The Master of Science in Information Design and Technology is designed to meet the needs of professionals who design information using various media. This degree would be of interest to those who support the design, development, and administration of communication of technology as well as those who use information technology. Students learn to use new technologies, communicate information to various audiences, evaluate technology, and use it in educational and training settings.
Students will be prepared for advancement in professional careers that include secondary school and community college teaching, technical communication, public relations, marketing, instructional design and technology, government service, publications, corporate communication, and training for profit and non-profit organizations, healthcare management and other industries.
The aim of the program is to engage students in critical assessments of various media and their applicability for a given purpose. Students will study how to select an appropriate medium for a particular message to a specific audience. They will create original materials using a variety of tools for various media, including web pages, multimedia, newsletters, and other desktop publishing documents, scripts, articles and storyboards.
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Contact the coordinator of the IDT program, Kathryn Stam at stamk@sunyit.edu, or the Graduate Center Coordinator, Mary Rose Raab at MaryRose.Raab@sunyit.edu.
