Illinois State University

Click to send E-mail to: basmith@ilstu.edu

Phone: 1-309-438-7626
Fax: 1-309-438-7289

Description:
The primary purpose of the program is to provide students with the skills to analyze crime and criminal justice policies.

Accreditation Description:
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Degree(s):
M.A. - Criminal Justice Sciences;
M.S. - Criminal Justice Sciences

Research Areas:
Law Enforcement; Management; Corrections; Theory/Research

Click to send E-mail to: brwiega@ilstu.edu

Phone: 1-309-438-5654
Fax: 1-309-438-5653

Description:
This program is designed to advance a student's knowledge of the theories of agribusiness management and their application to the decisions agribusiness managers must make. Students will be provided with a foundation in agribusiness, economics, and management with the flexibility to tailor a graduate program to satisfy individual interests and career objectives.

Accreditation Description:
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Degree(s):
M.S. - Agribusiness

Research Areas:
Analysis of Organizational Behavior; Advanced Managerial Business Communications; Financial Management; Advanced Consumer Behavior; Management Agricultural Finance; Management of Market Risk in Agribusiness; International Trade of Agricultural Products; Agribusiness Strategy and Analysis

Click to send E-mail to: rcullen@ilstu.edu

Phone: 1-309-438-2517
Fax: 1-309-438-5659

Description:
The objective of this program is to prepare professionals who will serve as advocates for individual and family well-being within societal systems such as business, industry, government, and private sector agencies.

Accreditation Description:
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Degree(s):
Specialized Professional Programs: dietetic Internship accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE); Child Life, registered with the Child Life Council
M.S. - Family and Consumer Sciences;
M.A. - Family and Consumer Sciences

Research Areas:
Apparel Merchandising and Design; Food, Nutrition and Dietetics; Human Development and Family Resources; Interior and Environmental Design; and FCS Teacher Education

Click to send E-mail to: dcbrown@ilstu.edu

Phone: 1-309-438-3661
Fax: 1-309-438-8626

Description:
Graduate study in Project Management prepares individuals in the planning and execution of complex projects within diverse industrial and organizational settings. While not a PMP preparation program, the content for these courses was identified through analysis of the Project Management Body of Knowledge developed by the Project Management Institute organization and is consistent with those standards. A graduate certificate in Project Management if also offered.

Accreditation Description:
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Degree(s):
Graduate Certificate in Training and Development;
Graduate Certificate in Project Management
M.S. - Technology: Sequence available in Project Management, Training and Development, or Technology Education

Research Areas:
Project Management

Click to send E-mail to: dcbrown@ilstu.edu

Phone: 1-309-438-3661
Fax: 1-309-438-8626

Description:
This program can be appropriate for a range of students, including industry practitioners and educators seeking career advancement, students wishing to expand on their undergraduate studies in technology, and individuals seeking a career change. The focus of this graduate program is on technology education /or performance improvement and management of technical projects/processes. Students develop process and people management skills as well as prepare for leadership roles in their respective fields.

Accreditation Description:
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Degree(s):
Graduate Certificate in Training and Development; Graduate Certificate in Project Management
M.S. - Technology: Sequences available in Project Management, Training and Development, or Technology Education

Research Areas:
Project Management, Occupational Training and Technology Education

Click to send E-mail to: english_graduate@ilstu.edu

Phone: 1-309-438-3651
Fax: 1-309-438-5414

Description:
Graduate level study and application of the theories and methods used in the development of contemporary training initiatives. Includes identifying training objectives, implementing effective training programs, analyzing and evaluating training workshops and programs using process and product evaluation techniques.

Accreditation Description:
The Technology Department is accredited by the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)
Degree(s):
Graduate Certificate in Training and Development
M.S. - Technology: Sequences available in Project Management, Training and Development, or Technology Education

Research Areas:
Assessing the value of training and development efforts;
Assessing training needs;
Developing high performance and self-directed work teams;
Investigating work attitudes, values, and habits;
Instructional program improvement;
Evaluation of instructional delivery and design.

Click to send E-mail to: majohn3@ilstu.edu

Phone: 1-309-438-5186
Fax: 1-309-438-5113

Description:
This program emphasizes the application of computer technology and information management methods to real-world problem solving, focusing principally on software, hardware, and people-related issues in the development of computer information systems. It can be appropriate for a range of students, including industry practitioners seeking career advancement, students wishing to expand on their undergraduate computing work, and individuals making a career change.

Accreditation Description:
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Degree(s):
M.S. - Information Systems; Information Systems with sequences available in Information Assurance and Security, Internet Application Development, Systems Development, and Telecommunications Management

Research Areas:
Advanced Systems Development; Information Systems Security; Web Development; E-Commerce; Database Design and Management; Computer Networking and Telecommunications; Telecommunications Management; Human-Computer Interaction; Testing and Quality Assurance; Object-Oriented Systems Development

Click to send E-mail to: KNRgradprog@ilstu.edu

Phone: 1-309-438-5681 or 1-309-438-5609
Fax: 1-309-438-5561

Description:
The mission is to prepare professionals committed to the promotion of health-enhancing lifestyles by emphasizing the role of scholarship and focused disciplinary study. This advanced knowledge prepares a graduate to think conceptually and analytically, and to positively impact professional practices and policies in their chosen professions.

Accreditation Description:
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Degree(s):
M.S. - Kinesiology and Recreation

Research Areas:
Sequences: Athletic Training; Biomechanics; Exercise Physiology; Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity; Recreation Administration; Sport Management

Click to send E-mail to: dcbrown@ilstu.edu

Phone: 1-309-438-3661
Fax: 1-309-438-8626

Description:
This program can be appropriate for a range of students, including industry practitioners and educators seeking career advancement, students wishing to expand on their undergraduate studies in technology, and individuals seeking a career change. The focus of this graduate program is on technology education or performance improvement and management of technical projects/processes. Students develop process and people management skills as well as prepare for leadership roles in their respective fields.

Accreditation Description:
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Degree(s):
Graduate Certificate in Training and Development; Graduate Certificate in Project Management
M.S. - Technology: Sequence available in Project Management, Training and Development, or Technology Education

Research Areas:
Project Management; Occupational Training; Technology Education

Click to send E-mail to: cawinch@ilstu.edu

Phone: 1-309-438-3664
Fax: 1-309-438-3722

Description:
This program prepares students for careers in teaching and research in academic, industrial, and governmental positions. Students have the opportunity to combine broad training in the biological sciences with a specialization in any of the major subdisciplines of biology.

Accreditation Description:
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Degree(s):
Ph.D. - Biological Sciences; sequences available in Behavior, Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (BEES) and in Molecular and Cellular Biology

Research Areas:
Students may pursue research in most of the major subdisciplines