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2010-2011 Calendar | Education |
Educational Technology and Learning Design (Master of Arts) Program
Faculty of Education
91泡芙 Calendar 2010-2011
The master of arts (MA) degree signifies the acquisition of advanced knowledge in the student鈥檚 field of specialization and competence in conducting significant and original research in education. Graduate programs leading to this degree culminates with a master鈥檚 thesis (EDUC 898).
Designed to accommodate students who work full time during the day or who take a leave to study full time, the program supports diverse cohorts including K-12 teachers, college instructors, instructional designers, and aspiring academics. Applicants from a wide variety of educational and technical backgrounds are welcome. The program takes a scholarly approach to learning technologies design, plans for its use, and/or evaluations of technology-based learning innovations.
The program requires a minimum of 28 units of course work and a thesis (EDUC 898-10).
Admission Requirements
See graduate general regulation 1.3 for University admission requirements. In exceptional circumstances, applicants who do not meet these requirements may be considered if superior scholarly or professional achievement is demonstrated.
Graduate education admission is granted to a specific degree and to a particular program or specialization. Updated application information is available November 15 via the web at . All applicants are reviewed once a year. Completed applications must be received by January 31 with admissions decisions available by March 15.
Conditional Admission
Depending upon the course work on their transcripts, students may be admitted conditionally upon completing Faculty of Education prerequisite courses.
Program Requirements
Students complete all of
- EDUC 864-5 Research Designs in Education
- EDUC 890-4 Educational Media as Foundations of Curriculum
- EDUC 891-4 Learning Design in Technology-mediated Environments
- EDUC 892-4 Cognitive Tools and Multimedia Learning
- EDUC 893-4 Organizational and Social Aspects of Learning Technology Design
- EDUC 894-4 Methods for Research and Inquiry in Learning Technologies
and one elective EDUC course.
Thesis
Normally, before the fifth course, a master鈥檚 thesis research plan is presented to the tenured or tenure track member of the faculty whom the student proposes to be senior supervisor. The senior supervisor and at least one other faculty member chosen in consultation with the senior supervisor constitutes the supervisory committee and the student proceeds to the thesis by completing:
- EDUC 898-10 Master鈥檚 Thesis
The master鈥檚 thesis is examined as prescribed in graduate general regulations 1.9 and 1.10.
Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations
All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the Graduate General Regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.