Master of Science in Instructional Design & Technology
Welcome and Mission Statement
Instructional Design and Technology addresses the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of products and programs for education and training. As a student working toward the Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology, you will learn how to determine training and educational needs, define instructional goals, establish measurable objectives, write tests and assessments, and develop media for the delivery of instruction. You will design and produce products for instruction that may involve print, video, audio CD-ROM and/or DVD-based components. Then you will find out how to evaluate the effectiveness of the instructional products you produce.
Graduates with the Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology are well qualified to become training development specialists in large corporations non-profits, and government agencies, as well as in consulting firms specializing in instructional design and multimedia development. Our graduates also find careers K-12 and institutions of higher education as specialists where technology and learning come together.
Contact: Thomas M. Welsh, Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator, for more information.
In addition to a Bachelor of Science Degree, the Communication Design Department offers a graduate degree and minor in Instructional Design & Technology.
Summer 2008 Course Offerings
cdes 352: Media Arts & Identity
This course uses screenings of film, video, music and television to discuss the relationships between society, culture, and the media.
cdes 468: Video Production Workshop
This special session of the Video Workshop course will be devoted to recording and production of of live music events.
View the summer course schedule for more information.