MS in Distance Education

MS in Distance Education is online now and an exciting opportunity for education and training professionals who want to become skilled. University of Maryland University College (UMUC) offers this course and it is mainly in an online format for working adults who want to complete their degree without interrupting their careers.

This is a 36 credit-hour-degree program which consists of 7 core courses and 4 elective courses, with a further requirement of a final project. The UMUC MDE is designed to produce individuals who are capable of managing the distance education enterprise within educational, business, government organizations. The entire course is offered online. You attend your classes via your computer and the Internet.

In this expanding field, graduates of the MDE will be prepared to engage in the planning, budgeting, development, delivery, and support of distance education and distance training programs. Admission does not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).