申请材料清单

All students interested in applying for the Masters of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Science (METALS) must do the following:

Complete the online application.
Take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test. Students should have scores sent directly to Carnegie Mellon University institution code 2074, department code 0402 (“Computer Science”).  In your application, you will be requested to upload a copy of your official general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores along with the completed application (the subject test is not required).
If English is not your native language, you must submit a TOEFL. If you are currently working on or have received a bachelors or masters degree in the US, the TOEFL is still required, but you may submit a copy of a previous TOEFL report even if it is more than two years old. If you take the TOEFL, your scores must be sent directly to Carnegie Mellon University (Institutional Code 4256, Departmental Code 78).
Include a copy of your most recent transcript from each college and/or university you attended, even if no degree was granted. Submit in PDF format.
Submit your resume.
Write a Statement of Purpose. The Statement of Purpose should be concise, one to two page essay that describes the primary areas of interest, your related experiences, and your objective in pursuing a graduate degree at Carnegie Mellon. You should also include why you are pursing a professional Masters of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Science (METALS) at Carnegie Mellon University, specifically. If your background is unusual, this is also the right place to explain it to us.
Include three letters of recommendation.
It is your responsibility to make certain that your application, supporting documents, and letters of recommendation reach the METALS Admissions Committee by the above stated deadlines. You may check your submitted online application to make certain that it is complete.

If you’re interested in applying to the Masters of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Science (METALS) you must apply online here by December 14. You may submit your application by noon EST on December 1, to avoid higher application fees.  We do not accept applications by mail.

FEES
If you submit your application by noon EST on Thursday, December. 1, the application fee is $75 for one program and $50 for each additional program.  From 12:01 pm EST on December 1 until noon EST on Tuesday, December 14, the application fee increases to $125 for one program and $75 for each additional program.

专业介绍

The Masters of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Science (METALS) program is an intense one-year, interdisciplinary master's program that trains graduate students to apply evidence-based research in learning to create effective instruction and educational technologies within formal and informal settings.

The METALS program is jointly taught between the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and Carnegie Mellon's Department of Psychology. This truly interdisciplinary program includes fundamentals from HCII and psychology, but also cognitive science, statistics, computer science, education and design.

Our students are trained to:

Apply cognitive science methods to map learning objectives to well-designed instructional activities.
Learn how to use statistics to analyze extremely large data sets.
Create effective online educational courseware by learning the basics of tutor creation.
Use software engineering techniques to create these tutors.
Design an appropriate curriculum using the latest theories.
Visit the Masters of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Science program website to learn more about the METALS degree.

Highlights of the METALS Program
One year (12 month) program with 11 core courses and electives.
Culminates with a seven-month, team-based capstone project for an external client.
Students emerge as educational technology designers, developers, consultants, entrepreneurs, policy makers or evaluators
Interdisciplinary program jointly taught by the Human-Computer Interaction Institute in the School of Computer Science and the Psychology Department in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Diverse faculty members with backgrounds in learning sciences, human-computer interaction, psychology, design and computer science.

推荐课程

• 05-823 E-Learning Design Principles
• 85-738 Educational Goals, Instruction and Assessment
• 05-840 Tools for Online Learning
• 05-392 Interaction Design Overview
• 05-681 METALS Project I (12-unit spring course)
• 05-682 METALS Project II (48-unit summer course)