

We've designed the MA in Learning Technology and Experience Design (LTXD, formerly known as DMDL) to be responsive to your goals, and choosing an area of focus can help you refine your curriculum to meet your needs. All you need to do is take at least three specific courses related to your personal and professional goals.
Want to choose your own path? You can work with your advisor to create a unique area of specialization, tailoring your program of study in areas including UX for learning, emerging media AR/XR/VR, edtech entrepreneurship, and so much more.
In this specialization, you’ll immerse yourself in the science and art of creating learning experiences and products that focus on the user. Your studies will be grounded in practices such as human-centered design, instructional design, design thinking, and user research.
Upon completing this specialization, you'll have the skills to:
Understand and empathize with users as you address design problems, utilizing a range of user experience (UX) research methods including interviews, observations, usability testing, and participatory design
Use a learner-centered and human-centered approach to design, redesign, and constantly improve educational experiences and products
Effectively apply UX methods such as sketching, ideation, personas, empathy maps, analysis, and prototyping to develop your products and present your findings to stakeholders
Work in and lead teams through collaboration and strong interpersonal relationships
You'll learn how to design and create information and decision-making tools for educational settings that are based on data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Upon completing this specialization you will have the skills to:
To complete this specialization, you'll take two required courses in our program and choose one NYU course from a menu of options.
In this highly relevant specialization, you’ll learn about emerging technologies and innovative learning activities and approaches. You will build on emerging trends afforded by new media and technologies (AR/VR, AI, social media, etc) and the latest findings in learning sciences and learning experience design to design engaging online experiences for K–12, higher education, and adult learning environments, both in formal and informal settings.
Upon completing this specialization, you'll have the skills to:
To complete this specialization, you’ll choose three elective courses from four options. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage in supplemental learning activities including research internships, faculty projects, independent study, events and workshops, and an online learning thesis.
You'll create, use, and evaluate digital games for use in learning environments, both formal and informal.
Upon completing your concentration, you will have an in-depth knowledge of:
You'll also gain the skills to: