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Western Illinois University

Instructional Technology and Telecommunications

http://wiu.edu/itt/

 Western Illinois University 
1 University Circle 
Macomb, IL 61455 
Phone: (309) 298-1952 
Fax: (309) 298-2978 
Program Administrator: Hoyet H. Hemphill, Ph.D. 
                           hh-hemphill@wiu.edu  		 
admittance 
http://wiu.edu/itt/potential/potential.htm 
PREREQUISITES: MASTER'S PROGRAM DURATION:
Higher Education   Yes  Number of required Courses  12
If yes, number of years or degree required   Bachelors for MS program   Number of weeks long   16
Teaching Certificate   No  Comprehensive Exam Required?   No
Other requirement     Thesis Required?   Optional
ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFERS   Yes  Continuous Enrollment Required?   No
  Other Requirements    Applied Project or Portfolio Option
OTHER PROGRAMS in educational technology
or instructional development fields:		 Does program culminate in a degree in the field of educational communications and technology?    Yes
Certificate Program available?  Yes (Click for more information) Name of the degree    Instructional Technology and Telecommunications
Specialist Program available?  No  Is this program part of another degree, certificate, or diploma?   No
Undergraduate Program available?  Yes  If yes, name of the degree, certificate, or diploma   
Doctorate Program available?     
Program Content  
http://wiu.edu/itt/potential/bsitt/bsitt.htm 
 Number of courses/credits required in Educational Communications and Technology : 42  Areas of Emphasis within the curriculum
Number of other courses/credits required in education : 0 
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Number of courses/credits required outside of education : 78 
  Instructional Development  No  6   
  Instructional Design  No  6   
  Materials Production  No  12   
  Media Management  No  3   
  Materials Production  No  12   
  Distance Education  No  12   
  Learning Theory  No  6   
  Telecommunications  No  3   
  Project Management  No  6   
resources 
Distance Education or online coursework are used as part of this program: Yes
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES available to the student PRODUCTION FACILITIES available to the faculty
Online Library Resources   Yes  Video Production   Yes
Conferencing with Faculty   Yes  Audio Production   Yes
Student Online Study Groups   Yes   
Online Audio Conferencing  Yes   
curriculum evaluation
Curriculum Evaluation for this degree program includes the use of:    
Student scores on written exams   Yes 
Review by department committee(s)   Yes 
Review by committee, whose members include faculty and/or staff outside the department  No 
Anonymous student surveys   Yes 
Other evaluations    
NCATE Accreditation   No 
Other Accreditation    
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