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Educational Technology & Design

Program Requirements

The Masters of Education program provides theoretical and practical experiences culminating in either a major scholarly project or a major research thesis.

M.Ed (course-based) students need to complete 27 credit units of graduate level coursework and the portfolio class (ECUR 991.3) as a culminating experience.

M.Ed (project) students need to complete 24 credit units of graduate level coursework and the project seminar (ETAD 992.6) supervised by a faculty member in the programme.

M.Ed (thesis) students need to complete 21 units of graduate level coursework and a thesis supervised by a faculty member in the programme and a committee.

Students in the program are required to take the following 3 classes (9 credit units):

  • ETAD 802.6 Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Educational Technology
  • EDRES 800.3 Research Methods
  • EDCUR 990.0 Research Seminar

Students in the program are required to take at least 9 credit units from the following classes:

Online Courses and Flexible Program Options

We are often asked, "How much of the Educational Technology and Design M.Ed. program can be taken online?"

The short answer is, "All of it".

We try to build as much flexibility into our program as we possibly can, but the program wasn't initially built as a distance education program -- rather, it was built as a flexible program that offers a number of delivery options. However you design your program, we encourage you to be in regular contact with us and your classmates; a professional community of practice will certainly be an important feature of what you take away from our program of study. We would be happy to try to build a program that will offer a good experience for you.