2026-2027 Academic DRAFT Catalog

Dec 05, 2025

2026-2027 Academic DRAFT Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Combined Technical and Applied Studies, BTAS, Graphic Design Concentration & Instructional Design and Learning Technologies, MEd (IDL-MED-PREG)

Program Description

Lake Campus Business Technologies & Leadership Studies in Education and Organizations (LDR) offers a combined degree program leading to a Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies (BTAS) in Graphic Design and a Master of Education (MEd) Instructional Design & Learning Technologies (IDL) degrees. The undergraduate BTAS will prepare students for careers as graphic designers in the print, multimedia, and communication fields. The graduate (MEd) will prepare students for careers as instructional designers, educational technologists, or course designers. The program allows nine credit hours of “overlap” courses, where credit is given at both the undergraduate (UG) and graduate (GR) levels, facilitating both BTAS and MEd.

Admission Requirements

Only exceptionally well-prepared students are admitted to the program. At the end of their junior year, students that wish to pursue a combined BTAS Graphic Design and an M.Ed. Instructional Design & Learning Technologies degree should complete an application that includes the signature of the undergraduate academic advisor and the M.Ed. IDL program director. Students should then submit an application to the Wright State graduate school for the combined degree program. Students admitted to a combined degree program will be admitted as provisional graduate students to the Graduate School, pending completion of the requirements for their bachelor’s degree. Students admitted into an approved combined degree program do not have to formally apply to the master’s program in question. If students have studies in progress at the time they apply to a combined degree program, any approval of the application is provisional and may be revoked if the student fails to meet all required standards at the end of the term. Students enrolled in this combined program must follow the guidelines of the Wright State policy 5330.1 Combined Degree Programs.

In addition to filling out the Wright State graduate application, students must include all academic transcripts. Students will also include a short entrance essay (under 1,000 words) explaining why they wish to become an instructional designer or take the IDL courses and examples describing their educational, multimedia, or other technology experiences. Qualified applicants must have senior standing for the semester they start the combined degree program. In addition, students must have the following:

3.2 cumulative grade point average in all undergraduate work, including undergraduate credits earned at other institutions and transferred to Wright State.
Undergraduate advisor’s approval for admission to the combined degree program and mandatory advising during each semester the student is taking graduate credit toward the bachelor’s degree.
Approval of the graduate program director.
Approval of the LDR chair.

Program Learning Outcomes

The BTAS Graphic Design will prepare students for employment as graphic designers in the print, multimedia, and communication fields. Students will gain industry skills for both print and multimedia areas, including branding, promotional and advertising design, color theory, publication and layout, packaging design, technical illustration, design and science photography, video production, photo editing, graphic animation, motion graphics, and front end web design, HTML/CSS, 3D printing and visualization design. In addition, a variety of applied business courses are introduced to students to strengthen their knowledge of the business environment, service marketing, and leadership strategies to use in the communication field.

Graduates of the undergraduate Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies (BTAS) will be able to:

Demonstrate effective written, oral, and digital communication skills
Apply skills to solve problems and deal with challenging situations in an organizational setting.
Demonstrate competencies associated with ethics and social responsibility.

Graduates of the master’s degree (MEd) program will be able to:

Use educational technologies such as a learning management system, web conferencing, video editors, and image editors.
Implement educational technologies and processes using effective pedagogies, frameworks, and learning theories.
Facilitate learning by creating, using, evaluating, and managing effective learning environments.
Design, develop, implement, and evaluate a technology-rich learning environment within a community of practice.
Explore, evaluate, synthesize, and apply methods of inquiry to enhance learning and improve learning performance.

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Program Requirements

Wright State Core: 36 Credit Hours

As a part of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree at Wright State University, all students must complete the Wright State Core, a general education curriculum. Most programs require 36 hours in the Core, some programs may require additional hours.

Specific Core classes in some of the Elements may be required by some majors. When this occurs, the specific Core courses required will be listed below. In Elements where a specific course is not required, students can choose any course from the Wright State Core Program Requirements.

First-Year Seminar: 1 Credit Hour

All students must successfully complete a First-Year Seminar during their first year. Transfer students who transfer 24 or more credit hours (post high school graduation) are exempt from this requirement and will need to satisfy one additional credit hour in the Additional Core Courses category.

UVC 1010 - First Year Seminar Credit Hour(s): 1

Element A - English Composition: 6 Credit Hours

First-Year Writing Course (3 credit hours)

All students must successfully complete ENG 1100.  Based on Writing Placement level, some students may be required to enroll in a corequisite course (DEV 0100). 
ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
Second-Year Writing Course (3 credit hours)
ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3

Element B - Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic: 3 Credit Hours

Students will select one Element B course from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements list. Based on Math Placement Level, students may need additional prerequisite or corequisite coursework in mathematics prior to enrollment in the course chosen.

Element C - Arts and Humanities: 6 Credit Hours

Students will select two Arts and Humanities courses, with different course prefixes from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements. One course must fulfill the History requirement.

History Requirement (3 credit hours)

Choose 1 course from the list below:
HST 1100 - Western Civilizations to 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3
HST 1200 - The West and the World since 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3
HST 1500 - Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture Credit Hour(s): 3
Arts and Humanities Course (3 credit hours)

Choose an additional Arts and Humanities course (a different prefix from what is chosen above) from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements.

Element D - Social Sciences: 6 Credit Hours

Students will select two Social and Behavioral Sciences courses, with different course prefixes from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements.

Element E - Natural Sciences: 7 Credit Hours

Students will select two Natural Science courses, from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements. At least one course must contain a laboratory.

Additional Core Courses: 7 Credit Hours

Students will select up to 7 additional credit hours from Elements A-E from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements to reach the 36 minimum hours required in the Core. Unless specified by the student’s major, these are selected by the student. When a major has required courses in this area, the specific Core course(s) required will be listed below.

Additional Core Requirements

Within the 36 credit hours of the Wright State Core students must successfully complete the following:

One Global Inquiry (GI) course

Two Inclusive Excellence (IE) courses

One to two Integrated Writing (IW) courses. To meet degree requirements all students must complete a minimum of 3 IW courses by choosing either (a) 1 in the Core and 2 in the major or (b) 2 in the Core and 1 in the major. Students should check their major program requirements for courses that fulfill Integrated Writing.

Students who do not make choices within the 36 required hours of the Core to fulfill the GI, IE, and IW requirements will take additional Core hours beyond the minimum of 36.

APS Courses (18 Credit Hours)

Required APS Courses (9 Credit Hours)

APS 3030 - Services Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
APS 3040 - Applied Studies Management Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
APS 4020 - Project Evaluation Credit Hour(s): 3

Select three of the following APS Classes (9 Credit Hours)

APS 3000 - Applied Studies Technologies Credit Hour(s): 3
APS 3010 - Training & Presentations Credit Hour(s): 3
APS 3020 - Applied Business Leadership Credit Hour(s): 3
APS 4000 - Applied Studies Personnel Management Credit Hour(s): 3
APS 4010 - Applied Studies Legal Issues Credit Hour(s): 3
APS 4030 - Applied Studies Finance Credit Hour(s): 3

Concentration Requirements (55 Credit Hours)

Concentration Requirement Classes (18 Credit Hours)

IT 1220 - Advanced Photography for Design and Science Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 2350 - Branding Experience Concepts Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 3100 - Advanced Illustration Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 3210 - Principles of Package Design Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 3400 - 3D Digital Modeling Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 4310 - History of Graphic Design Credit Hour(s): 3

Select One of the following IT courses (2 Credit Hours)

IT 4425 - Senior Seminar Credit Hour(s): 2
IT 4435 - Internship Credit Hour(s): 2

IT or approved Graphic Design related technical course (35 Credit Hours)

Choose a Portfolio course (IT 2400 or equivalent) and 11 additional courses from the list

IT 2400 - Employment Portfolio Development Credit Hour(s): 2
IT 1010 - Graphic Terminology and Design Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 1210 - Introduction to Photography for Design and Science Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 1300 - Illustration Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 1400 - Layout and Typography Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 1410 - Digital Media I Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 2010 - Photoshop I Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 2020 - Photoshop II Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 2200 - Web Theory and Design I Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 2210 - Web Theory and Design II Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 2220 - Digital Animation Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 2240 - Fundamentals of Weblog Design Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 2300 - E-Commerce Advertising Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 2320 - Publication Design Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 2500 - Promotional Design Credit Hour(s): 3
IT 4400 - Motion Graphics Credit Hour(s): 3

IDL Double-Counted Graduate Classes (9 Credit Hours)

IDL 7110 - Learning in a Digital World Credit Hour(s): 3
IDL 7120 - Instructional Design for Digital Learning Credit Hour(s): 3
IDL 7140 - Learning Management Systems & Evaluation Credit Hour(s): 3

IDL Graduate Only Courses (21 Credit Hours)

IDL 7130 - Making Online Courses Interactive Credit Hour(s): 3
IDL 7150 - Digital Professional Development Credit Hour(s): 3
IDL 7200 - Professional Practice Credit Hour(s): 3
IDL 7210 - Applied Learning Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
IDL 7220 - Instructional Design Concepts and Theories Credit Hour(s): 3
IDL 7230 - Understanding Educational Research Credit Hour(s): 3
IDL 7240 - Trends in Instructional Design and Technology Credit Hour(s): 3