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Students from across the globe choose Purdue University as their premiere online college. Founded in 1869 as a land-grant school, it now offers majors from engineering and agriculture to liberal arts, pharmacy, and more. Every program strives to prepare students for competitive careers in innovative industries. With offerings from associate to doctor’s degrees, Purdue University has an academic experience for everyone.
Take advantage of university benefits, such as personal support from dedicated faculty. In many cases, a student can pursue non-degree, certificate, and licensure opportunities rather than a degree. With a focus on student career confidence, Purdue University ensures an accessible, world-class education.
Purdue University Online Learning:
- Fully online and hybrid options
- Live virtual seminars
- Military-friendly
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Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
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Education
Explore important principles behind learning design and technology with Purdue University’s Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design. This program will give you a strong foundational knowledge base by providing up-to-date courses in core learning design competencies.
In this program, you will study topics like learning systems design, learning theories, development and management of technology and more. With an elective option built into the program, students can focus on areas of personal interest such as educational video game design, motivational instruction design, or developing instruction with specific leading technology platforms. This program is a total of nine credit hours, you’ll be able to complete the program in as few as two semesters.
This fully online certificate program is taught by expert faculty with experience in the field and will prepare you for a variety of career roles upon graduation. The program also allows you to go straight into our MS in Education in Learning Design & Technology. Learn more and apply today!
Ranked #10 for Best Online Learning Design and Technology Program by U.S. News and World Report 2024, Purdue University’s online Master of Science in Education in Learning Design and Technology gives you vital knowledge and innovative techniques to design and deliver effective instructional materials whether you’re teaching in a classroom or training in a boardroom. Maximize your impact with this accessible and affordable online master’s program in less than two years.
Program Highlights
- Gain knowledge of how to use instructional design principles to develop effective and efficient support materials
- Learn the skills and strategies to design, develop, and implement instructional assets that integrate learning technology and align with desired learning outcomes
- Create an experience-rich portfolio with the coursework you complete throughout the program
Earn Technology Badges to Master Digital Tools
To support your skills in instructional technology, you can learn how to use over 30 (and counting) specific instructional tools through a unique technology badge system. This not only increases your technological proficiency, it demonstrates mastery of the tools to potential employers. Badges can be earned for credit or simply for professional development purposes.
Knowledge for Any Learning Setting
The online MSEd in Learning Design and Technology allows you to apply and adapt proven methods to a wide range of training situations and workplace settings, including:
- Classrooms
- Business and industry
- Government agencies
- Nonprofit organizations
- Military
Ranked #13 for Best Online Special Education Program by U.S. News and World Report 2024, the online MSEd in Special Education program sees the entire education landscape and combines practical experience with the latest breakthroughs and technology. You will learn new ways to ensure that students with special needs succeed.
The Online Master of Science in Education in Special Education at Purdue University focuses on mild intervention with an option to add on additional coursework in intense intervention. Several options are available to meet your career needs:
- Master’s only: Intended for those seeking knowledge in the area of special education. No practicum is required; an additional elective course is taken in its place.
- Master’s with initial special education licensure: Intended for those seeking a master’s degree as well as an initial license in special education in mild intervention or mild and intense intervention. This track requires practicum and student teaching field experiences.
- Master’s with advanced special education licensure: Intended for those who already have initial (teaching) licensure and are looking to add an advanced licensure in mild intervention or mild and intense intervention. This track requires practicum experiences.
- Master’s with advanced special education licensure – intense intervention only: Intended for those who already have a special education teaching license in mild intervention and looking for advanced licensure in intense intervention. This track requires practicum experiences.
The program will give you the ability to:
- Understand the various characteristics and categories of disabilities.
- Apply methods of learning assessment for students with challenges.
- Provide curricula adapted to individual students’ needs and educational plans.
- Use current technologies to promote increased mobility, communication, self-determination and cognitive functioning.
- Teach appropriate functional and social skills to students with challenging behaviors.
This online special education program is aligned with edTPA, a performance-based, subject-specific assessment and support system designed to meet state and national standards – including Common Core State Standards and the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) – to ensure new teachers are able to teach each student effectively. Students complete four professional portfolios and submit unedited video recordings of live teaching sessions to complete edTPA requirements.
Quality curriculum can directly correlate with student achievement. Help students succeed academically with an MS in Education focused on Curriculum and Instruction.
In this online program, you will learn how and why to incorporate STEM topics, social justice issues, and strength-based approaches in your curriculum development. Courses in this online master’s in curriculum and instruction cover current theories and methodologies related to instructional design. The knowledge gained from this program can be applied to roles that involve creating, evaluating, or teaching curriculum.
Choose a career-based learning track from the following options:
- English Language Learning (ELL)
- Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies
- Educational Technology
- Mathematics Education
- Integrated STEM Education
Prepare students for success through quality programming with a Master of Science in Education focused on Curriculum and Instruction. The Educational Technology track helps educators integrate technology into the classroom.
In this instructional design degree online, you will learn how and why to incorporate STEM topics, social justice issues, and strength-based approaches in your curriculum development. Courses cover current theories and methodologies related to instructional design. The knowledge gained from this program can be applied to roles that involve creating, evaluating, or teaching curriculum.
Students will study topics including:
- Integration and management of technology for learning
- Human performance technology
- Learning theory and instructional design
- Learning systems design
Help students close to home and worldwide gain new English language skills with an MS in Education in Curriculum and Instruction focused on English Language Learning. A strong understanding of curriculum design and development can help a wide range of students succeed academically.
In this master’s in ESL online, you will learn how and why to incorporate STEM topics, social justice issues, and strength-based approaches in your curriculum development. Courses cover current theories and methodologies related to instructional design. The knowledge gained from this program can be applied to roles that involve creating, evaluating, or teaching ELL curriculum.
Help high-ability students realize their full potential with an MS in Education in Curriculum and Instruction that concentrates on Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies. In this program, you will learn how to create curricula that employ a strengths-based talent development model to nurture the abilities of all students.
In this online program, you will learn how and why to incorporate STEM topics, social justice issues, and strength-based approaches in your curriculum development. Courses cover current theories and methodologies related to instructional design. The knowledge gained from this program can be applied to roles that involve creating, evaluating, or teaching gifted, creative, and talented curriculum.
Lead the way in STEM education with an MS in Education in Curriculum and Instruction that focuses on Integrated STEM Education. Through this online program, you will learn how to incorporate STEM principles into your curriculum design in both problem-solving and project-based contexts.
Participants in this master’s in STEM education online will learn how to integrate engineering and technology design into lesson plans. Courses cover current theories and methodologies related to instructional design. The knowledge gained from this program can be applied to roles that involve creating, evaluating, or teaching STEM curriculum.
Broaden your knowledge of teaching and learning math topics with this MS in Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Mathematics Education. Students in this online program will learn how to develop and deliver math lessons aimed at meeting the needs of diverse learners.
Classes in this online mathematics degree focus on connecting STEM concepts with effective and proven instructional strategies. The curriculum covers current theories and methodologies related to instructional design. The knowledge gained from this program can be applied to roles that involve creating, evaluating, or teaching mathematics curriculum.
Special Education – Non-Licensure: Build a deeper understanding of the diverse needs of exceptional students and integrate new strategies directly into your practice as a teacher, administrator or service provider. This concentration focuses specifically on the diverse reading needs of learners with exceptionalities and prepares practitioners with a foundational understanding of the legal and ethical issues surrounding special education.
Healthcare
This CEPH-accredited Master of Public Health program is offered entirely online. The curriculum is ideal for professionals who want to help find solutions to local, national, and global health issues.
Students will learn how to create, implement, manage, and analyze evidence-based programs for community health and wellbeing. Courses emphasize real-world examples and analyzing research studies so you can easily translate your education to your career. The online Master of Public Health concentrates on Family and Community Health. Coursework explores the social factors, health disparities, nutrition, and communication involved in community and family health.
Graduates will have a strong understanding of aspects of public health including:
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
- Health system administration and management
- Environmental health sciences
- Behavioral and social sciences