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Prepare to help students become healthier with this online physical education degree. Either advance your career as a leader of an athletic program in your school or district or prepare to begin a career like this. The curriculum, which was developed by the NIAAA, prepares you for the examination to become NIAAA-certified.  

Courses advance your knowledge and skills in such topics as:

• Facilities Management
• Building Character in Student Athletes
• Legal Issues

This flexible online physical education degree allows you to balance your education, career, and other obligations. Plus, you will be able to gain practical experience that you can immediately apply in the classroom.

Prepare for a career working with a special population of students, those with an autism spectrum disorder, with this online special education degree. As more and more children are identified with autism, there is also a growing need for professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively teach them.  

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to more effectively work with students on the spectrum, completing courses that cover such topics as:

• Theory and practice
• Inclusive settings
• Intensive needs
• Assessment

This flexible online special education degree allows you to balance your education, career, and other obligations. Plus, you will be able to gain practical experience that you can immediately apply in the classroom.

This online masters in curriculum and instruction is designed for those who want to enhance their teaching practice, broaden their knowledge related to curriculum and instruction, or want a deeper understanding of content-specific pedagogy. Regardless of the direction you wish to take in your degree, you will complete a program without a singular focus. Choose from a variety of electives or choose to pursue an endorsement or strand area. Courses that are designed to both enhance your professional goals and enhance your practice in an area of interest cover such topics as:

• Literacy
• STEM
• English as a Second Language

Coursework includes action research that helps you explore a topic and then immediately apply the findings to your classroom.

Enroll in this master’s in ESL online degree and advance professional opportunities. With the growing number of students who speak a language other than English in their homes, there is also a growing need for educators who are skilled in effectively working with these students. Prepare for a career helping students whose first language is not English in K-12 classrooms.  

Advance your knowledge and skills with courses that cover such topics as:

• Methods
• Assessment
• Linguistics
• Culture and Class Practice

This flexible masters in ESL online degree allows you to balance your education, career, and other obligations. Plus, you will be able to gain practical experience that you can immediately apply in the classroom.

Enroll in this master’s in literacy online degree and advance professional opportunities. Literacy changes lives, opening up new worlds and possibilities. With millions of people all over the world who are denied access to literacy education, you prepare to do your part to help lower this number.  

Learn how to more effectively teach literacy. Gain a comprehensive knowledge of literacy education based on methods that improve reading achievement, approaches that explore oral and written language development, and practices that focus on increasing learners’ literacy. Courses cover such topics as:

• Language development
• Children’s and adolescent literature
• Diagnostics and assessment

This flexible masters in literacy online degree allows you to balance your education, career, and other obligations. Plus, you will be able to gain practical experience that you can immediately apply in the classroom.

Enroll in this master’s in secondary education online degree and advance professional opportunities. Advance your career working more effectively with middle school learners. You will learn to develop an engaging curriculum in a meaningful, modern learning environment. Courses provide knowledge and skills in such topics as:

• Literacy
• Growth and Development
• Curriculum and Methods
• Various Middle School Subjects   

This secondary education degree online allows you to balance your education, career, and other obligations. Plus, you will be able to gain practical experience that you can immediately apply in the classroom.

Prepare for a career working with a growing part of the student population with this online special education degree. The curriculum builds on your experience in elementary or secondary education while broadening your impact through engaging coursework. Using educational theory study, research, and practice, this program is designed to advance your work in special education and teach you to effectively work with students who have unique needs.  

This flexible online special education degree allows you to balance your education, career, and other obligations. Plus, you will be able to gain practical experience that you can immediately apply in the classroom.

Become a leader in STEM curriculum development with this online STEM teaching degree. Learn to create meaningful learning environments in both elementary and middle school settings.  

The curriculum provides a thorough understanding of pedagogy in STEM education and instructional materials. Study such topics as project-based learning compared to problem-based learning, mathematical modeling and computational reasoning, instructional strategies for inquiry, instructional strategies for an inclusive classroom, and classroom management in project-based classrooms.  

This flexible online STEM teaching degree allows you to balance your education, career, and other obligations. Plus, you will be able to gain practical experience that you can immediately apply in the classroom.

This online special education degree prepares you to work with a special population of students, those considered talented and gifted. Help this group with their unique gifts be empowered and learn how to nurture their creativity, drive, and talent in a challenging educational environment.  

Courses provide knowledge and skills in such areas as:

• Development and engagement of gifted programs
• Gifted curriculum and methods
• Talented learners’ social and emotional needs

This flexible online special education degree allows you to balance your education, career, and other obligations. Plus, you will be able to gain practical experience that you can immediately apply in the classroom.

Take your teaching career to the next level by becoming a teacher leader with this online educational leadership degree. Build on the foundation you developed as a teacher with firsthand knowledge of your school system to become a leader who supports the school and acts as an agent of change.

Gain the skills needed to create advanced learning communities while developing a leadership style that matches the modern education landscape. The curriculum develops knowledge and skills in such topics as:

• Leading Professional Learning Communities
• Collaborative Communication
• Reflective Teaching

This online educational leadership degree allows you to balance your education, career, and other obligations. Plus, you will be able to gain practical experience that you can immediately apply in the classroom.

The online RN to BSN program from Morningside College is a great fit for Registered Nurses ready to take the next step in their career. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program online is designed for working professionals and able to be completed in as little as one year. Graduates will have the skills and knowledge they need to pursue advanced nursing roles or pursue graduate nursing education.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice in Direct Patient Care from Morningside College is an online nurse practitioner degree.  Courses prepare nurses to become Family Primary Care Practitioners or Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioners at the Doctorate in Nursing Practice level.  This program can be completed as either a BSN to DNP or an MSN to DNP.

As an online degree, coursework can be completed on the student’s own schedule, allowing you to work while studying.  This program is so flexible that students have the option to stop and restart if needed.

There is a growing need in the health care industry for advanced practice nurses.  Morningside College offers a DNP in Transformative Leadership, an online nursing administration degree, to help meet this demand.  This program is designed for nurses working in systems or indirect care delivery positions, including executive leadership, nursing administration, health informatics, public health, quality/safety, and more.  Graduates of this Transformative Leadership online degree are prepared to lead healthcare change through:

• Participatory collaboration
• Mobilization of collective action
• Systemic transformation

You will use clear and articulate communication to inspire synergy as a means of creating visionary approaches to healthcare delivery that benefits all involved.  

This is a very flexible online program that is designed for working professionals.  You can complete coursework on your own schedule and even stop and restart the program if needed.

Morningside College offers an MSN in Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner degree for RNs seeking to advance their careers.  With this online adult nurse practitioner program students are able to prepare for careers in primary care settings.  Students in this program focus on the unique aspects of the aging population, learning to conduct physical exams and diagnose common acute illnesses and injuries.  Courses also teach you to treat both common and chronic health problems.  Graduates are recognized leaders in healthcare and are eligible to sit for the certification exam.

The Clinical Nurse Leader MSN degree from Morningside College is an online nursing administration degree.  This program combines business and healthcare, preparing you to work in a variety of patient health care delivery settings.  The curriculum covers the basics in nursing leadership, including strong communication skills.  You will also learn about the integration and coordination of care and ways to understand and use risk assessment. 

Graduates are prepared for a variety of roles, including:

• Clinician
• Team leader
• Patient care coordinator
• Client advocate
• Educator

The MSN in Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program online from Morningside College helps RNs advance their careers and become leaders in healthcare.  This program prepares students for positions as primary care providers for both individuals and families.  You will study the characteristics and issues found in the primary care setting, including conducting physical exams, diagnosing and treating common acute illnesses and injuries, and more.  The curriculum prepares students to administer treatments and to manage chronic health problems. 

Graduates are eligible to sit for the certification exam.