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| Instructional design programs |
Instructional design programs are a growing area. Most institutions prepare students for graduate level programs in instructional design and technology only. Typically, this would be Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Education (M.Ed), Educational specialist (Ed .S) Doctor of Education (Ed .D), or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Very few programs have undergraduate or bachelors level programs. A few programs however do prepare students for certificate programs.
Different schools use different names for their programs, for example Computer Education, Educational Multimedia, Educational Technology, Instructional Design and Development, Instructional Technology, Instructional Systems, Instructional Systems Technology, Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation, Instructional Design and Technology, Instructional and Performance Technology, Learning Technologies.
Schools listed on this site are accredited. It is important to get your degree from an accredited program because it enhances your career mobility and provides greater flexibility in the types of jobs that you can apply for.
Below is a list of some programs offered in graduate programs in the United States. The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) offers a longer list of programs offered both on campus and via online distance learning modes.
- Arizona State University: Learning and Instructional Technology
- Boise State University: Instructional and Performance Technology
- Brigham Young University: Instructional Psychology and Technology
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona: Educational Multimedia
- Florida State University: Instructional Systems
- Georgia State University: Instructional Technology
- Indiana University: Instructional Systems Technology
- Lehigh University: Educational Technology
- Pennsylvania State University: Instructional Systems
- San Diego State University: Educational Technology
- San Francisco State University: Instructional Technologies
- Syracuse University: Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation
- The University of Alaska: Educational Technology Program
- The University of Florida: Educational Technology
- University of Georgia: Instructional Technology
- University of North Texas: Computer Education and Cognitive Systems
- University of South Alabama: Instructional Design and Development
- University of South Florida: Instructional Technology
- University of Virginia: Instructional Technology
- Virginia Tech: Instructional Systems
- Utah State University: Instructional Technology
- Western Washington University: Instructional Technology
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