丁香园AV

Faculty of Education
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Summer

The master of arts (MA) degree signifies the acquisition of advanced knowledge in the student鈥檚 field of specialization and competence in conducting significant and original research in education. Graduate programs leading to this degree culminates with a master鈥檚 thesis (EDUC 898).

The program is for educators who wish to critically examine current educational theory, research and practice. Participants are encouraged to examine their own instructional practices and to consider the match between practices and developing education theories.

丁香园AV Requirements

See graduate general regulation 1.3 for University admission requirements. In exceptional circumstances, applicants who do not meet these requirements may be considered if superior scholarly or professional achievement is demonstrated.

丁香园AV is granted to a specific degree and to a particular program or specialization. Updated application information is available from the Faculty of Education beginning November 15. All applications are reviewed once a year. Completed applications must be received by January 31.

Program Requirements

This program requires a minimum of 25 units of course work and a thesis (EDUC 898).

The program can focus on an area of specialization such as imaginative education, inclusion, foundations, health and French education, or can be pursued as a general program. Each specialization will determine a minimum of three courses that will be considered core for the specialization from the list below. Current information about the specializations is available from the Graduate Programs office in the Faculty of Education. Each program is subject to the normal faculty approval process.

• EDUC 816-5 Developing Educational Programs and Practices for Diverse Educational Settings
• EDUC 820-5 Current Issues in Curriculum and Pedagogy
• EDUC 822-5 Evaluation of Educational Programs
• EDUC 823-5 Curriculum and Instruction in an Individual Teaching Specialty
• EDUC 830-5 Implementation of Educational Programs
• EDUC 833-5 Seminar in Social and Moral Philosophy and Education
• EDUC 851-5 Perspectives on Technology-Supported Learning
• EDUC 864-5 Research Designs in Education

Thesis

Normally, before the fifth course, a master鈥檚 thesis research plan is presented to the tenured or tenure track member of the faculty whom the student proposes to be senior supervisor. The senior supervisor and at least one other faculty member chosen in consultation with the senior supervisor constitutes the supervisory committee and the student proceeds to the thesis by completing:

• EDUC 898-10 Master鈥檚 Thesis

The master鈥檚 thesis is examined as prescribed in graduate general regulations 1.9 and 1.10.

Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the graduate general regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.

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