Graduate Studies
Our unique program will allow you to study education within the broad field of Language, Culture and Teaching. As a student in our Program, you will share our commitment to the interdisciplinary study of education through rigorous intellectual inquiry. You will critically engage with the diverse perspectives of education and educational research and have the flexibility to define your specific research agendas. Social, historical and cultural contexts of education and contemporary practices of pedagogy, learning and curriculum will inform your scholarly inquiry.
Our Program's philosophy and curriculum have an underlying commitment to social justice. We emphasize practices of equity, access and educational design and our courses offer a range of opportunities to question meanings and practices of social difference including those based on race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, class and ability. You will benefit from a vibrant, innovative and culturally diverse environment that will contribute positively to your educational development and that of the community as a whole.
We offer the following degree and diploma programs:
- Master of Education (MEd)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Graduate Diplomas in Early Childhood Education (ECE)
- Graduate Diplomas in Environmental/Sustainability Education
- Graduate Diplomas in Mathematics Education
- Graduate Diplomas in Post-Secondary Education: Community, Culture and Policy
Flexibility is key. You may focus on areas of educational practices and/or theoretical orientations to particular issues and problems, on research concerns encompassing classrooms or other educational contexts, or on the study of young children, youth and adults. Your decisions regarding a plan of study are made in consultation with faculty in regular advising sessions.
Our program offers a minimum guarantee of funds to all full-time MEd and doctoral students. Your funding will be tied to teaching and learning opportunities as teaching assistants, graduate assistants, or research assistants. The specific amounts will be included in the offer letter. All our full-time doctoral students are guaranteed funding for a maximum of five years provided progress towards the completion of the degree is maintained. Our full-time MEd students are guaranteed funding for two years. We encourage and support all our full-time students in their applications for external research funding including the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, and Social Science and Humanities Research Council scholarships.
Note: Our graduate programs do not lead to teaching certification.