The absolute differential cross sections for the ~~176 reaction have been measured in the bombarding energy range from 4.33 to 5.68 MeV at the four laboratory angles 85 ~ 125 ~ 141 ~ and 165 ~ An analysis of the data using multilevel R matrix theory has provided the spin-parities and widths of 29 levels in the compound nucleus 44Ti. A comparison has been made with the levels deduced from the (~, 7') reaction and existing theoretical calculations of 44Ti levels.