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Instructional Design and Technology

Master’s

Potential Careers Graduates of the program are armed with the knowledge and practical skills needed to succeed in a variety.

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Program Overview

The Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology (MSIDT) degree program is designed to provide you with the skills and competencies required to become an emerging expert who is work-ready in the field of instructional design. As part of the Ascend pathway at L.A. Pacific, the innovative competency-based education (CBE) curriculum assesses your application of skills and competencies within projects which become part of your portfolio that can be shared with employers. This fully flexible, fully mobile, subscription-based learning model makes the Ascend pathway unique.

Program Highlights

  • Digital Learning Asset Development: Create digital learning assets using industry standards and technology

  • Learning Evaluation and Analytics: Integrate the use of learning data to inform instructional design and development decisions

  • Creating Learning Experiences: Design inclusive, equitable, student-centered learning experiences from a Christian worldview perspective

  • Managing Learning and Development: Analyze diverse factors affecting the design and delivery of learning and talent development

  • Professional Foundation: Use theoretical frameworks and practical skills for effective design of learning and training

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Credits & Cost

30

REQUIRED MAJOR UNITS

CREDIT EQUIVALENCIES

$10,000

COST PER CREDIT

EST PROGRAM COST

16

ESTIMATED MAJOR COST

AVG MONTHS TO COMPLETE

Potential Careers

Graduates of the program are armed with the knowledge and practical skills needed to succeed in a variety of roles in related industries:

E-Learning Developer

E-Learning Developer

Instructional Designer

Instructional Designer

Education

Education

Course Requirements

Students must complete the following degree components at LAPU or via applicable transfer credits.
See the catalog for more details.

EMPHASIS OPTIONS

CONCENTRATION OPTIONS

COURSES

MULTIPLE SUBJECT CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

CAPSTONE COURSES

TWO CONCENTRATION
HEALTH SCIENCES
ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
QUANTITATIVE REASONING
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
SOCIAL SCIENCES
PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
LAPU DISTINCTIVES
HUMANITIES
GENERAL EDUCATION
PROGRAM REQUISITES
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
ELECTIVES

XEDU 510 || Instructional Design

3 CREDITS

XEDU 550 || Instructional Development and Technology

3 CREDITS

XEDU 540 || Learning Delivery and Facilitation

3 CREDITS

XEDU 580 || Learning Analytics

3 CREDITS


TECHNICAL FOUNDATION
12 CREDITS

XEDU 590 || Methods of Professional Inquiry

3 CREDITS

XEDU 530 || Legal, Professional, and Ethical Behaviors for ID professionals

3 CREDITS

XEDU 570 || Career and Leadership DevelopmenT

3 CREDITS


PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
9 CREDITS

XEDU 560 || Knowledge Management

3 CREDITS

XEDU 520 || Organizational Development

3 CREDITS

XEDU 610 || Capstone Project

3 CREDITS


MANAGEMENT
9 CREDITS
TOTAL CREDITS
30 CREDITS

Recommended Concentrations

Students must complete the following degree components at LAPU or via applicable transfer credits.
See the catalog for more details.

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