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MS Learning Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Learning Engineering (formerly METALS) is an intense, interdisciplinary, technical programme in the School of Computer Science that condenses a normal two-year graduate programme into 16 months.

Faculty: Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science  |  Duration: 16 months (4 semesters)  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States

What you will study

Six core courses and five electives, ending with a two-semester team-based capstone project for an external client. Core courses include E-Learning Design Principles and Methods and Evidence-Based Educational Design.

Career pathways

Graduates become learning engineers, educational technology designers, developers, consultants, entrepreneurs, policy makers or evaluators.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admissions requirements vary by programme and are published on the department's programme site; apply via the SCS Graduate Admissions process.

Intake: Fall

Duration: 16 months (4 semesters)

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