Master's Degree Program in Instructional Systems with a Major in Open and Distance Learning
Overview
The Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems offers an online Master's in Instructional Systems with a Major in Open and Distance Learning program.
The 36 semester credit hour Masters Program is designed for anyone who delivers educational or training materials via distance learning or is charged with the task of implementing distance learning programs. The principles and techniques taught in this program cut across all organization and industry sectors - profits and nonprofits, public and private, products and services. Some specific occupations suited to this program include:
- Trainers
- Consultants
- K-12 Teachers
- Instructors, especially in the military or at community colleges
- Educational Technology Coordinators
- Faculty
- Instructional Designers
- Human Resource Specialists
- Higher Education Administrators
- Anyone contemplating a career in training and development, curriculum planning and
- Internet applications
Applicants may also be interested in the 15 semester credit hour Certificate Program in Online Instructional Development. Admission to the certificate program requires payment of a university required application fee, submission of an online university special student application form, submission of the online certificate application, and forwarding official transcripts from colleges and universities attended. Twelve of the fifteen semester credit hours taken as a Special Student may be applied toward the Master's Degree.
The Master's Program and the non-degree Certificate Program are designed for full-time employees and graduate students who have, or will have, responsibility for the design, development, implementation and evaluation for distance learning courses.
Admissions
Applicants are encouraged to apply for admission, all of which may be accomplished online. Two FSU web sites will make this process relatively painless, but none the less requiring your patience:
- http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/online/prospective/apply.cfm
- https://admissions.fsu.edu/gradapp/
- Application information for the Master's Program and the Certificate Program is located at the departmental Web site: http://www.epls.fsu.edu
Requirements include submission of official college and university transcripts, submission of GRE scores, submission of three letters of recommendation, a comprehensive work history resume, a letter of intent and purpose statement, and submission of the FSU graduate application. Additionally, students are to submit a departmental application. Please review departmental requirements for admissions at the EPLS website.
Courses
All course work is available online so students can remain in the comfort of their home and complete the MS or certificate program entirely online.
The 36 semester hour Master's of Science degree in Open and Distance Learning program consists of the following course requirements (subject to change):
Required Courses (33 hours)
- EME 5457 Introduction to Distance Learning (3)
- EDP 5216 Theories of Learning and Cognition in Instruction (3)
- EME 5601 Introduction to Instructional Systems (3)
- EME 6635 Design of On-line Collaborative Learning (3)
- EME 5603 Introduction to Systematic Instruction Developing (3)
- EME 6415 Development of Computer Courseware (3)
- EDF 5461 Introduction to Program Evaluation (3)
- EDG 6925 Instructional Materials Development (4)
- EDF 5445 Assessment of Learning (3)
- EME 6631 Managing Instructional Development (3)
- EDF 5942 Practicum/Internship in Distance Learning (2)
- EDF 8966 Master's Portfolio
Electives 3 hours
Three hours of electives, one of which is listed below.
- ADE 5083 Human Resource Development (3)
- EME 6636 A Systems Approach to the Management of Change (3)
- LIS 5313 Design and Production of media Resources (3)
- LIS 5362 Design and Production of Network Multimedia (3)
- LIS 5484 Managing Networking and Telecommunications (3)
Costs
The costs associated with distance learning courses vary by department and program. Each online program has additional costs that are covered through an auxiliary budget. For information about costs, go to http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/online/prospective/graduateprograms/instructsystems.cfm
Contact Information
For information on application procedures, contact distance learning coordinator Ms. Mary Kate McKee at mmckee@oddl.fsu.edu. She may be reached by telephone at 850-644-8792 or email at mmckee@oddl.fsu.edu.
- U.S. Mail
Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
Attn: Online Master's in Instructional Systems with a Major in Open and Distance Learning
307 Stone Building
College of Education
Florida State University
Tallahassee , FL 32306-4453 - Websites: