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2010-2011 Calendar |

Education

Faculty of Education
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011

  • Undergraduate programs
  • Graduate programs

Undergraduate Programs

The following undergraduate programs are offered.

  • Majors, Minors, and Honours
  • Certificates, Diplomas
  • Other Programs

Graduate Programs

Framework for Graduate Degree Program Offering in the Faculty of Education

Faculty of Education offers graduate programs leading to MEd, MA, MSc, EdD and PhD degrees in select fields of scholarly and professional studies. The nature of and requirements for degrees vary by degree and by field of study.

The MEd is a professional degree signifying advanced knowledge about and advanced training in educational practice.  Minimal requirements for MEd course work/comprehensive exam programs are the completion of a minimum of 30 units in required and elective courses, plus a final comprehensive examination (five units). The content of EDUC 883 MEd Comprehensive Examination varies by program.

In the Individual program, the MEd culminates in a project that materially and substantially relates theory to practice or that systematically examines a significant problem in education. Students enrolled in the MEd program that includes a project must successfully complete a minimum of 33 units divided between courses (at least 28 units) and EDUC 881 Project (five units).

The MA, MSc, EdD and PhD degrees signify advanced knowledge in a field of specialization and advanced competence in conducting significant and original research in education.

Minimum requirements for the MA and MSc degrees are successful completion of 33 units of required and elective graduate courses (at least 23 units) and EDUC 898 Master’s Thesis (10 units).

Minimum requirements for the PhD are successful completion of 35 units beyond graduate requirements for an MA or MSc, consisting of 20 units divided among required and elective courses, comprehensive examination (five units) and EDUC 899 Doctoral Thesis (10 units).

The EdD in educational leadership is a professional degree signifying the acquisition of advanced knowledge and expertise in educational leadership. Minimum requirements are successful completion of 40 units of graduate work, consisting of 25 units divided among required and elective courses, a comprehensive examination (five units), and EDUC 899 Doctoral Thesis (10 units).

The following graduate programs are offered.

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