Program Overview

Students who graduate from FSU’s Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies (ISLT) program gain the skills needed for in-demand instructional design careers. Instructional designers work in both public and private sectors and create training, instruction and organizational systems. Our students learn how to use technology and best practices to help improve learning and assist instructors and trainers.

Graduates from Florida State’s Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies program go on to work in businesses, government agencies, universities, schools and military organizations. Consistently ranked as the #1 or #2 instructional design program in the country, our program produces highly sought-after professionals. Some of the biggest names in instructional design taught at Florida State, and our program continues the legacy of luminaries such as Robert Gagné, Leslie Briggs, Robert Morgan, Walter Dick, Marcy Driscoll, Robert Reiser, and John Keller

All of our programs have a strong focus on:

• Instructional design
• Emerging technologies
• Performance improvement

Master of Science (online and on-campus)

This program will prepare you to become a practitioner in the Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies field. It requires a minimum of 36 credit hours and can be completed in two years. The ISLT master’s degree is offered both on campus and online. 

The Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies online master’s program offers Market Rate Tuition. This allows non-Florida residents (including international students) who do not qualify for the Academic Common Market the opportunity to complete the online master’s degree at a reduced tuition rate of $544/per credit hour.