Does watching videos on iTunes U use data?

A couple weeks ago I was watching videos on my iPhone from iTunes U while at home connected to Wi-fi. I found out that my video streaming using 200+ MB of data and ended up costing me a lot.
I considered that maybe the Wi-fi just wasn't working but now yesterday I was watching another video. I kept checking to make sure that the Wi-fi was on and working. Yet from just watching a couple 5-10 min videos, I used around 70 MB of data.
Is anyone aware of how iTunes U shares course information (in particular the videos)? I just assumed that it would use Wi-Fi if I was home but that does not seem to be the case.
I have 90% sure that this is not an issue with my Wi-Fi at home.
It there a way to make sure that iTunes does not use data to stream videos. I can't afford to be watching them otherwise.
Many thanks to anyone who can help,
Diana-Marie

You could try going to settings, general, network, and turning cellular data off. Then try using itunes university. That will let you know if it's able to use wi-fi or not.

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