Learning Sciences, Experience Design, and Technology BS

Major: Learning Sciences, Experience Design, and Technology
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 180.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 13.0501
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 13-1151

About the Program

This Bachelor of Science degree completion program (90 transfer credits can be applied toward your BS degree completion). The program is offered exclusively online providing a meaningful credential for future leaders, managers, and workers focused on learning that occurs outside of traditional PK-12 teaching careers. Entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply. The program is appropriate for those who want to be equipped with the working knowledge and experience needed to improve outcomes, for learners of all ages and in all contexts. Students who complete this degree will be prepared to apply their skills and talents addressing learning in and out of traditional formal education settings and will have practical lab-based and industry experience to build on.

This learner-centered online degree can be completed in as little as two years of full-time study or longer on a part-time schedule. The program provides significant choices for elective coursework enabling a personalized approach. The degree is centered on the practical benefits of the evolving field of learning engineering, the learning sciences, and learning experience design, coupled with maker-labs, social media, and a practical knowledge of learning throughout the lifespan. Taken together with courses in creativity and innovation and human resource development, this enriched degree is appropriate preparation for careers in designing and developing learning environments for any age-group, including adult learners in professional contexts.

This bachelor’s degree program is designed for current or future professionals in for-profit organizations, non-profits, schools, government, and higher education, or any employee seeking to improve and innovate learning by creating effective environments and experiences created and delivered through advanced learning technologies for learners of any age-group from children to working-age adults to seniors.

Additional Information

More information is available at the School of Education's website.

Admission Requirements

Completed application, Personal essay, Official transcripts

To be eligible for admission to this program, students may transfer up to 60.0 semester (90.0 quarter credits) of college credits towards Tier I. Students may enroll in Tier I coursework if they have not completed the maximum transfer credit hours. To graduate, students must have completed 180.0 quarter credits.

Degree Requirements

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Suggested Electives: CRTV 302, CRTV 300, CRTV 304, CRTV 308, EDLT 238, EDLT 343, EDLT 344, EDLT 352, EDLT 354, EDLT 396, EDPO 312, ELL 303, EDUC 316, EDUC 335, EDUC 411, ESTM 342, SCL 201

Sample Plan of Study

Enrollment in Tier II assumes the student has completed the minimum credit hours in Tier I. 

Tier II, Full-time Sample Plan of Study

Tier II, Part-time Sample Plan of Study

Program Level Outcomes

• Analyze educational problems and define requirements for appropriate solutions.
• Analyze the local and global impact of computing on learning in and outside of schools.
• Evaluate and assess emerging technologies, e.g., assistive technologies, mobile applications, simulations, and online assessment tools. 
• Demonstrate an understanding of ethical, social, and cultural issues associated with education and technology.
• Demonstrate an understanding of social justice, equality and equity, diversity and inclusion and civic engagement.
• Develop knowledge and skills in design-based research activities, methods, and projects.
• Develop collaboration and management skills necessary for leading design and implementation projects.
• Apply instructional design principles, methods, and digital media for high quality learning formats that align with 21st Century Standards for a variety of learning environments throughout the lifespan. 
• Design, implement, market, and assess online learning and e-learning strategies for effective and transformative distance, hybrid, and face to face learning at all educational and training levels.
• Develop digital performance support tools and formats for just-in-time learning and support throughout the workflow. 
• Develop knowledge and skills in educational technology research activities, methods, and action research projects. 
• Assess and evaluate emerging digital technologies, e.g., assistive technologies, mobile applications, simulations, and online assessment tools.
• Design and integrate appropriate strategies for learners with disabilities creating accessible and equitable environments for learning. 
• Design, develop, adopt, and integrate innovative learning environments, including game-based learning strategies, techniques, and approaches in designing effective and innovative learning environments. 
• Use technologies to communicate, collaborate, solve problems, make decisions, and conduct research, as well as foster creativity and life-long learning, making particular use of learning analytics methods and processes to inform action. 
• Lead educational, development, and other organizations through the application of learning technology in current educational trends, educational interventions, and global contexts. 
• Integrate technology-based tools for effective and transformative teaching and learning, creating safe, positive and productive online and e-learning environments that support and facilitate learning for all learners. 
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of developmentally appropriate lifespan learning based on the learning sciences. 
• Expand the understanding of formative and summative assessments and their collective use for designing learning experiences. 
• Use appropriate means of ongoing technology-based and traditional assessment and utilize data to demonstrate learner growth and make appropriate modifications to the curriculum. 
• Become an academic leader in technology leadership through the development of new ideas, theories and best practices grounded in global and local contexts. 
• Demonstrate competency with the legal requirements as well as ethical and professional standards that govern the use and implementation of Learning Technologies. 

Education Faculty

Emeritus Faculty