Overview

Every industry needs instructional designers. From translating complex knowledge from experts into training programs to designing instruction for digital classrooms, prepare to create inclusive and accessible learning experiences that improve performance outcomes for all learners.

Key Features

The Learning Design and Technology (online) program at University of Southern California will help you gain the skills to design, develop, implement and evaluate learning and instruction in a variety of settings, including PK-12, higher education, military, nonprofit and corporate learning environments.

Through this program, you will:

Earn a master’s degree from a school with a strong reputation among employers.

Continue working full time while taking two or three courses online each term.

Learn to apply current research in learning and motivation.

Gain the skills to leverage technology in curriculum design and learning assessment.

Prepare to design and implement learning experiences in face-to-face, online and blended learning environments.

Career Outcomes

Graduates of the program are prepared to design, develop, implement, and evaluate learning environments in a wide variety of settings.

Potential jobs include:

Educational program designer

Learning strategist

Instructional design and evaluation specialist/instructional systems designer

Performance assessment manager

Training director/manager

Director of distance learning

Education coordinators and directors in the following settings:

Museums

Science centers

Aquariums

Tutoring centers

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Interrogating Systems of Inequity in Professional Practice

Learning and Motivation for Design

Designing Instruction Across the Lifespan

Inclusive and Accessible Instructional Design

Research Methods and Data Analysis

Designing Assessment and Evaluation

Implementing Principles of Instructional Design

Media and Technology in Instructional Design

Designing Learning Environments

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 21 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Los Angeles, United States

Disciplines

Design General Engineering & Technology Instructional Design View 210 other Masters in General Engineering & Technology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Tuition Fees

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42291 USD / year

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Out-of-State

42291 USD / year

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42291 USD / year

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Programme Structure

Key information

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Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

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Academic requirements

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International Applies to you

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Additional Details

Funding

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