Nursing Education

Elevate your career and build the expertise to teach nursing in both academic and clinical settings. The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education is a 9-credit hour (three-course) program that equips you with the specialized knowledge and skills needed to educate effectively across diverse healthcare environments. You’ll explore theories of learning and the implications of effective educational endeavours in various health care contexts.

Our program emphasizes adult learning principles, learning program development, and effective teaching strategies. It covers the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and courses, and highlights the importance of professionalism and effective education within diverse environments, including with vulnerable and marginalized populations.

Courses are offered online, through web-based learning, and on campus, giving you the flexibility to balance work, life, and education while continuing to live and work in your community. With access in rural, remote, Northern, and urban settings, the MN program is a flexible and accessible pathway to an advanced education.

Further Opportunities:

The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Leadership also serves as a platform for further academic pursuits in the nursing field, including master's studies. Additionally, certificate courses are transferable into the course-based Master of Nursing program.

Some courses you can take as part of this program include:

NURS 775 - Foundations and Theories of Learning (Required Course)

Examines the fundamental theories of learning and development and the role of psychological and educational theory in the design of curriculum, conduct of teaching, and assessment of learning.

NURS 777 - Approaches to Learning and Teaching Innovation in Nursing

Examines approaches to learning and teaching in diverse nursing practice settings. Develop a repertoire of strategies related to planning educational experiences that may include establishing relational contexts for learning, becoming an inclusive educator, understanding feedback, measuring learning outcomes, and incorporating technology.

NURS 786 - Leading in Rural and Remote Communities

Focuses on health issues of rural and remote communities. The students will examine and analyze theories, concepts, research, and nursing practice knowledge. Students will be challenged to develop a deeper understanding of rural and remote communities' unique health challenges and experiences and the key issues related to applying the principles of primary healthcare and interprofessional practice in rural and remote populations.

AGIN 816 - Aging, Society and Human Service Work

This course considers social work practice, research, education and policy with seniors in the community and in institutions. The focus of the course will be the role of the social work perspective in each of these professional activities with seniors.

JSGS 829 - Decision Making and Leadership in Healthcare Organizations

This course will cover leadership theory and practice, with a focus on effective leadership in the public sector and ethical decision-making. It will address decision-making models relevant to the health sector, including emerging philosophies (e.g., LEAN).