UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

OPEN UNIVERSITY
Los Baos, Laguna 4030

MASTER OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

Curriculum
The MDE curriculum consists of 18 units of core courses, 12 units of elective courses, a comprehensive
exam, and a 6-unit Thesis.

CORE COURSES
(18 units; each course is equivalent to 3 units)
EDDE 201 Foundations of Distance Education _________
EDDE 202 Learning Theories and Instructional Design in Distance Education _________
EDDE 203 Technology in Distance Education _________
EDDE 204 Assessment of Student Learning in Distance Education _________
EDDE 205 Management of Distance Education _________
EDDE 206 Research in Distance Education _________

ELECTIVES
(12 units; a student must take at least one course from each cluster)

Pedagogy Cluster
EDDE 210 Online Teaching and Learning _________
EDDE 211 Lifelong Learning _________

Technology Applications Cluster

EDDE 221 Design and Evaluation of Multimedia Educational Materials _________
EDDE 222 m-Learning _________
DEVC 207 Design and Production of Audiovisual Communication Materials _________

Educational Management Cluster

EDDE 230 Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in the Information Age _________
EDDE 231 Planning and Managing Networked Learning _________

Note: Students may take a maximum of two courses (6 units) and a minimum of one course (3 units) per
term. There are three terms in one academic year, as follows: September-November (Term 1), January-
March (Term 2), and May-July (Term 3).

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION _________

The comprehensive examination is taken after completing all core courses (18 units) and elective
courses (12 units) with no grade lower than 2.0 in more than three courses.

Thesis (EDDE 300) _________

The course prerequisites are completion of 18 unit of core courses and 12 units of electives, and a pass
mark on the comprehensive examination.