2007 Catalog

Instructional Technology (M.S.) (Fall 2007)

Administered by Instructional Technology

Effective Spring 2007

Admission

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:

A completed application form for graduate studies at Bloomsburg University
The $30 application fee paid in full
Official transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended
Three letters of recommendation
A one to two-page essay describing the applicant's interest in instructional technology

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.

Graduation

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.

Courses of Study

Required Courses for Corporate Option

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)

57.551 Advanced 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)

57.575 Managing Multimedia Projects (RFP) (fall, spring)

57.577 Advanced Authoring (fall, spring, summer)

57.584 Online Course Design or 57.585 eLearning Concepts and Techniques

Elective Courses (6 semester hours

32.595 Directed Study in Studio Art (fall, summer)

57.535 Instructional Applications of Robotics

57.540 Technology Planning Across the Curriculum

57.542 Technology Applications for the Classroom

57.556 Applying Theories of Learning to Interactive Technologies (summer)

57.562 Digital Imagery

57.574 Authoring for Networks (spring, summer)

57.579 Instructional Game Design (fall)

57.584 Online Course Design (fall)

57.585 eLearning Concepts and Techniques (spring)

57.587 Evaluating eLearning (spring)

57.588 LMS Administration

Additional graduate level courses from the Department of Art, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics, or Business may be approved to meet elective requirements

Final Requirement (one of the following two courses):

57.590 Graduate Internship (3 semester hours)

57.599 Graduate Thesis (6 semester hours)

Required Courses for Education Option (Instructional Technology Specialist)

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