About Learning, Design and Technology
As a discipline, learning, design and technology translates teaching and learning theories into effective instruction across all ages and settings.
Offered entirely online, the UW master’s degree program in learning, design and technology stresses rural access, distance delivery and diverse learning environments, making it possible for you to conveniently acquire the background and technology skills to become an instructional designer/technologist. Through hands-on learning and field work, you will not only develop instructional design proficiency, you will also create materials that demonstrate your abilities to produce dynamic, effective educational products.
Application Deadline
- March 1 - Fall terms
- October 1 - Spring terms
Admission Requirements
Domestic Students
- GPA: 3.0
- GRE: no requirement
International Students
- TOEFL: 550 minimum written or 80 minimum online, OR IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
- GRE: no requirement
How to Apply
Please visit our program admission webpage for more details.
Online Learning at UW
The University of Wyoming presents an extensive array of fully online and hybrid programs, alongside the online M.S. in Learning, Design and Technology. These virtual programs are equivalent to in-person options concerning educational benchmarks and official recognition. Acknowledging the unique needs of online students, we provide a variety of academic and student resources crafted to bolster your achievements throughout your UW experience and beyond graduation.
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What Can You Do with a Learning, Design and Technology Master’s Degree?
Your master’s degree in learning, design and technology degree can prepare you for a variety of roles in our fast-changing, information-rich world. Students who graduate from the UW master’s in learning, design and technology program go on to facilitate learning as leaders in higher education, P-12 educational environments, corporations, government, cultural institutions and more.
UW’s learning, design and technology M.S. graduates have worked in the following positions:
- Learning Management System Administrator
- Director of Instructional Design
- Online Faculty Technology Specialist
- Learning Experience and Instructional Designer
- Instructional Technologist
- Instructional Designer and Technologist
Yes! You can apply for a graduate assistantship, which offers full-time, on-campus students with faculty research opportunities, college-level teaching experiences and stipends.
Yes! The UW College of Education is nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
Yes! Take all of your classes online, where you will get to know your faculty and fellow students in the digital space.
"University of Wyoming helped me gain my footing and foundation in the world of instructional technology. The program and professors prepared me to transition seamlessly into an instructional design career with the appropriate and sustainable skills to be successful. I now have the privilege to design and support educational experiences for future social workers and patrons across the nation, which would not be possible without UW."
- Heather Sanders, M.S ’11