Distance Education
ECU is the leader in distance education (DE) in the UNC system, offering more courses and degrees online than any other institution.
The Hispanic Studies program in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures has been offering courses via DE since 1997 and has taught courses this way at all levels: from 1000-level introductory courses, through advanced undergraduate courses for our BA and BS Teaching degree students and including 6000-level graduate courses.
The Hispanic Studies program offers courses toward the M.A. via Distance Education so that people working full time, or who live far from ECU, may pursue the MAHS, which may be completed in 5 semesters or less.
- All DE courses make use of videoconferencing to replicate the classroom experience to the greatest extent possible and offer authentic communication in the target language.
- All DE students will have access to the professors outside of scheduled class times in virtual office hours.
- Our DE courses employ a web conferencing platform that provides a virtual classroom using live and recorded sessions, enabling faculty and students to attend class “live” from anywhere they have access to an Internet connection, and enables also allowing the student to see and hear the instructor as well as respond to the instructor’s questions with audio.
Students have access to academic support services comparable to services provided to on-campus students and appropriate to support the program, including admissions, financial aid, academic advising, delivery of course materials, and placement and counseling.
