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Instructional Design Master's or Graduate Certificate Programs
Like Maria, I went to Boise State. Their program is titled Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning. It is in the College of Engineering not Education. They feel that solving organizational problems using multi-disciplinary and evidence-based investigation and solutions are less expensive than creating full-blown training programs when they not be necessary. You do get plenty of learning psychology and instructional design theory. I have an BFA in Graphic Design and I felt this class was extremely rigorous (graduated with a 3.6 with no prior educational training except for a couple of interactive CDs). While the MSc is not specifically ID-based, it provides an exceptionally strong analytical base. You can take additional ID classes to strengthen your skills. Everything you learn totally contributes to ID practice. Highly rigorous and recommended.