Accelerated M.S. / Ph.D. Program in Instructional Technology
Program Director: Dr. Bill Sadera
Phone: 410-704-2731
Email: bsadera@towson.edu
Applicants with bachelor’s degrees and excellent academic standing are eligible to apply for the accelerated master’s to doctorate program. In this program, students will earn a Master of Science degree (M.S.), with a concentration in Educational Technology or Instructional Design and Development within the master's, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) as part of an accelerated curriculum. Students may choose to take the M.S. degree and not continue to the Ph.D. as long as all required M.S. coursework is completed. Students in this program are waived from the M.S. Instructional Technology Capstone requirement and nine elective units otherwise required for the Ph.D. This accelerated program has a total credit requirement of 84 units.
Note: 12 units earned as part of the M.S. degree – EDUC 789, EDUC 790, EDUC 791 & one course from the Level II Advanced M.S. Core – will be applied toward the Ph.D. degree.
Instructional Technology with an Educational Technology Option
Degree Requirements (84 total units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Level I: MS Core | ||
| ISTC 541 | FOUNDATIONS IN LEARNING TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN | 3 |
| ISTC 663 | INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING SCIENCES | 3 |
| ISTC 667 | INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| Level II: Advanced MS Core | ||
| ISTC 603 | FOUNDATIONS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION | 3 |
| ISTC 702 | EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| ISTC 731 | THEORY AND PRACTICE FOR INTEGRATING DIGITAL RESOURCES INTO LEARNING AND TEACHING | 3 |
| Level III: Thesis or Elective Option | 6 | |
| Students may select the thesis option or complete 6 units of electives. | ||
| INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY THESIS | ||
or ISTC 898 | INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY THESIS | |
| Individually selected electives at the 600-700 level (2) | ||
| Level IV: Research Core | ||
| EDUC 605 | INFORMING EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE TO EFFECT CHANGE | 3 |
| EDUC 789 | RESEARCH METHODS, DESIGN, AND ANALYSIS | 3 |
| EDUC 790 | ADVANCED MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICS IN EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDUC 791 | ADVANCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
| Level V: Doctoral Core | ||
| ISTC 700 | ASSESSMENT IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| ISTC 707 | LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN A DIGITAL AGE | 3 |
| ISTC 709 | LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| ISTC 711 | INNOVATION, CHANGE AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES | 3 |
| ISTC 741 | RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| Level VI: Doctoral Electives | ||
| Individually selected electives at the 600-700 level (3) | 9 | |
| Level VII: Seminar and Internship | ||
| ISTC 780 | SEMINAR I: INVESTIGATING AND EVALUATING RESEARCH IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| ISTC 782 | INVESTIGATING AND EVALUATING RESEARCH IN ISTC II | 3 |
| ISTC 797 | GRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| Level VIII: Dissertation Research | ||
| ISTC 970 | DISSERTATION PROPOSAL - INDEPENDENT STUDY | 3 |
| ISTC 998 | INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY DISSERTATION | 12 |
| Total Units | 84 | |
Instructional Design and Development Option
Degree Requirements (84 total units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Level I: MS Core | ||
| EDUC 755 | ADULT LEARNING THEORIES | 3 |
| or ISTC 663 | INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING SCIENCES | |
| ISTC 541 | FOUNDATIONS IN LEARNING TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN | 3 |
| ISTC 655 | DEVELOPING DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA MATERIALS FOR LEARNING DESIGN | 3 |
| ISTC 667 | INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| Level II: Advanced MS Core | ||
| ISTC 715 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| ISTC 767 | ADVANCED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| Level III: Thesis or Elective Option | 6 | |
| Students may select either the thesis option or complete 6 units of electives | ||
| INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY THESIS | ||
or ISTC 898 | INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY THESIS | |
| Individually selected electives at the 600-700 level (2) | ||
| Level IV: Research Sequence | ||
| EDUC 605 | INFORMING EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE TO EFFECT CHANGE | 3 |
| EDUC 789 | RESEARCH METHODS, DESIGN, AND ANALYSIS | 3 |
| EDUC 790 | ADVANCED MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICS IN EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDUC 791 | ADVANCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
| Level V: Doctoral Core | ||
| ISTC 700 | ASSESSMENT IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| ISTC 707 | LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN A DIGITAL AGE | 3 |
| ISTC 709 | LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| ISTC 711 | INNOVATION, CHANGE AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES | 3 |
| ISTC 741 | RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| Level VI: Doctoral Electives | ||
| Individually selected electives at the 600-700 level (3) | 9 | |
| Level VII: Seminar and Internship | ||
| ISTC 780 | SEMINAR I: INVESTIGATING AND EVALUATING RESEARCH IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| ISTC 782 | INVESTIGATING AND EVALUATING RESEARCH IN ISTC II | 3 |
| ISTC 797 | GRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| Level VIII: Dissertation Research | ||
| ISTC 970 | DISSERTATION PROPOSAL - INDEPENDENT STUDY | 3 |
| ISTC 998 | INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY DISSERTATION | 12 |
| Total Units | 84 | |