University of Illinois Global Campus

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name = University of Illinois Global Campus
established = 2007
type = Non-profit, Public, Online
city = Office and administrators in Urbana-Champaign and Chicago
state = Illinois
country = USA
|website = [http://global.uillinois.edu global.uillinois.edu]

In January 2008, the University of Illinois launched The Global Campus, the University's newest initiative in online education. The University Board of Trustees established The Global Campus in March 2007 to further the land-grant mission to expand educational opportunities for the Illinois community and beyond with distance education technologies [ [http://www.uillinois.edu/trustees/agenda/March%2013,%202007--Approved%20and%20Reported/a%20008%20mar%20global%20campus-revised.pdf U of I Board of Trustees Meeting, March 13, 2007] ] . The University of Illinois Global Campus primarily serves non-traditional and place-bound students, in order that they may gain the academic and career benefits of a University of Illinois education without the barriers of location and scheduled class times.

All degree and certificate programs are created in collaboration with the colleges and academic departments at the University’s residential campuses at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield. The curricula are developed by University of Illinois faculty.

The Global Campus offers degrees and certificates in E-Learning, Nursing, Patient Safety Leadership, and Recreation, Sport and Tourism.

Degree and Certificate Programs

Currently, The Global Campus offers the following degrees and certificates:

[http://global.uillinois.edu/business-administration/index.php Business Programs] :
* Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree Completion Program [http://global.uillinois.edu/elearning/index.php Education Programs] :
* Master of Education (Ed.M.) in Human Resource Education with a concentration in E-Learning
* Graduate Certificate in Foundations of E-Learning
* Graduate Certificate in Management of E-Learning [http://global.uillinois.edu/nurses/index.php Nursing Programs] :
* Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Completion Programs for RNs (RN to BSN) [http://global.uillinois.edu/patient-safety-leadership/index.php Patient Safety Leadership Programs] :
* Master of Science in Patient Safety Leadership
* Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety Organizations
* Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety, Error Science and Full Disclosure [http://global.uillinois.edu/recreation/index.php Recreation, Sport and Tourism Programs] :
* Master of Science in Recreation, Sport and Tourism

The Global Campus is currently developing the following programs:

Business and Finance
* Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MIS)
* Master of Science in Technology Management
* Certificate in Business Process Management
* Certificate in Information Technology Project Management

Counseling and Psychology
* Graduate Certificate in A Biblical Approach to Mental Health

Education
* Certificates (CEU/CPDU) in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Nursing
* RN to Master of Science in Nursing Degree

Ophthalmology
* Master of Science in Ophthalmology

Project Management
* Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam Preparation Course

Technology
* Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MIS)
* Master of Science in Technology Management
* Certificate in Business Process Management
* Certificate in Information Technology Project Management

History

Founded in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions created after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act in 1862. Today the University of Illinois system consists of distinct campuses in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, Springfield, and online with [http://global.uillinois.edu The Global Campus] .

The campuses offer hundreds of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, many of them ranked highly in the United States. The University is Illinois’ largest college educator. Nearly 70,000 students are enrolled at the campuses, and thousands more take classes off campus and online. The University has a faculty base of 5,600 and an alumni body of more than 570,000.

External links

* [http://www.uillinois.edu University of Illinois (official site)]
* [http://www.uiuc.edu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (official site)]
* [http://www.uic.edu University of Illinois at Chicago (official site)]
* [http://www.uis.edu University of Illinois at Springfield (official site)]

References

* University of Illinois system
* [http://global.uillinois.edu The University of Illinois Global Campus]
* Citation
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first = Mary
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title = Like the Morrill Act and the GI Bill, will the UI Global Campus Partnership be a new model for educational opportunity?
newspaper = Illinois Alumni Magazine
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year = 2007
date = March 2007
url = http://www.uiaa.org/urbana/illinoisalumni/0703_a.html

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