Master of Education Program - Instructional Technology

 

 

 

This graduate program offers the degree of Master of Education in Instructional Technology.  The program prepares leaders in teaching with current technology, both in Prek-12 schools and in adult professional settings.  The program combines technical skills and knowledge with current teaching and learning theory and aims to develop understanding of the dynamic relationship between technology and the organization into which it is introduced.  The 30 credit Master of Education program is available predominantly online.

Admission Requirements:

 Applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be admitted by the School of Graduate Studies and the School of Education and Allied Studies.

  • Undergraduate GPA must be a 2.8 or higher

  • Three (3) appropriate letters of recommendation

  • At least one letter of recommendation should be an academic reference from a professor.

  • Official Transcripts of undergraduate and graduate course work.

  • A composite score of 900 on the quantitative and verbal parts of the GRE general test or a qualifying score on the Communication and Literacy skills portion of the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure (MTEL).

Please note that admissions decisions to the Master of Education in Instructional Technology are made on rolling bases when applications are submitted within a reasonable time frame prior to the start of the academic semester.

For anyone with an undergraduate GPA less than 2.8 please contact the School of Graduate Studies for information regarding a low GPA remedy.

Non-degree students will be allowed to enroll in two courses or six (6) credits prior to matriculation. 

For those students admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Instructional Technology they will be allowed to transfer four (4) courses or twelve (12) credits into the Master of Education in Instructional Technology with the permission of the program coordinator providing that the courses completed meet the course requirements for the Master of Education in Instructional Technology.

For those students admitted to the Post Baccalaureate Program, they will be allowed to transfer five (5) courses or fifteen (15) credits into the Master of Education in Instructional Technology with the permission of the program coordinator providing that the courses completed meet the course requirements for the Master of Education in Instructional Technology.

Program Requirements:

Successful completion of the Master of Education in Instructional Technology requires that a candidate complete a 30 credit program of study.  A research project is required for the master's degree program and students develop a formal proposal in INST 590 and complete their research project in INST 595.  Each student is also required to pass a comprehensive examination based on program course work and the research project.

Students must complete the following courses:

INST 509 Foundations of Instructional Technology  

INST 522 Instructional Design 

INST 523 Information Access and the Internet  

INST 526 Making Connections: Networking     

INST 529 Assistive Technology     

INST 524 Technology Leadership 

INST 525 Emergent Technology and Learning Environments  

or INST 552 Multimedia for Educators  

EDMC 530 The Teacher as Researcher  

INST 590 Seminar in Instructional Technology: Research and Analysis

INST 595 Advanced Research Seminar        

 

TOTAL:    

 3 credits

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30 Credits

Last Modified: March 9, 2009