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This 39-semester-hour program prepares students to be competent practitioners and creative leaders in all major areas of the field. Students develop competencies in such areas as performance technology, instructional software design and development, media administration, program evaluation, and instructional design, development, and evaluation.
Admission
An applicant may submit GMAT or MAT scores in lieu of GRE scores.
Student-at-Large, Study-Abroad, and Transfer Credit
Students-at-large are normally prohibited from registering for graduate courses in instructional technology unless they are pursuing an approved certification or endorsement in school library media. A maximum of 15 student-at-large and transfer semester hours in combination may be applied toward the master’s degree in instructional technology. See “Requirements for Graduate Degrees” for limitation on study-abroad and transfer credit. With the approval of the student’s faculty adviser, a student who has completed endorsement and/or certification requirements in school library media at NIU as a student-at-large may apply some or all of those student-at-large hours towards the master’s degree in instructional technology.
Requirements
The M.S.Ed. in instructional technology requires a minimum of 39 semester hours of graduate course work, determined jointly by the student and adviser. An approved program of courses includes general requirements in research and foundations, courses in instructional technology, and electives as follows.
A research course approved by adviser (3)
An educational foundations course approved by adviser (3)
Additional instructional technology (ETT) courses approved by adviser (24-33)
Electives (0-9)
Students focusing on performance technology, instructional design and development, or school library media certification may be required to include internship or practicum courses as part of the required course work.
Comprehensive Examination
The comprehensive examination is based on the student’s program of study and usually focuses on the solution of an instructional problem. Students should contact the department office during the semester prior to anticipated program completion and graduation to obtain an application for the comprehensive examination.
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