Master of Arts (MA) (Design and Development) Instructional Technology
Individuals who are not P-12 educators but who wish to pursue a graduate degree in Instructional Technology may wish to consider the Master of Arts (MA) degree program in Instructional Technology - Design and Development.
Program of Study
This program does not lead to Georgia P-12 certification in Instructional Technology.
Instructional Technology Core Courses (21 hours)
| EDIT 6600 | Introduction to Instructional Technology and Systems Design | 3 |
| EDIT 6602 | Instructional Systems Design | 3 |
| EDUC 6699 | Methods and Interpretation of Educational Research | 3 |
| EDIT 6603 | Special Topics in Instructional Technology and Design | 3 |
| EDIT 6604 | Multimedia Development Authoring Tools | 3 |
| EDIT 6605 | Instructional Technology Practicum | 3 |
| EDIT 6788 | Capstone | 3 |
EDIT 6788: This course is non-transferable and must be taken at Piedmont College. (must be taken last semester of program)
Instructional Design and Development (15 hours)
| EDUC 6607 | Fundamentals of Learning and Cognition | 3 |
| EDIT 6606 | Foundations for Distance Learning | 3 |
| EDIT 6609 | Human Resource Training and Development | 3 |
| EDIT 6610 | Instructional Audio and Video | 3 |
| EDIT 6611 | Instructional Product Evaluation | 3 |
Total Minimum Number of Hours Required of All Candidates: 36
Program Completion Requirements
- A minimum of twenty (20) field experience hours embedded in coursework
- Complete the CITI Research Training Module
- Complete a Practicum Field Project
- Successfully pass a flagship research paper in one of the courses.
- Successfully complete one of three requirements: Earn a professional certification in the field of instructional technology; present at an academic or professional conference; or publish in a professional online or print peer reviewed journal or publication.
- Successful completion and presentation of capstone;
- Earn an overall GPA of 3.0 in all graduate courses attempted, with not more than one grade of “C”