MS in Learning Design & Technology with Learning Technologies with a Concentration in E-Learning

With this one-year program, you can gain specialized knowledge of the technologies and theories relevant to instructional design and e-learning practices. You’ll accrue 15 credits that apply to the online MS in Learning Design and Technology degree.

Build Your Skillset for Creating Empowering Learning Solutions

Mason’s modern curriculum prepares you to design and implement learning solutions that students find engaging and intuitive. You’ll take online courses led by experienced faculty, developing competencies for managing the entire lifecycle of training and education programs and analyzing trends across the learning design industry.

Courses available in the MS in Learning Design and Technology degree and Learning Technologies Certificate programs include

Instructional Design

Learn to analyze, apply, and evaluate instructional design principles to develop a wide range of education materials.

User Experience Design and Learning Analytics

Explore how design considerations and user analytics influence learning designers to select, implement, and evaluate user-first design methodologies.

Web Accessibility and Design

Develop a firm grasp of universal web design principles and use web authoring tools to create an accessible website.

E-Learning Design Applications

Learn the basics of developing, delivering, and managing e-learning experiences while exploring how to use e-learning design applications.

George Mason University is Virginia's largest public research university. Located near Washington, D.C., Mason enrolls more than 33,000 students from 130 countries and all 50 states. Mason has grown rapidly over the past half-century and is recognized for its innovation and entrepreneurship, remarkable diversity, and commitment to accessibility. George Mason University is an innovative and inclusive academic community committed to creating a more just, free, and prosperous world.

Mason Online refers to the online learning experiences offered that may be completed at home, while stationed abroad, or while traveling. The online courses will maintain the same academic rigor and integrity as their campus-based counterparts, providing students with an active and collaborative learning environment while offering greater flexibility to fit a student's needs.