About the Major

The Master of Science in Information Technology in Education (MITE) is designed to meet

the needs of working professionals such as educators, trainers, administrators, technical

support staff and developers working in the public or private sector. The program

blends educational theory and practice into a learning experience that develops skills

applicable to complex real-world problems. It enhances knowledge of how computers,

software and other forms of information technology can be used to improve learning

outcomes. Students can earn the M.S. in Information Technology in Education with no

concentration or with one of the following concentrations (all require 36 credit hours):

• Educational Technology Management

• Information Security Management

• Instructional Design and Development

• Social Computing and Learning

Program Format

This program’s format offers full-time students the opportunity to earn the degree in

12 months and working professionals the opportunity to earn the degree in 16-24 months.

This program is available online only.

Career Opportunities

• E-learning Leader

• College/University Instructor

• Instructional Designer

• Multimedia Specialist

• IT Services Director

• Learning Systems Administrator

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

For further information

Each student must complete seven core courses (21 credit hours). Students may elect a four course concentration (12 credit hours) and one elective course (3 credit hours) or five elective courses from those listed in the MITE program; some have prerequisites.

Curriculum for the Degree Without Concentration (36 credit hours)

Students may earn the M.S. in Information Technology in Education without a concentration by taking all seven core courses and any other five additional educational technology courses, listed above. If the thesis option is elected, students must take the courses as specified above but only three elective courses. Plans for the thesis option must be made with and approved by the program office.

Core Courses (three credits each)

MITE 628 Instructional Design

MITE 655 Foundations of Learning Technology

MITE 661 E-Learning

MMIS 620 Management Information Systems

MMIS 630 Database Management and Application

MMIS 660 Systems Analysis and Design

MMIS 680 Human-Computer Interaction

Additional Educational Technology Courses (three credits each)

MITE 612 Authoring Systems

MITE 613 Learning Systems and Technologies

MITE 640 Mobile Learning

MITE 641 Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

MITE 642 Communities of Practice

MITE 643 Computer– Mediated Communication

MITE 644 Social Networking

MITE 670 Learning Theories

MITE 695 Special Topics in Information Technology in Education

RESD 600 Introduction to Research Methods

RESD 610 Introduction to Statistics

RESD 620 Organizational Assessment and Evaluation

RESD 630 Digital Research and Academic Writing

Concentration in Educational Technology Management Concentration Courses (three credits each)

MMIS 623 Information Privacy and Ethics

MMIS 643 Data Mining

MMIS 621 Information Systems Project Management

MMIS 684 Information Security Management

Concentration in Information Security Management Concentration Courses (three credits each)

MMIS 683 Fundamentals of Security Technologies

MMIS 684 Information Security Management

MMIS 685 Information Security Governance

MMIS 686 Information Systems Auditing

Concentration in Instructional Design and Development Concentration Courses (three credits each)

MITE 612 Authoring Systems

MITE 613 Learning Systems and Technologies

MITE 670 Learning Theories

MMIS 681 Multimedia Systems

Concentration in Social Computing and Learning Concentration Courses (three credits each)

MITE 640 Mobile Learning

MITE 641 Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

MITE 643 Computer-Mediated Communication

MITE 644 Social Networking

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