MS Instructional Design and Technology at University of North Dakota

Programme overview

UND's master’s in Instructional Design and Technology curriculum is part science and part art blended to create effective instruction. Learn how to use digital games and explore problem-based learning from leaders in the field. You'll gain practical experience with projects designed by faculty members who worked as professional instructional designers.

Department: Department of Education, Health & Behavior Studies | Duration: 2 years (34-36 credit hours) | Study mode: full-time; online | Intake: Fall (Aug. 1), Spring (Dec. 1), Summer (May 1) | Location: Grand Forks, ND, United States

What you will study

Students seeking the MS degree at the University of North Dakota must satisfy all general requirements set forth by the School of Graduate Studies as well as particular requirements set forth by the IDT program. The IDT degree options are based on the same set of program components: Required courses include IDT 500 Survey of Instructional Design; IDT 520 Instructional Systems Analysis and Design; IDT 525 Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Instructional Materials; IDT 550 Theories and Models of Instructional Design; IDT 590 Special Topics in Instructional Design and Technology; IDT 591 Readings in Instructional Design and Technology.

Career pathways

Acquiring a master's degree in Instructional Design and Technology will equip you to become an instructional designer who facilitate and coach instructors and teachers in higher education and K12 settings as well as designs and develops training in corporations, government, military or other… Roles include Instructional Design, Instructional Design Manager/Director, Learning Experience Designer, Instructional Design Coach.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Statement of Goals Submit a typed essay discussing your professional goals and aspirations, including how your current skills along with advanced study of educational leadership will aid you in the attainment of these goals. Essay One essay, no more than 800 words, from among the three possible topics below: Summarize the leadership activities in which you have been involved in recent years and explain how these experiences reflect your vision of and capacity for leadership. Please identify a problem or challenge in a school, school-related organization, or your professional life generally and write an analysis in which you assess the issue(s), describe effective strategies for addressing the issue(s), and make clear the implications for the exercise of effective leadership in the situation. Please describe a problem of educational policy decision – making, policy content, or policy implementation, and explain how a deeper understanding of policy or the policy process could improve the situation.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,441 a year (2026-27). North Dakota resident rate. On-campus tuition for 2026/2027 as shown in the programme's tuition table (fall and spring semesters, rate band 'Education'); excludes mandatory student fees, housing and books. The same table lists Minnesota residents $17,070. Source

International applicants: USD 26,882 a year (2026-27). International student rate. On-campus tuition for 2026/2027 as shown in the programme's tuition table (fall and spring semesters, rate band 'Education'); excludes mandatory student fees, housing and books. Source

Terms run Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (May-August).

Graduate applications go through the UND admissions application with a $35 non-refundable fee (no waivers); each graduate program sets its own deadline, listed in the Program Finder. Three academic or professional references and a statement of goals are required.

International graduate applicants: Fall May 1, Spring Sept. 1, Summer Feb. 1, unless the program sets a specific deadline. Application fee $35.

Apply through the official page: https://und.edu/admissions/graduate/apply.html

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