Program Overview

Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Instructional Systems Design Master's

Program Overview

The Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Instructional Systems Design Master's program is designed for professionals entering the area of instructional systems design. The program focuses on maximizing the effectiveness, efficiency, and appeal of instruction and other learning experiences.

Program Type

• Master of Science (M.S.)

Format

• Online
• Hybrid

Estimated Time to Complete

• 2 years

Credit Hours

• 30

Program Description

The instructional systems design (ISD) concentration is for professionals entering the area of instructional systems design. Instructional systems design is the practice of maximizing the effectiveness, efficiency, and appeal of instruction and other learning experiences. The process consists of determining the current state and needs of the learner, defining the end goal of instruction, and creating instruction to assist in the transition. The process is informed by pedagogically-tested theories of learning. Graduates with this degree concentration are prepared to work as instructional systems designers in academic or corporate settings.

Marketable Skills

• Work independently across two or more disciplines
• Teamwork
• Function across organizational silos through discipline integration
• Synthesize information and results
• Write in a professional and coherent manner

Program Highlights

• The program allows you to take classes in person at our Frisco or Denton campuses, or you can choose to complete it 100% online.
• Our online master’s in Interdisciplinary Studies is ranked a Top 25 Program in the Nation by MyDegreeGuide.com.
• Through UNT’s Interdisciplinary Studies program you will learn to sift through information and produce a body of work that synthesizes multiple perspectives, arriving at a more comprehensive understanding of the important issues.

Program Courses

• Instructional Systems Design I (3 hrs)
• Technology-Based Learning Environments (3 hrs)
• Learning and Cognition (3 hrs)
• Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Computing (3 hrs)
• Online Design and Pedagogy (3 hrs)
• Foundations of Learning Technologies (3 hrs)

Related Programs

• Learning Technologies Master's
• Education
• Multidisciplinary
• Toulouse Graduate School
• Interdisciplinary Studies

Program Location

• Chestnut Hall #103
• 1155 Union Circle
• Denton, Texas

Program Details

The interdisciplinary studies program offers students a high degree of flexibility in designing a program of study that cuts across disciplinary boundaries. Applicants to the master’s program can pursue one of two approaches — either a self-styled plan or a recognized concentration. Under a self-styled plan, students design a program to address a particular intellectual interest or study a multidisciplinary issue that combines existing courses from any graduate area of the university. Applicants should contact the Graduate School to discuss their intention to seek a self-styled plan. A recognized concentration provides more structure in the courses taken and is built around a defined interdisciplinary theme. For either approach, the degree awarded upon completion of the program is a Master of Arts or Master of Science with a major in interdisciplinary studies.