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Master's Degrees

Learning, Design, and TechnologyMaster of Education
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Learn to evaluate the impact of technology on learning while you expand your skills in instructional design and instructional technology. This online master's degree program explores best practices in the field of learning design using practical, real-life examples.
  • 100% Online
  • Apply by June 15 to start August 24
  • 30 Credits $1,037 per credit
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Graduate Certificates

E-Learning DesignPostbaccalaureate Certificate
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Learn to use course design and innovative technology to create and deliver impactful online teaching and learning experiences. This 9-credit e-learning design certificate program takes a project-based approach to instructional design.
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  • Apply by June 15 to start August 24
  • 9 Credits $1,037 per credit
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Advance Your Career

You can use the knowledge gained from these programs and the support of Penn State career resources to pursue careers in a variety of fields, depending on your goals.

Instructional Design Beyond K–12

The strategies learned in this program can be used by trainers and instructional designers from many different backgrounds who are interested in a learning-centered approach beyond a traditional school setting.

Learn best practices in the development and delivery of online, hybrid, and face-to-face curriculum and successfully incorporate the use of the internet and technology in teaching and learning at your institution.

Learn core skills including design of learning management systems, implementation of mobile technologies for learning, design of informal learning experiences, intentional engagement of social learning experiences, and the implementation of technology-enhanced learning.

Directly apply the experience and skills developed through your courses to the work you are doing in your units. You can learn how to create engaging learning experiences by thinking beyond the simple delivery of training content.

Earn a Valuable Credential Along the Way

Show mastery of specific subjects before your degree is complete. Thanks to shared courses across programs, students can often earn a certificate along with their degree in less time than if they earned them separately.

Certificate Programs Related to The Master's Degree

Credit toward the following certificates can be earned while completing the Master of Education in Learning, Design, and Technology program:

  • Educational Technology Integration
  • E-Learning Design

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You’ll advance your career with the skills that employers need now. This is especially important in this given moment in which artificial intelligence, for instance, is becoming rapidly integrated across all aspects of life; (through this program,) you’ll create and implement innovative teaching and learning environments using technology.
— Dr. Ty Hollett, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences in the Department of Learning and Performance Systems