Administered by Instructional Technology
Effective Fall, 2005
An individual with a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college, who earned an undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.8 on a 4.0 scale, may apply for admission to the MSIT program.
Admission requirements:
International applicants must complete a separate application form for the Office of Graduate Studies and Research and must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 570 on the TOEFL is required for admission to the program.
An individual may begin taking courses in the MSIT program on a part-time basis prior to admission, but completion of such courses does not guarantee admission.
Persons who hold a bachelor's degree in any discipline from an accredited college or university may become degree candidates and proceed to the master's degree by completing a minimum of 33 semester hours of coursework concluding in either an internship or master's thesis. All courses are 3 semester hours unless otherwise indicated.
The Master of Science in Instructional Technology requires 33 semester hours. Parentheses indicate the semesters the courses are offered.
Required Courses (24 semester hours):
57.550 Instructional Design (fall, spring, summer)
57.560 Multimedia Productions (fall, spring, summer)
57.570 Introduction to Website Development (fall, spring, summer)
57.572 Introduction to Authoring (fall, spring, summer)
57.577 Advanced Authoring (fall, spring, summer)
57.584 Online Course Design or 57.585 eLearning Concepts and Techniques
57.551 Advanced Instructional Design (fall, spring, summer)
57.575 Managing Multimedia Projects (RFP) (fall, spring)
Elective Courses (6 semester hours
57.535 Instructional Applications of Robotics
57.574 Authoring for Networks (spring, summer)
57.584 Online Course Design
57.585 eLearning Concepts and Techniques
57.587 Evaluating eLearning
57.588 LMS Administration
57.556 Applying Theories of Learning to Interactive Technologies (summer)
32.595 Directed Study in Studio Art (fall, summer)
Math Department Class
Business Department Class
57.562 Digital Imagery
57.540 Technology Planning Across the Curriculum
57.542 Technology Applications for the Classroom
Final Requirement (one of the following two courses):
57.590 Graduate Internship (3 semester hours)
57.599 Graduate Thesis (6 semester hours)
The Master of Science in Instructional Technology requires 33 semester hours. Parentheses indicate the semesters the courses are offered.
Required Courses (24 semester hours):
57.540 Technology Planning Across the Curriculum (fall, summer)
57.542 Technology Applications for the Classroom (fall, spring)
57.546 Research in Instructional Technology (summer)
57.550 Instructional Design (fall, spring, summer)
57.551 Advanced Instructional Design (fall, spring, summer)
57.560 Multimedia Productions (fall, spring, summer)
57.570 Introduction to Website Development (fall, spring, summer)
57.586 Blended eLearning
Elective courses (6 semester hours):
57.535 Instructional Applications for Robotics
57.556 Applying Theories of Learning for Interactive Technologies (summer)
57-562 Digital Imagery
57.574 Authoring for Networks (spring, summer)
57.584 Online Course Design (fall, spring)
57.585 eLearning Concepts and Techniques
57.587 Evaluating eLearning
57.588 LMS Administration
32.595 Directed Study in Studio Art (fall, summer)
Final Requirement (one course):
57.590 Graduate Internship (3 semester hours)
Note: Completion of all required courses for The Instructional Technology Specialist option satisfies the requirements for Instructional Technology Specialist Certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.