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Distance Education & E-Learning
Master of Distance EducationThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Explore educational strategies: Apply education theory, learning models, and various teaching frameworks.
- Develop leadership skills:Â Work with various organizational and staffing models in distance education.
- Advance in technology:Â Select learning technologies to manage distance education curricula.
- Research and present data:Â Prepare a presentation to an e-learning department asking for project funds.
- Proactively solve problems: Submit a proposal to improve enterprise learning based on a real case study.
- Gain hands on-experience: Create a prototype online course that can be applied in the workplace.
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 36 credits. Take the following courses in the order listed. Courses listed as “prerequisite†or “corequisite†may be taken concurrently. Please see the course descriptions for additional information.
Initial Requirement
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Core Courses
- (3 Credits, OMDE 601)
- (3 Credits, OMDE 610)
- (3 Credits, OMDE 603)
- (3 Credits, OMDE 608)
- (3 Credits, OMDE 606)
- (3 Credits, DETT 611)
- (3 Credits, DETT 607)
- (3 Credits, DETC 620)
- (3 Credits, DEPM 604)
- (3 Credits, DETT 621)
- (3 Credits, DEPM 622)
Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, OMDE 670)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you to lead, manage, develop, evaluate, and implement distance learning programs in a wide range of academic and training contexts. Potential job titles include e-learning program manager, distance education administrator, online faculty trainer, and educational technology specialist.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
Strong writing skills are encouraged in this program.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
Tuition Per Credit
- $544 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Learning Design & Technology
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Apply learning sciences: Design and implement transformative, personalized online and hybrid learning experiences. Â
- Explore digital strategies: Identify and apply learning analytics, current research, and theory to optimize the learning environment. Â
- Sharpen leadership skills: Initiate and lead learning design projects. Â
- Analyze data: Create assessment strategies and visualization models to inform design. Â
- Create a network: Use social media tools to create a personal learning network for ongoing professional development. Â
- Communicate effectively: Communicate effectively online and in print using visual, oral, and written formats. Â
- Develop innovative ideas: Select, evaluate, and design media and technologies to support learning online. Â
- Discuss ethics: Evaluate legal and ethical issues and develop appropriate strategies for online learning projects.Â
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 30 credits. Take the following courses in the order listed.
Core Courses Â
- (3 Credits, LDTC 600)
- (3 Credits, LDTC 605)
- (3 Credits, LDTC 610)
- (3 Credits, LDTC 615)
- (3 Credits, LDTC 620)
- (3 Credits, LDTC 625)
- (3 Credits, LDTC 630)
- (3 Credits, LDTC 640)Â
- (3 Credits, LDTC 650)
Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, LDTC 690)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for learning design and technology careers in several professional contexts. Potential job titles include instructional designer, learning development specialist, instructional technologist, training and development specialist, and instructional systems specialist. ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ courses are taught by experienced faculty and address skills and competencies that are highly valued by today’s employers.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
We recommend you have a background in teaching, education, or professional development, as well as basic experience in word processing. Strong writing skills are also encouraged in this program.Â
Total Program Credits
30
Transfer Credits
Exactly 12
Format
- All courses available online
Tuition Per Credit
- $544 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Instructional Technology Integration
Graduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
As the demand for classroom technology continues to grow, so does the need for experts who can optimize technology to help students achieve. With an online graduate certificate in instructional technology integration from University of Maryland Global Campus, you'll gain advanced skills in curriculum development, instruction, and technology integration in pre-K through grade 12 education. Our online courses are developed with leaders in distance education to help prepare you to lead technology-rich learning environments with mobile learning, blended learning, selecting tools, media integration, and standards-based course design.
Program Highlights
- Explore strategies: Develop guidelines to select appropriate technologies for learning environments.
- Develop leadership skills: Create a professional web and social media presence for the classroom.
- Create technical classroom environments: Discover emerging technologies like social media tools and mobile technology.
- Rely on data: Develop standards-based (Common Core), technology-supported lessons.
- Proactively solve problems: Assess the effectiveness of technology to support student learning.
- Gain hands-on experience: Create multimedia and web-based products that support instruction.
Required Courses
Courses must be taken in the order listed; sequential courses may be taken at the same time.
Foundation Course
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
(to be taken within the first 6 credits of study)
The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Core Courses
- (3 Credits, INST 600)
- (3 Credits, INST 605)
- (3 Credits, INST 610)
- (3 Credits, INST 615)
Career Preparation
This certificate is designed for pre-K–12 teachers, technology integration specialists, staff developers, and administrators who want to further their work in instructional technology at the classroom, school, and district levels.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
12
Transfer Credits
Up to 6
Format
- All courses available online
Tuition Per Credit
- $544 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.