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).
Program Overview
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.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this certificate program can serve as information specialists to systematically design and develop instructional materials and training programs. Potential employers include:
Businesses
Individuals
Government
Nonprofits
Health and education institutions
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
Expected June, November 2025
Start date
January 2025
Lewis College of Science and Letters
Pritzker Science Center,
Suite 252,
CHICAGO,
Illinois,
60616, United States
You must have a four-year bachelor鈥檚 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 department鈥檚 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 you鈥檙e admitted to one of those programs), as long as those courses were not applied to another degree.
Minimum Test Score Total for Admission without an Illinois Tech English Language Assessment Requirement
Internet TOEFL - 90+
Paper TOEFL - 600+
IELTS - 6.5+
PTE - 63+
Duolingo English Test - 110+
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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