msidt course load

The MS in Instructional Design & Technology program requires the completion of 34 units.

Required courses (16 units): IDT 200 (1 unit), IDT 201, 202, 203, 204, 298 (3 units each).

Electives (18 units): Choose 6 courses from the available electives: 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, and 294 (3 units each). 

Core courses IDT 200-204 are offered every Fall and Spring semester, except in cases of low enrollment (varies). 

Fall Start – 6-10 units per semester (18 months to completion)

Fall Semester (Year 1) – 10 units

• IDT 200: Orientation: Online Learning Tools (1 unit)
• IDT 201: Introduction to Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies (3 units)
• IDT 202: Systematic Design of Instruction and Human Performance Improvement (3 units)
• Elective 1 (3 units)

Spring Semester (Year 1) – 12 units

• IDT 203: Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Human Performance (3 units)
• IDT 204: Theories of Teaching, Learning, and Human Cognition (3 units)
• Elective 2 (3 units)
• Elective 3 (3 units)

Summer Semester (Year 1) – 6 units

• Elective 4 (3 units)
• Elective 5 (3 units)

Fall Semester (Year 2) – 6 units

• Elective 6 (3 units)
• IDT 298: Capstone Applied Project and ePortfolio (3 units)

Fall Start – 3-7 units per semester (2.5 years to completion)

Fall Semester (Year 1) – 7 units

• IDT 200: Orientation: Online Learning Tools (1 unit)
• IDT 201: Introduction to Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies (3 units)
• IDT 202: Systematic Design of Instruction and Human Performance Improvement (3 units)

Spring Semester (Year 1) – 6 units

• IDT 203: Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Human Performance (3 units)
• IDT 204: Theories of Teaching, Learning, and Human Cognition (3 units)

Summer Semester (Year 1) – 3 units

• Elective 1 (3 units)

Fall Semester (Year 2) – 6 units

• Elective 2 (3 units)
• Elective 3 (3 units)

Spring Semester (Year 2) – 6 units

• Elective 4 (3 units)
• Elective 5 (3 units)

Summer Semester (Year 2) – 3 units

• Elective 6 (3 units)

Fall Semester (Year 3) – 3 units

• IDT 298: Capstone Applied Project and ePortfolio (3 units)

Spring Start – 6-12 units per semester (18 months to completion)

Spring Semester (Year 1) – 10 units

• IDT 200: Orientation: Online Learning Tools (1 unit)
• IDT 201: Introduction to Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies (3 units)
• IDT 202: Systematic Design of Instruction and Human Performance Improvement (3 units)
• IDT 203: Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Human Performance (3 units)

Summer Semester (Year 1) – 6 units

• Elective 1 (3 units)
• Elective 2 (3 units)

Fall Semester (Year 1) – 12 units

• IDT 204: Theories of Teaching, Learning, and Human Cognition (3 units)
• Elective 3 (3 units)
• Elective 4 (3 units)
• Elective 5 (3 units)

Spring Semester (Year 2) – 6 units

• Elective 6 (3 units)
• IDT 298: Capstone Applied Project and ePortfolio (3 units)

Spring Start – 3-7 units per semester (2.5 years to completion)

Spring Semester (Year 1) – 7 units

• IDT 200: Orientation: Online Learning Tools (1 unit)
• IDT 202: Systematic Design of Instruction and Human Performance Improvement (3 units)
• IDT 201: Introduction to Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies (3 units)

Summer Semester (Year 1) – 3 units

• Elective 1 (3 units)

Fall Semester (Year 1) – 6 units

• IDT 203: Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Human Performance (3 units)
• IDT 204: Theories of Teaching, Learning, and Human Cognition (3 units)

Spring Semester (Year 2) – 6 units

• Elective 2 (3 units)
• Elective 3 (3 units)

Summer Semester (Year 2) – 3 units

• Elective 4 (3 units)

Fall Semester (Year 2) – 6 units

• Elective 5 (3 units)
• Elective 6 (3 units)

Spring Semester (Year 3) – 3 units

• IDT 298: Capstone Applied Project and ePortfolio (3 units)

Please note: electives rotate and may vary based on enrollment and instructor availability. Highly recommended electives include IDT 207, 210, 211, 212, and 214.