Instructional Design and Development, M.S.

As of July 2025 this program has institutional approval and is pending final external authorization.

The Instructional Design and Development program combines instructional design and development theories and principles with digital learning strategy to create effective, engaging instructional and training experiences. Students will gain the knowledge and competencies needed to strategically plan, design, and implement innovative instructional solutions to support training and development initiatives in a variety of professional environments.

Curriculum

Required Courses - 24 hours

IDDT 500 - Foundations of Instructional Design
IDDT 501 - Instructional Analysis and Learning Assessment
IDDT 502 - Adult Learning Theories and Instructional Models
IDDT 550 - eLearning Design and Development
IDDT 551 - Emerging Technologies and Ethics in Digital Learning
IDDT 552 - Instructional Design Project Managemen
IDDT 601 - Multimedia Integration for Instructional Design
IDDT 650 - Capstone Project in Instructional Design and Development

Concentration courses - 6 hours

Students may choose a concentration of eLearning Design and Development or Instructional Systems Design and Leadership. Alternatively, if students would prefer not to take a concentration they can complete a generalized option by choosing one course from each concentration area to fulfill their 30 semester hour degree requirement.

eLearning Design and Development concentration

IDDT 602 - Advanced eLearning and Interaction Design
IDDT 603 - Instructional Game Design and Gamification

Instructional Systems Design and Leadership concentration

IDDT 604 - Instructional Systems Design
IDDT 605 - Agile Instructional Design for Workplace Development

Note:

Students must maintin a minimum 3.0 GPA through each semester enrolled in the program