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Instructional Design Master's or Graduate Certificate Programs
Hi everyone!
People reach out to me all the time asking which Master's or graduate degree programs they should enroll in to become an instructional designer. With so many programs out there—and many of them offering virtual options now—it can be hard to choose.
I'd love to hear from those of you who have gone that route so I can point them to some real-life feedback. What program did you do? Did you find it helpful (either from an instructional and/or career perspective)? What did you like and dislike about it?
Looking forward to hearing from you!
The University of Central Florida offers an MA in the Instructional Systems track in the Instructional Design and Technology program. However, international students who are in the U.S. and maintain a U.S. Student Visa are not eligible for this track.
The degree requires a minimum of 36 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree. The curriculum includes 12 credit hours of instructional technology core courses, 12 credit hours of professional specialization, 9 credit hours of electives, three credit hours of practicum, and a comprehensive exam taken during the last semester of coursework.Instructional Design and Technology, Instructional Systems (MA) may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online.
I'm in an Instructional Design Graduate program at the Touro College in New York. They offer Graduate Certificate programs in three focuses, Training and Development, K-12 Education, and Online Education. It's 100% distance learning and I'm very impressed with the coursework and instruction. After I graduated from there, I started working for Education company and I design online courses across USA for over 100 schools and NYT best speaker, Nick Vujicic for 4 years. I am so grateful for working the same company for the last 4 years.
I did an intensive Master's level course in Instructional Design through The University of Witwatersrand, offered remotely by GetSmarter. It had peer learning, small group work, individual work-based projects and the latest in learning design. I learnt so much and was able to apply the learning straight away. Excellent 12 week programme.
