Online Graduate Certificate in Workplace Instructional Design
The Boise State Online Graduate Certificate in Workplace Instructional Design equips you with the knowledge and skills to create instructional programs. Design, develop and deliver learning programs for business and industry, government agencies, the military and nonprofit organizations.
Application Deadlines
Admission to Boise State’s Graduate Certificate in Workplace Instructional Design is offered every spring, summer and fall semester. All application materials must be received by the deadline to be considered for the program. You must apply separately for admission to Boise State University.
Semester | Application Deadline | Courses Begin |
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Spring | December 15 | Early January |
Summer | April 15 | Early May |
Fall | August 1 | Late August |
Program Details
Courses
The online Graduate Certificate in Workplace Instructional Design is an 18-credit program that includes the following:
- Required Courses – 12 credits.
- Elective Courses – 6 credits. Choose two courses to meet this credit requirement. If you are earning more than one certificate, you cannot apply the same electives used toward one certificate to another. The electives applied must be unique to each certificate.
Review the following table for details on required courses and electives.
Course Type | Course | Prerequisites | Credits |
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Required course | OPWL 535 Principles of Adult Learning | No prerequisite | 4 |
Required course | OPWL 536 Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning | No prerequisite | 4 |
Required course | OPWL 537 Instructional Design | OPWL 535 and OPWL 536 | 4 |
Elective course | OPWL 523 E-Learning Authoring and Development | No prerequisite | 3 |
Elective course | OPWL 525 E-Learning Content Design and Learning Management Systems | No prerequisite | 3 |
Elective course | OPWL 547 Learning Experience Design | OPWL 535 and OPWL 536 | 3 |
Elective course | OPWL 551 Storyboarding and Scenario-Based E-Learning | No prerequisite | 3 |
Course Descriptions
Official course descriptions and degree plans are published on the graduate catalog website.
To find a course, click the “Courses” tab and select the drop-down list that aligns with your desired course prefix (e.g. OPWL 535). You may also use the search bar to search for the course prefix.
Certificate Outcomes
- Design training for workplace employees
- Complete an instructional design project for a real client
- Develop e-learning design and development skills
- Develop an instructional design portfolio
- Expand skill sets of instructional designers, adding value to existing organizational roles
- Prepare to break into the instructional design field with portfolio samples
- Enable transitioning from K-12 school teaching to industry instructional design positions
- Upskill instructional designers with newly developed templates and technology-enhanced instructional methods
Authorization
Boise State maintains authorization to offer online programs in Idaho and beyond. Detailed information about state authorization is available on the eCampus Center website.
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