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Instructional Technology, consists of courses from the three areas listed below. Each is a three-credit course.
AREA I, Foundations of Education,
Two required courses* | 6 credits
ED 510 Psychological Foundations
ED 511 Philosophical Foundations
ED 512 Social Foundations
ED 513 Comparative Foundations
ED 514 Issues in Education
ED 515 Cognition
ED 518 School Law (previously ED 578; cannot repeat for additional credit)
AREA II, Professional Skills in Education,
One required course* | 3 credits
ED 520 Using Assessment to Guide Instruction (previously Educational Assessment)
ED 521 Statistics in Education
ED 525 Educational Research - recommended
Note: Students should not take
ED 522 due to course # and title changes. Instead, it is recommended that
ED 525 Educational Research be taken.
AREA VI, Educational Computing Courses*
21 credits required for degree or certification
The following courses are required
ED 577 Principles of Information Security
ED 579 Media Design
ED 583 Courseware Design and Construction
ED 585 Integrating Technology into the Curriculum
ED 587 Technology Leadership
ED 588 Operating Systems and Networking
ED 589 Instructional Technology: Models and Methods
* Required for Certification
ED 591 Internship | 3 credits
A 'Certification Only' Option is available for the Instructional Technology program...
and requires a Wilkes graduate application, application fee, official transcripts & letters of recommendation.
You must have a previous Masters degree (either from Wilkes or another university) for admission as a 'Certification Only' student. If your previous Masters degree is from Wilkes, you don't need to repay the application fee, but must submit a new, updated application. A minimum of 21 Wilkes graduate credits are required for certification only, with final determination of the courses needed decided upon transcript review.