Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design at Illinois Institute of Technology

Programme overview

Experienced technical communicators interested in advancing their instructional design skills will learn teaching methodology as well as the ability to create engaging educational materials through training in document and web design, user experience evaluation, and more.

Faculty: School of Design and Society | Department: Design | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Students enrolled in this program will study document design, web design, user experience research/evaluation, and more.

Career pathways

Graduates of this certificate program can serve as information specialists to systematically design and develop instructional materials and training programs. Potential employers include: Businesses; Individuals; Government; Nonprofits; Health and education institutions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You must have a four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.5/4.0 and must be admitted as a graduate certificate student. Certificate students who later apply to one of the department’s M.S. programs or the Ph.D. program must meet the admission guidelines for that program. All coursework taken toward a certificate in technical communication or in instructional design and passed with a grade of B or better may also be applied to the M.S. in technical communication and information design or the M.S. in information architecture (if you’re admitted to one of those programs), as long as those courses were not applied to another degree.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Chicago-Kent J.D.: no application fee for 2026 J.D. applicants; first-year entry is Fall, with transfer entry in Fall or Spring.

Apply through the official page: https://www.iit.edu/admissions-aid/apply

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