Program Overview
Do you have a creative and methodical mind? Do you love solving problems?
Instructional Designers are the experts in how to teach and design a course for a multitude of industries, such as education, corporate training, and healthcare. With a master’s degree in Instructional Design, Innovation & Leadership from Asbury University, you can level up your skills in online learning and virtual spaces with learning engineering at the forefront. This 30-hour online program allows you to create a customized career pathway in a very in-demand field with high paying careers as technological innovations continue to expand the possibilities.
The M.A. in Instructional Design, Innovation & Leadership is a 30-credit hour online program that includes strategy, leadership, technology, media, storytelling and more. It can be completed in as little as two years while you work full-time. The flexible online, eight-week class format allows students to pursue their coursework at different rates depending on their other obligations. And up to three hours of credit for professional experience may be considered in place of a specific course.
Degree requirements to graduate with a M.A. in Instructional Design, Innovation & Leadership include:
Review complete degree requirements for Asbury M.A. in Instructional Design, Innovation & Leadership.
Learning is not characterized simply by the transfer of knowledge, but by the opening of imaginations, cultivation of character and expansion of wisdom, and growth of intelligence. As an instructional designer, you can research and create new ways for others — from young children to working adults — to learn in new ways, empowering others to reach their fullest potential.
As an expert instructional designer, you can create learning and training experiences for businesses, hospitals, nonprofits, government agencies, military training organizations, and schools. Our forward-thinking and interactive program intertwines theory with practice, providing you with high-demand marketable skills across multiple industries. Asbury’s Master of Arts in Instructional Design, Innovation & Leadership gives students a chance to be on the forefront of a constantly growing and evolving field that provides critical access to education and training in virtually every industry. Instructional Designers are in high demand, and the profession allows for creativity coupled with strategy and leadership. As an integrity filled Christ-follower trained in this important field, your impact will be felt by those you work with and the clients and students you serve.
Most of our students in this program already have career pathways and promotions lined up before they even graduate.
Our Undergraduate +1 program allows you to finish an undergraduate degree, then earn a master’s degree with significant time and cost savings.
After completing his B.A. in Instructional Design at Asbury, Dale Moses ’22 decided to continue his education and is getting his M.A. in Instructional Design.
He shares: “In my current role, I oversee a team of instructional designers and technologists for creating courses and supporting learning management systems. As an experienced instructional designer and educator passionate about creating quality learning experiences, I have enjoyed the Asbury faculty’s patience, understanding, and unwavering support.”
This program not only deepens an understanding of media, instructional design and data-driven methodology, the Leadership Pathway allows students to hone their leadership skills with a Christian perspective. Courses in this cross-disciplinary pathway include Strategic Leadership, Project Management, Strategic Marketing and Organizational Behavior.
Understanding how to use story to create successful instructional design programs will give you a creative edge in your profession. Asbury’s media and storytelling faculty are true professionals of their craft and they instill their knowledge in their students. The Digital Storytelling Pathway of this program allows students to tap into that expertise with courses like the Master Storytelling Seminar; Cross Platform Storytelling; Viral Marketing: Methods, Messages, Media; and Media Ethics & Criticism.
In the Open Pathway of this innovative program you can truly explore all that Asbury has to offer, from leadership to marketing to storytelling. Course options include the Master Storytelling Seminar; Cross Platform Storytelling; Viral Marketing: Methods, Messages, Media; Media Ethics & Criticism; Project Management; Strategic Leadership; Strategic Marketing; and Organizational Behavior.
Your only problem will be picking which ones to take.
When you need to gain a better understanding of what your future career will be like, talking with faculty who have walked before you is priceless. Asbury’s faith filled, expert professors have walked the walk and care about your next steps. They strive to equip you not only with knowledge in the classroom but the practical tips that can only be learned from doing the work.
My instructional design professors have provided real-world job tools, strategies, and spreadsheets that I immediately applied to my day job as an instructional designer. Upon graduation, I more than doubled my salary, so my degree paid for itself. I loved my college experience so much that I returned to Asbury for a graduate degree in instructional design. After working for Fidelity Investments, FAANG corporations, and eLearning Brothers, I'm currently co-authoring a research paper with MIT on remote learning in the workplace."
The Instructional Design, Innovation, & Leadership program allows graduates to enter a wide variety of professions in high paying roles across the education, healthcare and corporate landscape.
Instructional Design graduates have been hired to work at places like:
Potential career fields include:
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