Master of ScienceLearning Technologies and Media Systems
The Learning Technologies and Media Systems (LTMS) program explores the intersection of learning and technology and provides our students with hands-on experiences that show how technology is changing learning.
Students study the art and science of instructional design and develop practical skills to analyze performance, create new solutions and manage the technology of instruction.
Our students are employed in industry and in education, and our program strives to develop new knowledge in both areas. You can explore the many facets of the program from this central location. Learning technologies have expanded beyond the use of a learning management system and web-based learning to encompass a range of technologies and opportunities.
The Learning Technologies & Media Systems Master of Science (LTMS) at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a part-time or full-time 36 semester-hour program that provides students with leading-edge approaches and skills to help them apply existing and emerging learning technologies in a variety of learning environments. The innovative applied learning technologies program provides you with immediate career benefits while preparing you for projected industry needs.
Student Thank You Note
“As an Indian military veteran, my transition to the corporate world in the U.S. is, in significant part, attributable to Harrisburg University. The choice of programs is very much attuned to industry needs, and the small class size helped me receive individual attention. Second, I am thankful to the ever-responsive professors who go out of their way to help clear any doubts I may have before or during courses. It gives me confidence knowing that they are vested in the students’ careers.”
Program Goals
Graduates of the LTMS program are able to:
- Analyze performance improvement opportunities to determine appropriate solutions;
- Create engaging learning solutions to improve performance;
- Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of learning solutions; and,
- Achieve the management of knowledge through digital communication.
Program Concentrations
- Instructional Technology
- Instructional Design
- Instructional Development
- Games and Simulations
- Integration and Leadership
- Individualized
Program Certificates
Certificate in Instructional Technology K-12
The 24 semester hour graduate program in Instructional Technology prepares the student for the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s instructional certificate in instructional technology K-12. A student may complete this program as a non-degree graduate student or as a Master of Science degree-seeking student.
LTMS Instructional Design Certificate
The 15 semester hour graduate program in Instructional Design prepares new-in-position or prospective training professionals for careers in corporate or industrial training. At the end of the program, the student will have a portfolio that will include a design document, 2 eLearning examples, and an assessment instrument. A student will complete courses as a non-degree-seeking student.
Program Lead
Richard Kordel, D.Ed. Assistant Professor of Learning Technologies & LTMS Program Lead
Full Time Faculty
Assistant Professor of Learning Technologies & LTMS Program Lead
Corporate Faculty (Learning Technologies & Media Systems)
Corporate Faculty
Corporate Faculty (Learning Technologies & Media Systems)
Program Courses
This program requires a total of 36 semester hours: 15 semester hours from the core courses listed below, 6 semester hours of experiential courses, and 15 semester hours of Individualized Concentration courses. The semester hour value of each course appears in parentheses ( ).
Information for International Students
All of the University’s graduate programs are STEM approved, and curricular practical training (CPT) is offered for this program.
2020–2021 Academic Course Catalogs
Get information about core courses, electives and concentrations in our current academic course catalog.
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