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The online educational specialist degree in learning technologies and design from MU can help you develop the knowledge and skills required to design learning systems and develop the digital media and network applications. If you want to work collaboratively with faculty and other students to produce a portfolio that documents your work and accomplishments, this may be the degree for you.
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Quick facts
Official name
Educational specialist in learning technologies and designCampus
Program type
Educational specialistAcademic home
College of Education & Human Development | School of Information Science and Learning TechnologiesDelivery mode
100% onlineAccreditation
Higher Learning CommissionCredit hours
30Estimated cost
$16,854.00*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.
Career prospects
Potential careers
- Online course or curriculum designer or architect
- Instructional coordinator
- Instructional designer
- Game designer/developer
- Academic research and doctoral study
Program structure
Delivery of this program is 100 percent online: no campus visits are required.
Courses are semester-based. Students typically take one or two classes each semester. Full-time students finish in two years.
Course work includes
- Digital media
- Online course design and instruction
- Web design and development skills
- Rapid design of web-based learning
- Game design and development
Delivery
100% onlineCalendar system
Semester-basedTypical program length
2 years (full-time students)Typical course load
1 or 2 classes each semesterAccreditation
The University of Missouri is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States.