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Design the futureof learning

M.A. in Learning, Design,

and Technology


Transform learning through technology.

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

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.

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!"

Marina Bers

Augustus Long Professor of Education and Director, M.A. in Learning, Design, and Technology

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.

CAROLYN A. AND PETER S. LYNCH SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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