Program Description

The Doctor of Nursing Education (DNE) program is an online doctoral program for advanced practice nurses and nurses in advanced roles who have earned a master’s degree in nursing. The DNE program prepares, supports, and empowers students in interdisciplinary knowledge, leadership, innovation, curriculum design, teaching and learning assessment, and evidence-based practice impacting nursing education.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate competency-based decision-making when planning, implementing, and evaluating strategies to improve nursing education.
2. Integrate evidence-based principles of teaching and learning into the development of nursing education curriculum, philosophy, and framework.
3. Apply educational principles to shape the future of nursing education, with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
4. Develop educational delivery methods focused on innovative and population-appropriate teaching and learning strategies.
5. Demonstrate a professional identity which includes accountability, perspective, and collaborative disposition that reflects the characteristics and values of nursing education.
6. Implement the role of the nurse educator in an educational setting.

Program Content 

A minimum of 39.00 semester credit hours is required for graduation.