To be considered for admission into the MS in Instructional Design program, you must submit the following materials:
- Completed application.
- Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended, sent directly from the institution; electronic transcripts are preferred.
- A personal statement regarding the motivation and goals that have prompted your application to the Instructional Design program.
You are considered for admission into the program once all application materials have been received.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university
- Minimum 2.8 undergraduate GPA
Foundational Core Courses
- Foundations of Instructional Design............ 3cr.
- Instructional Analysis and Learning Assessment............ 3cr.
- Adult Learning Theories and Instructional Models............ 3cr.
Required Core Courses
- eLearning Design and Development............ 3cr.
- Emerging Technologies and Ethics in Digital Learning............ 3cr.
- Instructional Design Project Management............ 3cr.
- Multimedia Integration for Instructional Design............ 3cr.
- Capstone Project in Instructional Design and Development............ 3cr.
eLearning Design and Development Concentration Electives
- Advanced eLearning and Interaction Design............ 3cr.
- Instructional Game Design and Gamification............ 3cr.
Instructional Systems Design and Leadership Concentration Electives
- Instructional Systems Design............ 3cr.
- Agile Instructional Design for Workplace Development............ 3cr.
If students would prefer not to take a concentration they can complete a generalized option by choosing one course from each concentration area to fulfill their 30 semester hour degree requirement.
Tuition
- MS Instructional Design..............$722
Fees
- Student ID Fee..............$12.50
- Graduate Student Association Fee, degree-seeking full-time..............$15 (per semester)
- Graduate Student Association Fee, degree-seeking part-time..............$10 (per semester)
For the full, official listing, please visit xavier.edu/costs.
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Why Choose Xavier's Instructional Design Program?
Our online Instructional Design program offers a flexible, 100% online curriculum that fits your life. Learn from world-class faculty and master the skills to create engaging and effective learning solutions, all without sacrificing your work-life balance.
You’ll learn to blend theory with practice, developing innovative instructional solutions that support real-world training and development initiatives and strengthen an organization's workforce.
Enhance your expertise and specialize your career path by choosing from two concentrations: eLearning Design and Development or Instructional Systems Design and Leadership.
Personal attention is a hallmark of the Xavier experience. Our online programs are taught by the same world-class faculty as our on-campus courses, so you'll receive the same high-quality instruction no matter where you are.
Grounded in our Jesuit mission, we prepare you to be an ethical leader who can navigate an increasingly diverse and complex world with integrity and empathy, creating learning solutions that are inclusive and impactful for all.
The Loyal Musketeer Scholarship reduces the graduate tuition rate by 25 percent and is available to all Xavier alumni enrolling as degree-seeking graduate students.
Instructional Design and Development (MS) Program at Xavier University
The masters program combines instructional design and development theories and principles with digital learning strategy to create effective, engaging instructional and training experiences. Students will gain the knowledge and competencies needed to strategically plan, design, and implement innovative instructional solutions to support training and development initiatives in a variety of professional environments. Students will complete all courses online in an 8-week accelerated format.
Xavier University’s College of Arts and Sciences challenges students to develop an integrated understanding of humanity, the world, and God by pursuing the questions raised in Xavier's core and departmental curricula. The College of Arts and Sciences is the oldest and largest college at Xavier University. The college provides an excellent liberal arts education in the Jesuit tradition that prepares students for careers, professional or graduate school, and life in a global society.
Xavier University is a private university located in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing a liberal arts education in the Jesuit Catholic tradition. Founded in 1831, the University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation. It has been ranked among the top 10 master's-level universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report for the past two decades. The Princeton Review names it one of the "Best 385 Colleges in America."