Transform learning through technology.
Housed within the highly ranked Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College’s M.A. in Learning, Design, and Technology (LDT) prepares you to use technology to design inclusive learning experiences for a variety of settings, ranging from early childhood to higher education classrooms, museums, social service and community agencies, and nonprofits.
Whether you want to design the next generation of educational technology, tech-enhanced curriculum and assessment, or innovative employee training and consumer education programs, you’ll develop the expertise and imagination you need to dynamically engage learners.
Select Core Courses
- Introduction to Learning Sciences
- Design of Formative Experiences
- User Experience for Learning
- Applied Experiences in Learning, Design, and Technology
Select Elective Courses
- Tech Tools for Playful Learning
- Theories of Design Thinking for Social Change
- Models and Theories of Instructional Design
- Data Visualization and Storytelling
Learn about the M.A in Learning, Design, and Technology:
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10 courses | flexible format | full- or part-time study | complete in 1-2 years
“ If you’re interested in bringing innovation to education, if you believe that technology can empower people to learn new things in new ways, while making them more human, if you want to develop a critical mindset alongside design skills, then this program is for you! ”
A hands-on, experiential approach
Our program culminates in an applied experience course that allows students to get hands-on practical experience with companies, products, and research.
These applied experiences can take the form of conducting research, creating learning environments, or designing products.
Where can our graduates work?
With over 35,000 projected job openings in the U.S. each year through 2032 and a median entry-level salary of $72,520 (Bureau of Labor Statistics), M.A. in Learning, Design, and Technology graduates can thrive in a range of in-demand roles.
- Learning Engineer
- User Experience (UX) or Learning Experience (LX) Designer
- Instructional Designer or Evaluator
- Curriculum Developer
- Educational Technology Consultant
- Corporate Training and Development Manager
- Schools, districts, colleges, and universities
- Museums, zoos, aquariums, and national parks
- Businesses, ranging from startups to large corporations
- Nonprofits and foundations
- Social service and community agencies