The Department of Educational Studies is committed both to
meeting traditional program needs and to developing innovative
and integrated approaches to longstanding and emerging issues
in education. Graduate students in the Department of Educational
Studies have a variety of options. You can apply to programs
with a disciplinary orientation in society, culture and politics
of education, or you can apply to a program with a strong
professional emphasis in adult education, educational administration,
or higher education. The Department offers the following
graduate degrees:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Doctor of Education
(Ed.D.)
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Master's Programs and Concentrations
The chart below summarizes the program choices available to students at the masters level. Applicants to the department are asked to indicate on their application which M.Ed. or M.A. program they are applying to. Each program has required and elective courses and other program requirements that are described in summary form below. Some M.Ed. programs require a graduating paper and all M.A. programs require a research thesis. No comprehensive exams are required in our masters programs. The University allows masters students up to five years to complete program requirements. Although each student has a “home” in one of these programs, students are encouraged to select elective courses from outside their “home” program. All masters programs require a minimum of 30 credits, 24 of which must be in graduate-level courses. All on-campus masters programs in the Department can be pursued either full time or part time. Theses and graduating papers often focus on questions or issues that cut across disciplines and professional fields. The department encourages applications from people with interests in any of the areas of scholarship represented in the department, including those — like multiculturalism, policy and gender studies — that benefit from an interdisciplinary approach. This year there are approximately 275 students studying in the department’s various masters programs.
Graduate programs in the M.A. M.Ed. degrees are:
The Ph.D. and M.A. degrees are intended for students wanting
to pursue educational research either professionally or out
of personal interest. The Ed.D. and M.Ed. degrees are designed
primarily for students wishing to pursue professional study
in education or to prepare for positions of leadership in
varied settings. The M.A. degree is particularly recommended
for students who may wish to pursue a doctorate at a later
date, although the M.Ed. is not a bar to later application
for graduate study. Students of Aboriginal ancestry can pursue
any of these degrees in combination with the Ts'`kel
program, which permits a concentration in First Nations
education.
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