Requirements
Program Requirements
All courses should be selected in consultation with your adviser. Advisers
are available by phone, fax, email, and office by appointment.
Required and Elective Courses
Required Courses (18 credits): All of these courses must be taken..
- TRDEV 418 - Instructional Methods in Training and Development
- TRDEV 460 - Foundations in Training and Development
- TRDEV 465 - Performance Analysis
- TRDEV 518 - Systematic Instructional Design in Training
- TRDEV 531 - Technology in Training
- EDUC 586 - Educational Research Design
Elective Training and Development Courses (9 or 12 credits)
Select three (3) Training & Development electives for the Paper
Option OR four (4) for the NonPaper Option. In addition, students may select electives that focus on Training Design and Development (TRN), Human Resource Development (HRD), or electives that are suitable for both emphasis areas (Both).
- TRDEV 421 - Presentation Skills for Trainers (Both)
- TRDEV 432 - Video Production for Training (TRN)
- TRDEV 470 - HRD Tools and Techniques (HRD)
- TRDEV 475 - Career and Succession Management (HRD)
- TRDEV 505 - Project Management (Both)
- TRDEV 507 - Program Evaluation (HRD)
- TRDEV 520 - Learning Theory and Styles (Both)
- TRDEV 532 - Web-Based Training (TRN)
- TRDEV 533 - Distance Learning in Training (TRN)
- TRDEV 565 - Implementing TRDEV Programs (HRD)
- TRDEV 583 - Issues in TRDEV
- TRDEV 596 - Individual Studies More info
- TRDEV 597 - Special Topics
Elective Credits from Areas Other Than Training and Development (6 credits)
These credits may be taken to support a training role or meet the career goals of the candidate (3 credits each). Select two, three-credit electives from programs outside Training and Development. The following courses are highly recommended:
- BESC 408 - Group Facilitation & Leadership
- BESC 468 - Industrial Psychology
- PADM / MNGMNT 510 - Organizational Theory
- PADM505, 511, 512, and 514 may also be suitable.
Additional relevant courses (400 or 500 level) may be found in Business as well as Computer Information Systems. Check with your adviser for recommended courses.
Professional Experience Requirement
Students must satisfy one of the following requirements:
A. Holds or has held a position in training and development successfully for six months or more. Submit request for waiver for approval.
B. TRDEV 595 Internship (3 credits which are not counted in the 36 credit or 39 credit requirement). More information.
Choice of Option
You must complete one of these two options to
graduate. The Paper Option requires a total of 36 credits, not including
the Internship. If you select the NonPaper Option, you are required to take
an additional TRDEV elective for a total of 39 credits.
- TRDEV 587 - Master's Paper *
- TRDEV 588 - Research Design Applied to Training
*Lessons Learned by Past Students
It is easier to complete the Master's
paper if you do it before you leave the program. In the past, many students
who did not write and finish their Master's paper immediately after taking
their last course have commented that they should not have put off writing
it. You cannot receive your degree until all the requirements for graduation
are satisfied, including the requirements for this paper.
