There are four programs to choose from in Training and Development: Training, Management of Training, Multimedia and Web-Based Training, or Intercultural Training. Each program begins with Principles of Training and Development and ends with Contemporary Issues in Training and Development. The remaining courses can be taken in any order. Most courses are three credits. Any of the courses can be taken individually after Principles of Training and Development.
CORE classes
- Principles of Training and Development1
- Course Design and Evaluation2
- Contemporary Issues in Training and Development3
Certificate specialty courses
Training (classroom) concentration
- Training Methods
- Developing Course Materials Intercultural Training
- Developing Intercultural Competence for Trainers
- Methods and Models of Intercultural Training
Training Management concentration
- Leadership of the Training Function
- Organizational Transformation through Training and Development
Intercultural Training concentration
- Developing Intercultural Competence for Trainers
- Methods and Models of Intercultural Training
Multimedia and Web-Based Training concentration
- Designing Multimedia and Web-Based Training
- Developing Multimedia and Web-Based Training
Prerequisites
- Principles of Training and Development is the prerequisite for the remaining courses in the program.
- Course Design and Evaluation is also the prerequisite for the two Multimedia and Web-Based Training courses.
- Students need to take a minimum of three courses in the Training and Development series BEFORE they take the Contemporary Issues in Training and Development course.
These prerequisites may be waived only with consent of the Training and Development program manager. They are in place for the benefit of the students in order to ensure the student's success in the courses. Please make requests for waiver via email at: plato@pdx.edu
Textbooks
The Portland State Bookstore is located at SW Fifth Avenue and Montgomery Street within the PSU Urban Center Plaza, easily accessible by the new Portland Streetcar and Tri-Met.
PSU Bookstore
1715 SW 5th Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
Tel: 503-226-2631
Fax: 503-725-3800
Email: support@psubookstore.com
Regular store hours:
Mon-Thurs 7:45am-7pm
Fri 7:45am-6pm
Sat 9am-5pm
Course materials
Several Training and Development courses also have course materials, which are comprised of copyright-cleared readings packets, and/or assessment instruments or purchased training materials. The fees for these materials are added to regular tuition and collected at the time of registration. The materials are handed out on the first day of class or during the ten-week term. These materials do NOT replace textbooks. Textbooks are required for the classes in addition to the course materials packets.


