MEd Learning Design and Technology at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Programme overview

The MEd in Learning Design and Technology is offered as a campus-based version (LTEC) and an online version (OTEC), both hybrid and with evening live sessions for working professionals. It is a cohort programme culminating in a master's project presented at a professional conference.

Faculty: College of Education | Department: Learning Design and Technology | Duration: Minimum 33 credits; cohort admitted each fall | Intake: Fall only (Oct 1 - Feb 1 application window) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Honolulu, HI, United States

What you will study

Six required and five elective LTEC courses covering technology, instructional design, learning theory, and research and evaluation. Cohorts take two core courses each in the first fall and spring; after four core courses students are evaluated for candidacy and begin their master's project.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is fall only; apply through Graduate Division from October 1 to February 1. Meet Graduate Division requirements and submit 3 letters of recommendation, an intent to apply form, a statement of objectives and a current resume. No undergraduate degree in education or educational technology is required. Admission is highly competitive.

Domestic applicants: USD 10,400 a year (2026-27). Graduate tuition for 2026-27 based on a typical full-time load of 8 credits per semester (indicative budget figure from the cost of attendance page); excludes fees ($934), housing, food, books and other costs. Hawaii resident rate. Source

International applicants: USD 22,432 a year (2026-27). Graduate tuition for 2026-27 based on a typical full-time load of 8 credits per semester (indicative budget figure from the cost of attendance page); excludes fees ($934), housing, food, books and other costs. Non-resident rate. Source

Graduate applications are accepted for Summer, Fall and Spring terms; Graduate Division begins processing applications from August 1 for the following Fall and Summer semester and from April 1 for the following Spring semester.

All graduate application deadlines are set by the graduate programmes and vary by programme; some programmes set priority deadlines. Most Fall applicants hear a decision by late March/early April and Spring applicants by November/December. Application fees are non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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