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DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (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
72
Tuition Per Hour
$440

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 one weekend meeting on campus fall and spring semesters (Friday evening and all day Saturday). Courses are offered online for summer semester.

Application DeadlineJuly 1
Required For EntranceRN licensure, BSN, 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

BEF 644 Philosophy of Science and Relation to Education Research
AIL 600 Integration of Technology in Education and Training
NUR 531 Nursing Faculty Roles and Responsibilities

Spring I

AEL 667 Multicultural and Social Education for Leadership Personnel
AIL 602 Electronic Instructional Design
BER 540 Statistical Methods in Education

Summer I

AIL 604 Distance Technologies
BEP 541 Foundations of the Learning Sciences: Learning and Cognition

Fall II

NUR 532 Instructional Media for Nursing Education
BER 631 Inquiry as Interpretation: Qualitative Research I
NUR 620 Curriculum Theory and Practice

Spring II

AHE 603 College and University Teaching
BER 640 Advanced Statistical Methods in Education: Quantitative Research II

Summer II

AEL 681 Ethics and Education
BEF 641 Studies in the Social Foundations of Education

Fall III

BER 632 Reflexiveness and Resistance: Qualitative Research II
AEL 695 Seminar in Curriculum and Leadership

Spring III

NUR 696 Doctoral Seminar in Research
BER 633 Ethics and Aesthetics: Qualitative Research III

Summer III

Comprehensive Exams
AIL 695 The Dissertation in Nurse Education

View more information about this program in the Graduate Catalog. All doctoral students are required to complete a plan of study with their faculty member.

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.

Nurse Educator Q&A Session

This is a recorded PowerPoint describing The University of Alabama’s distance learning EdD in Instructional Leadership, concentration in Nurse Education program.

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 July 1 for Fall admission.

Contacts

Kathryn Morrow
Admissions Counselor
UA Online
(800) 467-0227
blakeleym.bama@ua.edu

Shannon Cason
Coordinator of Student Recruitment and Retention
EdD Nurse Educator Program, College of Education
(205) 348-7683
secason@ua.edu

Dr. Doug McKnight
Professor and Nurse Education Program Coordinator
College of Education
dmcknigh@ua.edu

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