a current RN license. All applicants to National University's online EdD programs should already possess a post-baccalaureate master's degree and/or doctoral degree from an accredited institution. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreTheCourseRequirements">What Are the Course Requirements?</h3> <p>As a student of the Doctor of Education in Nursing Education program, you must complete 54 credits to earn this doctoral degree. Twenty-four of those credit hours will be from foundational courses, 15 credits should be from specialization courses, three credits will be from a comprehensive exam, and 12 credits will dissertation courses. </p> <p><u>Required Courses for a Doctor of Education in Nursing Education</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Number</th><th>Course Title</th></tr> <tr><td><b>Required Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>EDU 8000</td><td>Foundations for Graduate Study in Education</td></tr> <tr><td>EDU 8001</td><td>Advanced Scholarly Writing</td></tr> <tr><td>EDR 8200</td><td>Scholarly Literature Review</td></tr> <tr><td>EDR 8203</td><td>Research Methods</td></tr> <tr><td>EDR 8201</td><td>Statistics I</td></tr> <tr><td>EDR 8204</td><td>Advanced Qualitative Design and Measurement</td></tr> <tr><td>EDR 8205</td><td>Advanced Quantitative Design and Measurement</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>One additional Specialization or Elective Course</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Specialization Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>Select five courses from the following:</td><td /></tr> <tr><td>NUR 7000</td><td> Nursing Education Theories and Concepts</td></tr> <tr><td>NUR 7001</td><td>Future of Nursing Education - Challenges for the Educational Leader</td></tr> <tr><td>NUR 7002</td><td>The Nurse as Educator</td></tr> <tr><td>NUR 7003</td><td>Evidenced Based Teaching in Nursing</td></tr> <tr><td>NUR 7004</td><td>Teaching with Technology in Nursing Education</td></tr> <tr><td>NUR 7005</td><td>Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Examination Course</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>CMP 9700E</td><td> Doctoral Comprehensive Assessment: Pre-Candidacy Prospectus</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Dissertation Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9901A</td><td> Components of the Dissertation</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9902A</td><td>The Dissertation Proposal</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9903A</td><td>Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Data Collection</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9904A</td><td>The Dissertation Manuscript and Defense</td></tr> </table><h3 id="section---WhatCouldIDoAfterIGraduate">What Could I Do After I Graduate?</h3> <h4 id="section---CareerOpportunities">Career Opportunities</h4> <p>As a graduate of National University's EdD in Nursing Education program, you could be prepared to teach or oversee academic nursing programs in a variety of settings. You could seek instructor positions in community colleges and universities, hospitals, clinics, and private nursing schools.</p>