Master of Science Degree Information

A. Program Admission

Applicants must submit complete admissions information:

  1. Application to the Graduate School, including:
    - Official report of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score (verbal,quantitative, and writing)
    - Official transcripts of undergraduate and graduate study
    - Applicants whose native language is other than English must score at least 550 (or 210 computer-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

  2. Application to the Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership, including two letters of recommendation, preferably one from a college/university professor
    - For more information and application procedures, see http://coe.memphis.edu/icl/MS-InstructionalDesignAndTechnology.htm.

  3. Multiple criteria will be used when considering applicant admission, including,but not limited to, undergraduate and graduate grade point averages, scores of the submitted tests, and letters of recommendation.

B. Program Requirements for the MS degree

  1. A minimum of 33 graduate semester hours is required.
  2. The major will consist of 18-21 semester hours in addition to IDT 7074 Theories and Models of Instructional Design and ICL 7992 Master's Project.
  3. EDPR 7521 or 7523 and three (3) semester hours in research, cultural, historical, or psychological foundations in education are required.
  4. Three (3)-six (6) semester hours of electives are required. Courses taken depend on the undergraduate background, previous experiences of the student, and the nature of the major area of concentration. These courses must be approved by the assigned mentor and support the major area of study.

C. Program Resources

Visit the link below for detailed information on M.S. program procedures:
  1. For information regarding the College of Education and the Instruction and Curriculum Leadership Department, seehttp://coe.memphis.edu/degreesheets/forms_gr.asp.

  2. For information concerning the Graduate procedures and requirements, including forms and deadlines, see http://academics.memphis.edu/gradschool/.

An ID&T M.S. Degree advising worksheet is available for you to print out:
  1. Master of Science Degree Sheet (.doc file)