General Program
The General Program can help to prepare you for a rewarding career in instructional design and technology. Through a combination of general education courses, electives, and a core of instructional design courses, you can gain a wealth of competencies, skills, and experience that will help you apply technology in a variety of instructional settings.
The B.S. in Instructional Design and Technology courses are aligned with the standards of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). These standards are critical indicators of quality in instruction through technology, and their inclusion reflects the integrity of the Walden learning experience as well as its relevancy in professional and educational settings.
Completion Requirements
- 181 total quarter credit hours
- General education courses (45 credits)
- Core courses (90 credits)
- Electives (40 credits)
- Capstone (5 credits)
- ePortfolio
Estimated time to completion: 4 years, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
Core Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| EDUC 1014 | Understanding Today’s Instructional Environments | 5 |
| EDUC 1015 | How People Learn | 5 |
| EDUC 2003 | Human Development | 5 |
| EDUC 2004 | Literacy in the 21st Century | 5 |
| EDUC 3004 | Curriculum Design | 5 |
| EDUC 3005 | Evaluation and Assessment | 5 |
| EIDT 2001 | Technology and Learning | 5 |
| EIDT 2002 | Web Design I | 5 |
| EIDT 3003 | Ethical and Fair Use of Instructional Materials | 5 |
| EIDT 2003 | Introduction to Distance Education | 5 |
| EIDT 2004 | Instructional Design I | 5 |
| EIDT 3002 | Multimedia Tools | 5 |
| EIDT 3004 | Instructional Design II | 5 |
| EIDT 4004 | Instructional Design III | 5 |
| EIDT 4002 | Web Design II | 5 |
| CMIS 1002 | Information Technology Infrastructure | 5 |
| CMIS 2001 | Internet Computing | 5 |
| CMIS 4201 | Human Factors | 5 |
General Program Courses
| Course Title | Credits |
| Electives (8 courses) | 40 |
Capstone Course
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| EIDT 4001 | Instructional Design and Technology Capstone | 5 |
Electives
Choose eight additional electives (40 cr.) from either general education or any bachelor's program, including B.S. in Business Administration, B.S. in Computer Information Systems, B.S. in Child Development, B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies, and B.S. in Psychology.
