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CERTIFICATE IN NURSING EDUCATION

PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES

The School of Nursing Certificate in Nursing Education (CNE), offered through the University of Michigan School of Nursing, is designed for advance degreed nursing candidates seeking to enhance teaching and learning skills and techniques with a particular focus on clinical education.

Eligibility

  1. Nursing students currently enrolled in a nursing Master's or nursing PhD program at the University of Michigan School of Nursing are eligible to elect the CNE option.
  2. Nurses who have earned a nursing Master's or nursing PhD are eligible to elect the CNE option and will register as Non-Candidate for Degree (NCFD).

The CNE will have four components:

  1. Required course work (N672 Teacher Strategies in Nursing 3 credits);
  2. A required, graded mentored teaching experience (N697);
  3. Required completion of at least two sessions presented by the Center for Research on Teaching and Learning; and
  4. A required experiential component

(See full curriculum details here.)
Students will work with their academic advisor to develop an individualized plan for the CNE program.

Objectives

Upon completion of the School of Nursing CNE program, the learner will be able to:

  1. Articulate philosophies of teaching and learning with particular focus on clinical education.
  2. Apply principles of teaching and learning in nursing education.
  3. Participate in curriculum design and evaluation in nursing education.
  4. Apply educational assessment and evaluation strategies in nursing education.
  5. Articulate optimal educational outcomes and strategies to achieve them.
  6. Apply key teaching responsibilities to the nurse faculty role.

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