Overview

At a time when the ability to make data-driven, research based decisions is increasingly becoming an expected skill for master teachers, we are the only Educational Studies graduate program at Western Illinois University in the college to stress the development of this critical skill as an integral part of our core graduate program across both of our ES graduate options. Of course, this is not the sole focus of our program.

We also offer a focus on Bilingual/Bicultural/ESL education and Adult/Community education. As evident from our mission statement, our program is interdisciplinary in orientation allowing the degree candidate to develop a rich grasp of central issues and problems in education from the perspective of several key disciplines including psychology, philosophy, and anthropology/sociology.

Whichever option you pursue, we think you will find the experience exhilarating and inspiring and welcome and look forward to your participation should you choose to join us.

Possible Careers

P-12 Teachers
Community College Instructors
Educational consultants or policy analysts in schools
College and other professional educational settings

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Educational Philosophy, Ethics and Policy

Cognition and Instruction

Equity and the Socio-Cultural Contexts of Education

Educational Assessment and Evaluation

Foundations of Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

Cultural Studies of Second Language Learners in the Classroom

Assessment of Bilingual and ESL Students

Educational Philosophy, Ethics, and Policy

Cognition and Instruction

Lecturers

Thomas J. Cody, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Katrina Daytner, Ph.D., Indiana University
Gloria Delany-Barmann, Ed.D., Northern Arizona University
James LaPrad, Ph.D., University of Virginia
Eric Mansfield, Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado
Greg P. Montalvo, Jr., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Carla Paciotto, Ed.D., Northern Arizona University

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Macomb, United States
Moline, United States

Disciplines

Education Area & Cultural Studies Language Studies View 210 other Masters in Language Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants for admission to the School of Graduate Studies must hold a bachelor's degree from an institution that is accredited by the appropriate U.S. Department of Education regional institutional accrediting agency.
Applicants usually apply for admission to a degree program simultaneously with admission to the School of Graduate Studies.
If the applicant meets the minimum admission requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, a copy of the application materials is forwarded to the program of interest for consideration.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

23640 USD / full

≈ 23640 USD / full
Out-of-State

11820 USD / full

≈ 11820 USD / full
Domestic

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In-State

11820 USD / full

≈ 11820 USD / full

Funding

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Overview

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Key information

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Credits

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Academic requirements

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