Curriculum

2007-2008 Requirements

Students in the Technology, Innovation, and Education (TIE) master's program are required to complete eight courses for the Ed.M. degree. Five of these eight courses must be selected from the offerings listed below. For more information about program requirements, please read “The Official Stuff” chapter of the TIE Student Handbook.

Courses that meet TIE requirements:

T-502 Learning Media that Bridge Distance and Time
T-506 Evaluation for Informed Decision-Making
T-522 Educational Software Project Design
T-523 Formative Evaluations
T-526 Improving Performance through Online Learning
T-527 Developing Curriculum for Deep Learning with New Technologies
T-529 Learning Technologies across the Content Areas
T-530 Designing and Producing Media for Education
T-540 Cognition and the Art of Instruction
T-545 Engagement and Learning: Technologies that Invite and Immerse
T-560 Universal Design for Learning
T-561 Emerging Educational Technologies
T-565 Entrepreneurial Approaches to Educational Publishing
T-581 Advanced Design Studio
T-598 Field Experience in Electronic Technology and Education
S-475 Research Practicum: Design of Immersive Simulations
S-999 Special Reading or Research
HT-123 Informal Learning for Children
HT-500 Growing Up in a Media World

TIE Internships

Boston has long been known as an apex of high-tech innovation which makes the region rich with interesting possibilities for internships. A TIE internship, designated T-598 in the course catalogue, can complement your coursework by bringing you into contact with people, companies, and schools using technology to educate. Students receive credit for their work, which usually involves duties at the internship site and completion of a paper concerning the internship experience in conjunction with a member of the HGSE faculty.

TIE Student Handbook

The TIE Student Handbook contains essential information about TIE program requirements, plus lots of savvy tips about how to make the most of life at HGSE and in Cambridge. It's all new for 2006-07, and it's important! “The Official Stuff” chapter is essential reading for prospective students considering graduate study in TIE.

View the entire TIE Student Handbook 2007-08 in a single downloadable pdf file (195KB pdf)

The Handbook is conveniently organized into seven chapters:

1. The Official Stuff
2. Getting Started
3. Selecting Courses
4. TIE Internships and Independent Study
5. Technology at HGSE
6. HGSE Resources
7. Life Inside and Outside Harvard
During the summer and early fall, TIE students participate in a brief Foundations curriculum. This is a helpful way for students to jump start their Harvard experience. Activities and readings are conducted primarily via CD-ROM and the Web, and model much of learning to come in the upcoming year.

Cross-Registration

Many HGSE students choose to take courses at other Harvard graduate schools (aka, cross-registering), including the Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Kennedy School of Government (KSG). For more information about cross-registering at other Harvard schools, please visit: https://crossreg.harvard.edu/.

HGSE Course Catalog

For more information about HGSE course offerings, view the entire HGSE course catalogue.