Curriculum, Instruction & Media Applications: University of Twente

Educational requirements: Bachelor's in social sciences.

Language requirements: TOEFL (minimum score: 100 (iBT)); IELTS (minimum score: overall band: 6.5)

Other requirements: Skilled in use of computer applications (Windows, Office, World Wide Web).

Objectives: The programme educates for a broad spectrum of functions and jobs in institutions on local, regional, national and international level, with a primary focus on design and development of instruction and curricula, as well as related to advisory, consultancy, evaluative research and policy tasks, with an emphasis on technology applications in the curriculum and instructional design process.

Subjects: Design, research, evaluation, implementation and policy issues related to curriculum and instruction (C&I), combined with supporting research methodology. Programme design: C&I design; capita selecta curriculum research; capita selecta instructional research; media technology in C&I; two final project-directed specific courses (content and research methodology oriented); final project/thesis.

Modes of instruction: The programme will be offered in such a way that it can be studied in a full-time, with some allowances for part-time mode. Initially the programme consists of a core of lecture/class bound with some guided self-study. In the second part the programme is more tailor-made by accommodating the students' competences and needs, and it more flexible in terms of planning.