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The Executive Program for Nurses prepares students for leading roles in healthcare organizations, both service and education. These roles are those that advance and implement the practice of nursing and healthcare, operating primarily in one-to-one relationships with clients. Hence, the graduates of this program will have their major impact on nursing and healthcare by influencing other interdisciplinary healthcare providers. The basic aims of current healthcare delivery and healthcare reform mandate a non-partisan approach to the education of nurses and all healthcare administrators and executives. Professionals who practice in today’s healthcare environments and shape tomorrow’s reform must be collaborative interdisciplinarians.
Nursing leadership in scholarship, in research, and in practice is achieved with the attainment of the doctoral degree. Toward this ultimate goal, there are various developmental levels of role preparation, including an exit point of achievement at the level of Master of Arts (48 points). All role preparation in the Executive Program for Nurses is based upon approaches of open inquiry, scholarly pursuit, and the ability to synthesize knowledge from diverse disciplines in a live person-to-person environment at Teachers College.
Points/Credits: 48
Entry Terms: Fall/Spring
Degree Requirements
The Masters of Arts degree offers preparation for nursing and healthcare management positions as well as preparation for roles in nursing education. Two specializations are offered: administration studies, emphasizing the basic skills and concepts of management; and professorial studies, which prepares learners for beginning positions in teaching.
The accelerated program at the M.A. level in both specializations is a cohort program that meets one day per week on Fridays. It runs for four semesters. Tuition will be billed at the standard, per credit Teachers College tuition rate.
Sample Full-Time Program Plan for the Master of Arts NURSE EXECUTIVE ROLE
A part-time Program Plan is possible by selecting two or three offered classes per semester.
Semester I
• | ORL | 4014 | Legal issues in healthcare organizations | (3) |
• | ORL | 4054 | Leadership and management in healthcare organizations | (3) |
• | ORLN | 4005 | Theories of nursing | (3) |
• | HUDM | 4120 | Basic concepts in statistics | (3) |
Semester II
• | ORL | 4003 | Crisis intervention | (3) |
• | ORL | 4011 | Personnel management in healthcare | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5000 | Nursing science | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5013 | Informatics in nursing | (3) |
Semester III
• | ORLN | 4013 | Fiscal management of the nursing organization | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5040 | Methods in nursing research | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5530 | Seminar: Clinical teaching and evaluation | (3) |
• | HUD | 4120 | Methods of empirical research | (3) |
Semester IV
• | ORLD | 4051 | How adults learn | (3) |
• | ORLN | 4050 | Health problems and issues in society | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5010 | Administration of a nursing organization | (3) |
• | ORLN | 6501 | Seminar in professional nursing | (3) |
* Courses and/or sequence are subject to change.
Points/Credits: 48
Entry Terms: Fall/Spring
Degree Requirements
The Masters of Arts degree offers preparation for nursing and healthcare management positions as well as preparation for roles in nursing education. Two specializations are offered: administration studies, emphasizing the basic skills and concepts of management; and professorial studies, which prepares learners for beginning positions in teaching.
The accelerated program at the M.A. level in both specializations is a cohort program that meets one day per week on Fridays. It runs for four semesters. Tuition will be billed at the standard, per credit Teachers College tuition rate.
Sample Full-Time Program Plan for the Master of Arts NURSE EXECUTIVE ROLE
A part-time Program Plan is possible by selecting two or three offered classes per semester.
Semester I
• | ORL | 4014 | Legal issues in healthcare organizations | (3) |
• | ORL | 4054 | Leadership and management in healthcare organizations | (3) |
• | ORLN | 4005 | Theories of nursing | (3) |
• | HUDM | 4120 | Basic concepts in statistics | (3) |
Semester II
• | ORL | 4003 | Crisis intervention | (3) |
• | ORL | 4011 | Personnel management in healthcare | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5000 | Nursing science | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5013 | Informatics in nursing | (3) |
Semester III
• | ORLN | 4013 | Fiscal management of the nursing organization | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5040 | Methods in nursing research | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5530 | Seminar: Clinical teaching and evaluation | (3) |
• | HUD | 4120 | Methods of empirical research | (3) |
Semester IV
• | ORLD | 4051 | How adults learn | (3) |
• | ORLN | 4050 | Health problems and issues in society | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5010 | Administration of a nursing organization | (3) |
• | ORLN | 6501 | Seminar in professional nursing | (3) |
* Courses and/or sequence are subject to change.
Points/Credits: 48
Entry Terms: Fall/Spring
Degree Requirements
The Masters of Arts degree offers preparation for nursing and healthcare management positions as well as preparation for roles in nursing education. Two specializations are offered: administration studies, emphasizing the basic skills and concepts of management; and professorial studies, which prepares learners for beginning positions in teaching.
The accelerated program at the M.A. level in both specializations is a cohort program that meets one day per week on Fridays. It runs for four semesters. Tuition will be billed at the standard, per credit Teachers College tuition rate.
Sample Full-Time Program Plan for the Master of Arts NURSE EDUCATION ROLE
A part-time Program Plan is possible by selecting two or three offered classes per semester.
Semester I
• | ORL | 4014 | Legal issues in healthcare organizations | (3) |
• | ORL | 4054 | Leadership and management in healthcare organizations | (3) |
• | ORLN | 4005 | Theories of nursing | (3) |
• | HUDM | 4120 | Basic concepts in statistics | (3) |
Semester II
• | ORL | 4003 | Crisis intervention | (3) |
• | ORLD | 4053 | Facilitating adult learning | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5000 | Nursing science | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5013 | Informatics in nursing | (3) |
Semester III
• | ORLD | 4844 | Helping adults learn (3) | (3) |
• | ORLD | 5055 | Staff development and training (3) | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5040 | Methods in nursing research (3) | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5530 | Seminar: Clinical teaching and evaluation (3) | (3) |
Semester IV
• | ORLD | 4051 | How adults learn | (3) |
• | ORLD | 4050 | Health problems and issues in society | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5230 | Fieldwork in nursing education | (3) |
• | ORLN | 6501 | Seminar in professional nursing | (3) |
* Courses and/or sequence are subject to change.
Points/Credits: 48
Entry Terms: Fall/Spring
Degree Requirements
The Masters of Arts degree offers preparation for nursing and healthcare management positions as well as preparation for roles in nursing education. Two specializations are offered: administration studies, emphasizing the basic skills and concepts of management; and professorial studies, which prepares learners for beginning positions in teaching.
The accelerated program at the M.A. level in both specializations is a cohort program that meets one day per week on Fridays. It runs for four semesters. Tuition will be billed at the standard, per credit Teachers College tuition rate.
Sample Full-Time Program Plan for the Master of Arts NURSE EDUCATION ROLE
A part-time Program Plan is possible by selecting two or three offered classes per semester.
Semester I
• | ORL | 4014 | Legal issues in healthcare organizations | (3) |
• | ORL | 4054 | Leadership and management in healthcare organizations | (3) |
• | ORLN | 4005 | Theories of nursing | (3) |
• | HUDM | 4120 | Basic concepts in statistics | (3) |
Semester II
• | ORL | 4003 | Crisis intervention | (3) |
• | ORLD | 4053 | Facilitating adult learning | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5000 | Nursing science | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5013 | Informatics in nursing | (3) |
Semester III
• | ORLD | 4844 | Helping adults learn (3) | (3) |
• | ORLD | 5055 | Staff development and training (3) | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5040 | Methods in nursing research (3) | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5530 | Seminar: Clinical teaching and evaluation (3) | (3) |
Semester IV
• | ORLD | 4051 | How adults learn | (3) |
• | ORLD | 4050 | Health problems and issues in society | (3) |
• | ORLN | 5230 | Fieldwork in nursing education | (3) |
• | ORLN | 6501 | Seminar in professional nursing | (3) |
* Courses and/or sequence are subject to change.
Points/Credits: 90
Entry Terms: Every 3 Years Fall Only
Degree Requirements
The Accelerated Program at the Ed.D. level is a cohort program that meets one day per week on Fridays. The program consists of six semesters of coursework leading to the Ed.D. degree in addition to satisfactory completion of a doctoral dissertation. Program tuition is billed at the standard, per-credit Teachers College tuition rate.
For program course recommendations and program planning, please see the Doctor of Education Advisement Guide that can be obtained from the office of the Executive Program for Nurses. The following is an example of a doctoral cohort sequence by semester.
Semester I
• | ORLN | 5005 | Interdisciplinary theory in nursing | (3) |
• | ORLN | 6514 | Marketing nursing programs and services | (3) |
• | HUDM | 4122 | Probability and statistical inference | (3) |
Semester II
• | ORL | 5551 | Ethics for healthcare professionals | (3) |
• | ORL | 6500 | Qualitative research methods in organizations: Design and data collection | (3) |
• | ORLN | 6615 | Colloquium in nursing administration | (3) |
Semester III
• | ORLN | 5043 | Nursing research development | (3) |
• | ORLN | 6522 | Policy formation and governance in healthcare | (3) |
• | A&HF | 4090 | Philosophies of education | (3) |
* Certification
Semester IV
• | ORL | 6011 | Advanced system management | (3) |
• | ORLN | 6014 | Managing the socially responsible organization | (3) |
• | ORLN | 6540 | Dissertation design development | (3) |
Semester V
• | ORLN | 5011 | Designing, planning, and monitoring the healthcare system | (3) |
• | ORLN | 6541 | Advanced dissertation design development | (3) |
• | ORLN | 7500 | Dissertation seminar in nursing | (3) |
Semester VI
• | ORLN | 6511 | Innovations in nursing management | (3) |
• | ORLN | 6635 | Colloquium in nursing education | (3) |
• | ORLN | 7900 | Directed dissertation research | (3) |
Note: After certification, candidates must be continuously enrolled every fall and spring semester, up to and including the semester in which the dissertation defense is held and the revised and/or completed dissertation is submitted to the Office of Doctoral Studies. Following satisfactory completion of all cohort courses covering six semesters, all cohort students must continue in and attend a regular course (3 points) every semester until all requirements for graduation are completed. Course selection: Courses that may be taken include ORLN 6940, ORLN 6941, ORLN 7900, or ORLN 8900 and are based on the directions given by the candidate’s advisor.