DNE Curriculum

Time to degree: 2 years full-time study or 3 years part-time study, including summers 

Number of credits: 50 credit hours 

Educational delivery format: Courses in the DNE program are completed online. Classes include a synchronous meeting component, approximately 50% of each course, meaning there are specific days and times each week that the classes meet and students are expected to participate. Synchronous times when students must be online for their classes will be once-a-week per class, on a weekday, and could be offered any time during the day: morning, afternoon, or evening—e.g. ranging in time from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET.

DNE immersion hours

As a DNE student, you will complete a minimum of 450 immersion hours over the course of the DNE program. Immersion hour requirements toward the DNE degree can be completed at your place of employment, with approval from your advisor and employer.

Part-Time Plan of Study
Year 1
Autumn
  • Evidence-based Practice (3 credits)
  • Wellness and Resilience in Nursing (2 credits)
Spring
  • Evidence-based Teaching (3 credits)
  • Quality Improvement (3 credits)
Summer
  • Innovation in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
  • Publication and Grant Writing (2 credits)
Year 2
Autumn
  • Curriculum Design (3 credits)
  • Specialty Coursework (3 credits)
  • Elective (1 credit)
Spring
  • Assessment and Evaluation (3 credits)
  • Personal and Professional Growth (2 credits)
  • Elective (1 credit)
Summer
  • Specialty Coursework (3 credits)
  • Instructional Strategies (3 credits)
  • DNE Professional Examination
Year 3
Autumn
  • Professional Development (2 credits)
  • Capstone Project (5 credits)
  • DNE Professional Examination (if not taken Year 2 Summer semester)
Spring
  • Principles of Instructional Design (3 credits)
  • Capstone Project (5 credits)
  • Capstone Project Presentation and Defense
Full-Time Plan of Study
Year 1
Autumn
  • Evidence-based Practice (3 credits)
  • Curriculum Design (3 credits)
  • Wellness and Resilience in Nursing (2 credits)
Spring
  • Evidence-based Teaching (3 credits)
  • Assessment and Evaluation (3 credits)
  • Quality Improvement (3 credits)
  • Personal and Professional Growth (2 credits)
Summer
  • Innovation in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
  • Publication and Grant Writing (2 credits)
  • Specialty Coursework (3 credits)
  • Instructional Strategies (3 credits)
  • DNE Professional Examination
Year 2
Autumn
  • Capstone Project (5 credits)
  • Specialty Coursework (3 credits)
  • Professional Development (2 credits)
  • Elective (1 credit)
  • DNE Professional Examination (if not taken Year 1 Summer semester)
Spring
  • Capstone Project (5 credits)
  • Principles of Instructional Design (3 credits)
  • Elective (1 credit)
  • Capstone Project Presentation and Defense

What You'll Learn

As a graduate of the DNE program, you will gain the skills and competence to excel as a nursing educator. The following are expected outcomes for graduates of the DNE program.

  • Translates and evaluates evidence-based principles of teaching and learning into the development, design, implementation, and evaluation of nursing education and practice for a diverse student population to transform the healthcare system 
  • Demonstrates excellence in leadership roles for the development of practice models, policy, ethical principles, and competencies for nursing education and nursing professional development (NPD) 
  • Applies evidence-based practice and translational science methodologies into educational scholarship to prepare graduates to be innovative and creative nurse educators prepared to drive change in nursing education and healthcare environments 
  • Collaborates with interprofessional teams to implement and evaluate evidence-based teaching strategies to promote critical thinking and clinical decision-making in nursing 
  • Demonstrates inclusion of wellness across multiple educational and practice settings for nursing students, faculty, NPD specialists, and organizations for improved health outcomes

 

The Ohio State University Doctor of Nursing Education Program (delivered via distance education) holds pre-accreditation status from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation, located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20037. 202-909-2487. Holding pre-accreditation status does not guarantee that initial accreditation by NLN CNEA will be received.