About the MSLE Program

The Master of Science in Learning Engineering (MSLE), formerly known as the Master of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Sciences (METALS), is an intense, interdisciplinary, technical program taught in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science by our world-renowned faculty. It condenses a normal 2-year graduate program into 16 months.

The program has a vibrant research ecosystem, deep industry partnerships, expansive elective offerings and well-engineered core courses, which make it the best learning science program in the world. 
 


 

Our students are trained to

  • Apply cognitive science methods to map learning objectives to well-designed instructional activities.
  • Use statistics to analyze extremely large data sets.
  • Create effective online educational courseware by learning the basics of tutor creation.
  • Utilize software engineering techniques to create these tutors.
  • Design an appropriate curriculum using the latest theories.
     

Highlights of the MSLE Program

  • A 4-semester program with 6 core courses and 5 electives.
  • Culminates with a 2-semester, team-based capstone project for an external client.
  • Students emerge as learning engineers, educational technology designers, developers, consultants, entrepreneurs, policy makers or evaluators

  • Diverse faculty members with backgrounds in learning sciences, human-computer interaction, psychology, design and computer science.

     

Visit the Master of Science in Learning Engineering program website to learn more about the MSLE degree.

 

MSLE Program Contact Information

MSLE Academic Program Manager

Lorraine Li-Hagerty
Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

msle-help@cmu.edu
Phone: 412-268-1099