Nursing Education
In the Department of Health and Behavorial Sciences

Teachers College was the first academic setting to educate nurses. Nursing education began at Teachers College in 1899. The Nursing Education Program has a long and distinguished tradition of commitment to the education of nurses who have diverse roles in academic and community settings in the United States and abroad. Current placement of the program within the Department of Health and Behavior Studies ensures education with an interdisciplinary approach to problems in nursing, health, and society.

This program is designed for:

1. Nurse practitioners with master’s degrees who want to take the lead in developing innovative interventions for improving health behavior outcomes in primary care;
2.  Nurse educators with master’s degrees who want to gain more expertise in all aspects of education, including gaining the research skills that all faculty of the 21st century will be expected to have; and (3) Clinical specialists with master’s degrees who want to improve their effectiveness in helping patients with chronic illness achieve maximal functioning.

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