Program Overview

Master of Science in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology

Overview

The Master of Science in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology (CDIT) is a 30-credit online program that explores the intersection of curriculum and instructional design in cutting-edge, technology-infused teaching and learning environments. Graduates of the program who are eligible can apply the degree as a related field in support of an application for professional certification.

Program of Study

• Educational and Social Thought: 3 credits
  • Sample courses: Social Context in Teaching; Communication, Technology and the Knowledge-Building Enterprise.
• Human Learning and Development: 3 credits
  • Sample course: Learning in the Academic Disciplines.
• Instructional Theory and Practice
  • Sample courses: Understanding Learning and Teaching, Systematic Design of Instruction.
• Curriculum Development or Instructional Technology: 3 credits
  • Sample courses: Fundamentals of Program Development, Perspectives in Bilingual Education, Contemporary Patterns in Teaching, Media in Teaching and Learning, Educational Computing, Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum, Approaches to English Grammar.
• Research: 3 credits
  • Sample courses: Critical Introduction to Educational Research Paradigms, Research in Practice, Master's Thesis in Educational Theory and Practice.
• Supporting Courses: 15 credits
  • Choose five courses in your area of interest.

Career Paths

• Earn NYS Professional Teacher Certification: The MS in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology at UAlbany is considered a related program of study to fulfill the MS requirement for Professional certification requirement in New York.
• Become a Trainer: Pursue a career training adult learners, applying principles of curriculum development, instructional design, and instructional technology in corporate training departments and other education settings.

Admissions Requirements

• Required Credentials & Deadlines:
  • Fall: Rolling
  • Spring: Rolling
  • Summer: Rolling
• Required Application Materials:
  • Transcripts from all schools attended
  • Applicants need a 3.0 GPA to be eligible
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Goals
  • Copy of teaching certificate if applicable

Student Learning Objectives

• The ability to integrate educational theory in the service of guiding effective instructional decision making.
• Use technology effectively to support collaboration and engagement in the process of knowledge construction.
• Promote meaningful, engaged learning for diverse students, regardless of their race, gender, ethnic heritage or cultural background.
• Demonstrate the ability to design effective learning activities infusing computational thinking and computer science into K-12 classrooms.
• Demonstrate the ability to engage in effective instructional design using technology to support learning.

Supplemental Degree Programs

Graduate students can typically request a supplemental degree in one or more subordinate degrees without needing to go through the full admissions process again.

• Supplemental programs available with this degree:
  • Africana Studies CGS
  • Community College Leadership CGS
  • Computing Education CGS
  • Demography CGS
  • International Education Management CGS
  • Online Learning and Teaching CGS
  • Teacher Leadership CGS