WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Minors in Instructional
Design and Technology
College of Education & Human Services
Web Design Minor
The Web Design minor is a new minor program that focuses on preparing students to design websites. The minor includes four required courses (12 sh) that
cover web design, interactive authoring software, digital imagery, and publishing web-based products. The minor prepares students who will be working in the
rapidly growing fields that require the design of Internet websites. Three additional IDT electives (9 sh) can be selected from a wide range of courses that cover
graphic design software, video production, photography, and interactive multimedia.
Required Core Courses
IDT 205, 250, 345, 351......................................................................................................................................................................................................12 sh
Select 9 sh from the following courses: IDT 200, 221, 230, 235, 240, 310, 330, 360, 390, 406, 408, 433, 440, 445, 455, 460, 480
Digital Media Minor
The Digital Media minor reflects a strong focus on manipulating digital imagery. The core classes in this minor provide students with an introduction to graphic
production software, the capture of digital still and video images for use in instructional media, the creation of 3D models and animation for illustration or
instructional video editing, and the production and editing of video clips and sound tracks to produce videos for multimedia or the web.
Required Core Courses
IDT 221, 345, 360, 433......................................................................................................................................................................................................12 sh
Select 9 sh from the following courses: IDT 200, 205, 230, 240, 250, 310, 330, 390, 406, 408, 440, 445, 455, 460
Photographic Media Minor
Over the last few years, the new Photographic Media minor has grown tremendously. The Photographic Media minor prepares students to use digital and
traditional image capture and distribution for commercial photography applications in governmental institutions, education, business, and industry. Camera
controls, lighting, visual design, and digital analog image processing principles will be applied in individual student projects and portfolios.
Required Core Courses
IDT 240, 340, 406, 408......................................................................................................................................................................................................12 sh
Select 9 sh from the following courses: IDT 200, 205, 221, 230, 250, 310, 345, 351, 360, 440, 445
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WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Program Overview
The Instructional Design and Technology department seeks to develop a student’s ability
to apply new and existing technologies in a wide variety of instructional settings. Students
accomplish these objectives by learning to design, develop, and evaluate effective and efficient
instruction, instructional materials, and information resources. In their course of study,
students in IDT will have opportunities to acquire conceptual and hands-on experience
with effective teaching, learning, and collaborative design and development of professional
instructional materials.
IDT offers three bachelor’s degree options: Instructional Games and Simulation, Instructional
Multimedia and Web-Based Development, and Instructional Methods and Training. The
curriculum contains a basic core of courses that sets down a foundation in designing these
advanced technology applications, and then allows each student flexibility to further her or
his career objectives and special interests by choosing a variety of directed elective courses.
Internships provide valuable work experience and opportunities to explore some of the careers
open to graduates.
Scholarships
To help students achieve their educational goals, the Financial Aid office assists eligible students in meeting their educational expenses while attending Western
Illinois University. Assistance is provided through loans, grants, scholarships, and student employment. The department offers three scholarships specifically for
the IDT undergraduate program.
Available Course Titles
200 Introduction to Instructional Technology
205 Computing for Instructional Trainers
221 Introduction to Authoring Instructional Materials
230 Introduction to Interactive Applications
235 Instructional Materials Development
240 Photography I
250 Introduction to Web-Based Instruction
310 Principles of Instructional Design
330 Instructional Project Management
340 Advanced Photography
345 Electronic Imagery
351 Intermediate Web-Based Instruction
360 Instructional Video
390 Telecommunications and Interactive Distance Learning
406 Advanced Topics in Photography
408 Large Format Photography
433 Instructional Three-Dimensional Modeling and Animation
440 Developing Computer-Based Instruction
445 Advanced Interactive Multimedia
451 Implementing and Facilitating Instruction
455 Instructional Simulation and Gaming
460 Instructional Virtual Reality Design
480 Advanced Web-Based Instruction
Careers in the IDT Field
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Web Content Manager
Web Designer
Instructional Designer
Instructional Developer
Flash Developer
Multimedia Specialist
Training Project Coordinator
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Learning and Development Specialist
Training Specialist
Project Leader/Manager
Instructional Game Designer
Videographer
Photographer
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Department of Instructional Design and Technology
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