Instructional Design (Certificate): Fees & Entry Requirements at Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

Instructional Design (Certificate)

USA

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What will I learn?

The Certificate in Instructional Design is geared toward experienced technical communicators who wish to acquire focused competency in instructional design. This certificate teaches the core concepts, instructional methods, and assessment instruments for designing materials using various forms of text and visual media, computers, and instructional techniques. The program consists of 15 credit hours (five required courses). 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.

Which department am I in?

Lewis College of Science and Letters

Study options

Full Time (2 Semesters)

Tuition fees
$28,875.00 (24,36,298) per year
Student Activity Fee - $125 per semester
Application deadline

15/11/2026

Start date

January 2027

Venue

Mies (Main) Campus

10 West 35th Street,

Chicago,

Illinois,

60616, Midwest, United States

Full Time (2 Semesters)

Tuition fees
$28,875.00 (24,36,298) per year
Student Activity Fee - $125 per semester
Start date

May 2027

Venue

Mies (Main) Campus

10 West 35th Street,

Chicago,

Illinois,

60616, Midwest, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

You must have a four-year bachelors 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 departments 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 youre admitted to one of those programs), as long as those courses were not applied to another degree.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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