Masters

Courses

UNT has a proven track record in online delivery and has been teaching students online for nearly thirty years. The MS degree is one a few in the U.S. that is aligned with the International Society for Technology in Education's (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS). You'll learn how technology helps us learn and discover how to create your own online courses, implement learning technologies theory and practice, and more. And you'll do it all from the convenience of your own home. Or the local coffee shop. Or the commuter train. No matter where you are, this degree is designed to help you get where you want to be.

Primary Tools Learned/Used

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Adobe Design Creative Suite (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro)
  • and more.

Learning Technology Learned/Used

  • LMS: Blackboard, Moodle, and others
  • Webinar Tools: Adobe Connect, Go To Training, Skype, Google Hangouts, and others
  • Data and Cloud Technology: File Sharing, File Servers, Social Media Tools
  • and more.

The 36 hours of course work includes 24 hours of core/foundations, 12 hours of specific track and electives depending on the program tracks.

Core/Foundation Courses (24 hours)

  • LTEC 5030 (3 hrs) Foundations of Learning Technologies
  • LTEC 5300 (3 hrs) Learning and Cognition
  • LTEC 5220 (3 hrs) Multimedia in Technology Applications
  • LTEC 5610 (3 hrs) Analysis of Research in Learning Technologies
  • LTEC 5210 (3 hrs) Instructional Systems Design I
  • LTEC 5200 (3 hrs) New Technologies of Instruction
  • LTEC 5510 (3 hrs) Technology Based Learning Environments
  • LTEC 5580 (3 hrs) Readings Seminar in Learning Technologies

Track Specific Courses (12 hours)

Evaluation and Research

This program track requires the completion of:

  • LTEC 5320 (3 hrs) Contemporary Issues in Workforce Learning and Performance
  • LTEC 6181 (3 hrs) Evaluation and Accountability in Applied Technology and Training
  • LTEC 5340 (3 hrs) Capstone I in Workforce Learning and Performance
  • LTEC 5360 (3 hrs) Capstone 2 in Workforce Learning and Performance

Instructional Systems

This program track requires the completion of:

  • LTEC 5420 (3 hrs) Web Authoring
  • LTEC 5570 (3 hrs) Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Computing
  • LTEC 5400 (3 hrs) Learning Technologies Telecommunications
  • LTEC 5040 (3 hrs) Online Design and Pedagogy

Instructional Systems Design

This program track requires the completion of:

  • LTEC 5040 (3 hrs) Online Design and Pedagogy
  • LTEC 5211 (3 hrs) Instructional Systems Design II

And the completion of two of the following:

  • LTEC 5420 (3 hrs) Web Authoring
  • LTEC 5421 (3 hrs) Advanced Web and Media Development
  • LTEC 5310 (3 hrs) Human-Computer Interaction

Instructional Systems Technology

This program track requires the completion of:

  • LTEC 5040 (3 hrs) Online Design and Pedagogy

And the completion of three of the following:

  • LTEC 5421 (3 hrs) Advanced Web and Media Development
  • LTEC 5240 (3 hrs) Authoring Learning Games, Sims, and Virtual Environments
  • LTEC 5310 (3 hrs) Human-Computer Interaction
  • LTEC 5450 (3 hrs) Building Internet Information Services
  • LTEC 5460 (3 hrs) Computer Networks for Learning Environments

Project Management

This program track requires the completion of:

  • LTEC 5800 (3 hrs) Organization Development
  • LTEC 5800 (3 hrs) Project Management and Applied Technology Performance Improvement
  • LTEC 5470 (3 hrs) Interpersonal Skills Development
  • LTEC 6181 (3 hrs) Evaluation and Accountability in Applied Technology and Training

Teaching and Learning with Technology

This program track requires the completion of:

  • LTEC 5420 (3 hrs) Web Authoring
  • LTEC 5111 (3 hrs) Introduction to Video Technology
  • LTEC 5260 (3 hrs) Computer Graphics for Mediated Communications
  • LTEC 5040 (3 hrs) Online Design and Pedagogy

Team Science

This program track requires the completion of:

  • LTEC 6121 (3 hrs) Leadership Development in Applied Technology and Training
  • LTEC 5800 (3 hrs) Team Dynamics
  • LTEC 5800 (3 hrs) Team Cognition
  • LTEC 6181 (3 hrs) Evaluation and Accountability in Applied Technology and Training

Workforce Leadership

This program track requires the completion of:

  • LTEC 5100 (3 hrs) Foundation of Workforce Learning and Performance
  • LTEC 5800 (3 hrs) Organization Development
  • LTEC 5800 (3 hrs) Entrepreneurship and Performance Improvement
  • LTEC 6121 (3 hrs) Leadership Development in Applied Technology and Training

Deficiency Courses (If required to level into the MS. Credit does not count toward degree total)

  • LTEC 5010 (3 hrs) Computer Tools for Learning
  • LTEC 5020 (3 hrs) Computers in Learning Technologies

 

Degree Plan

Students must file a degree plan within the first 12 hours of course work and after admission to the program. Once filed with the Graduate School, an electronic copy of your approved degree plan will be available to you via the MyPlanner tool (accessible through my.UNT.edu) for documentation and reference purposes. Any deviations from your approved degree plan will require an official degree plan change. Contact LT-MS@unt.edu if you have questions.

Contact the departmental advising office (LT-MS@unt.edu or 940-565-4470) for assistance with filing your degree plan.

 

Registration

Information about session or semester registration may be found at https://registrar.unt.edu/registration/. If you have registration issues, contact the Registrar's Information Counter by calling 940-565-2111 or visiting Eagle Student Services Center (ESSC) Room 147.


Contact the departmental advising office (LT-MS@unt.edu or 940-565-4470) if you require degree plan changes due to registration issues or have other problems the Registrar cannot help resolve.

 

Financial Aid

Students should visit http://financialaid.unt.edu/ for details on Financial Aid and the application process.

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