Graduate Catalog 2020-2021

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 6600Introduction to Instructional Technology and Systems Design

3

EDIT 6602Instructional Systems Design

3

EDUC 6699Methods and Interpretation of Educational Research

3

EDIT 6603Special Topics in Instructional Technology and Design

3

EDIT 6604Multimedia Development Authoring Tools

3

EDIT 6605Instructional Technology Practicum

3

EDIT 6788Capstone

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 6607Fundamentals of Learning and Cognition

3

EDIT 6606Foundations for Distance Learning

3

EDIT 6609Human Resource Training and Development

3

EDIT 6610Instructional Audio and Video

3

EDIT 6611Instructional Product Evaluation

3

Total Minimum Number of Hours Required of All Candidates: 36 hrs

Program Completion Requirements

  • A minimum of twenty (20) field experience hours embedded in coursework
  • 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”