The Department offers graduate students the opportunity to enhance their knowledge related to specific areas of inquiry in the field of education through our M.A. degrees (thesis or non-thesis options), including our MATL leading to teacher certification, Ph.D. in Educational Studies, and graduate certificates. The Department offers the following programs:
Six Graduate Certificates (15 credits):
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Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership 1
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Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership 2
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Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership 3
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Graduate Certificate in International Leadership in Educational and Administrative Development
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Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language
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Certificat d鈥櫭﹖udes sup茅rieures en p茅dagogie de l鈥檌mmersion fran莽aise
Three M.A. Thesis and Non-Thesis degree programs (45 credits) in the following areas:
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Education and Society
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Educational Leadership
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Second Language Education
The Department offers an M.A. in Teaching and Learning (MATL) (60 credits) in the following areas:
The Department also offers a Ph.D. in Educational Studies.
Master of Arts in Education and Society
The M.A. in Education and Society consists of a thesis or non-thesis program. The program focuses on two main fields of study鈥擟ulture and Values in Education and Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum鈥攔eflecting distinct but overlapping areas of educational inquiry. Study in Culture and Values in Education may focus on critical theory, philosophy, art and aesthetics, race/class/gender issues in education, or international and comparative education. The Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum focus emphasizes current perspectives on pedagogy and curriculum, teacher education, in-and-out-of-school learning, practitioner research, and classroom practice. The program brings to bear diverse applied theoretical perspectives, including philosophy, sociology, cultural studies, policy studies, gender studies, critical pedagogy, and multi-literacies. Graduates of the program go on to doctoral programs or work in education and non-profit settings. Many in-service teachers take this program for professional development.
Master of Arts (M.A.) Education and Society (Thesis) (45 credits) |
The M.A. thesis option is a research-oriented degree in which approximately half of the program consists of thesis research. The balance of the program is course work.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) Education and Society (Thesis): Gender and Women's Studies (45 credits)
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The graduate option in Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies is an interdisciplinary program for students who meet the degree requirements in a participating unit who wish to earn credits of approved course work focusing on gender and women鈥檚 studies, and issues in feminist research and methods. In the graduate option in Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies, the M.A. thesis must be on a topic centrally relating to issues of gender and/or women鈥檚 studies.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) Education and Society (Thesis): Mathematics and Science Education (45 credits)
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This M.A. concentration emphasizes research in mathematics and science education, including a specific focus on teacher education in the area of math and science. Graduates will gain sufficient research experience to conduct empirical research in math and science education and sufficient teacher education experience to assume roles as teacher educators in university or other settings. The program includes targeted opportunities for candidates to develop skills, knowledge, and practices specific to teaching and learning mathematics and science, mathematics and science teacher preparation, and research in both of these areas.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) Education and Society (Non-Thesis) (45 credits) |
The M.A. non-thesis option consists mostly of course work but includes two projects. This option is suitable for practitioners interested in professional development with a research and theoretical orientation. The projects create an opportunity to investigate a particular interest.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) Education and Society (Non-Thesis): Course Work (45 credits)
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The M.A. non-thesis option, consisting entirely of course work, is less research-oriented and suitable for practitioners interested in professional development with a theoretical orientation.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) Education and Society (Non-Thesis): Course Work Math & Science Education (45 credits)
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This M.A. concentration emphasizes inquiry in mathematics and science education, including a specific focus on teacher education in the area of math and science. The program will include targeted opportunities for candidates to develop skills, knowledge, and practices specific to teaching and learning mathematics and science, mathematics and science teacher preparation, and understanding research in both of these areas. The M.A. concentration will produce graduates who view improving mathematics and science education from a teaching and learning perspective, have developed understanding of the value of research in math and science education, and sufficient teacher education experience to assume roles as educational leaders in informal and formal settings.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) Education and Society (Non-Thesis): Gender and Women's Studies (45 credits) |
The graduate option in Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies is an interdisciplinary program for students who meet the degree requirements in a participating unit who wish to earn credits of approved course work focusing on gender and women鈥檚 studies, and issues in feminist research and methods. The M.A. non-thesis project option consists mainly of course work and includes two projects. This option is suitable for practitioners interested in professional development with a research and theoretical orientation. The projects create an opportunity for students to investigate a particular interest.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) Education and Society (Non-Thesis): Jewish Education (45 credits)
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This program is designed to offer a graduate-level point of entry into the teaching profession for students who typically will have completed a B.A. with a minor or major in Jewish Studies. The M.A. will not provide Quebec Ministry of Education teacher certification (in Quebec, certification is at the B.Ed. level), but at the present time, Jewish schools may hire non-certified teachers of Jewish Studies at their discretion.
Students interested in doing a research-focused M.A. in the area of Jewish education should follow one of the other graduate degree offerings within the area of Education and Society.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) Education and Society (Non-Thesis): Project Math & Science Education (45 credits)
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This M.A. concentration emphasizes research in mathematics and science education, including a specific focus on teacher education in the area of math and science. Graduates will gain sufficient research experience to conduct empirical research in math and science education and sufficient teacher education experience to assume roles as teacher educators in university or other settings. The program includes targeted opportunities for candidates to develop skills, knowledge, and practices specific to teaching and learning mathematics and science, mathematics and science teacher preparation, and research in both of these areas.
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Master of Arts in Educational Leadership
The M.A. in Educational Leadership consists of a thesis or non-thesis program. This program is designed to prepare leaders in the field of education, and in other centres of formal or informal learning, who are committed to personal and institutional improvement. The program fosters the ongoing development of reflective practitioners who have a sense of educational action, the capacity to anticipate needs, the ability to exercise professional judgment within the realities of policy frameworks, and the ability to both lead and support institutional and organizational change at all levels. A central theme of the program is the impact of policy on educational practice at local, national, and international levels.
Local and international students are practising and aspiring school principals and leaders from other organizations. Graduates fulfil Quebec Ministry requirements for school leadership and find positions as school leaders, as well as opportunities in other managerial settings.
Master of Arts in Second Language Education
The M.A. in Second Language Education consists of a thesis or non-thesis program. It provides an overview of the state of the art in second-language acquisition, assessment and evaluation, and research methods, including quantitative and qualitative approaches. The program covers a wide range of current topics in applied linguistics and offers opportunities to specialize in educational sociolinguistics, curricular/methods, and program planning areas (for example, content-based second-language teaching or '"immersion"), language testing, language policy and planning, and critical applied linguistics. Graduates may go on to doctoral work in applied linguistics. They may also seek employment at a ministry, school board, or other sites of active research on second languages. Many graduates also continue active careers in school contexts as second-language teaching practitioners, program administrators, or evaluators.
From a range of pedagogical, linguistic, cognitive, political, and sociocultural perspectives, this program combines theoretical and applied studies of how second and foreign languages are learned and used.
Master of Arts (M.A.) Second Language Education (Thesis) (45 credits) |
The M.A. thesis option is a research-oriented degree in which approximately half of the program consists of thesis research. The balance of the program is course work.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) Second Language Education (Thesis): Gender and Women's Studies (45 credits) |
The graduate option in Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies is an interdisciplinary program for students who meet the degree requirements in a participating unit who wish to earn credits of approved course work focusing on gender and women鈥檚 studies and issues in feminist research and methods. In the graduate option in Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies, the M.A. thesis must be on a topic centrally relating to issues of gender and/or women鈥檚 studies.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) Second Language Education: Coursework (Non-Thesis) (45 credits) |
The M.A. in Second Language Education; Non-Thesis 鈥 Course Work consists of 45 credits of coursework. The program provides an overview of second language acquisition theory, research and research methods, including quantitative and qualitative approaches. It covers a wide range of current topics in applied linguistics and offers opportunities to specialize in educational sociolinguistics, curricular/methods and program planning (e.g., content-based language teaching, immersion), language policy and planning, and critical applied linguistics.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) Second Language Education: Project (Non-Thesis) (45 credits) |
The M.A. Project (Non-Thesis) option consists of both course work and a project, divided into two parts. It is less research-oriented than the thesis option and suitable for practitioners interested in professional development with a theoretical orientation.
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Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning (MATL)
The M.A. in Teaching and Learning is a professional program leading to Quebec teacher certification for those already holding an undergraduate degree in a Quebec Ministry of Education-identified teachable subject area (Mathematics, Science & Technology, Social Sciences, English, TESL, TFSL). This degree program comprises course work coupled with an internship. Throughout the MATL, emphasis will be on the attainment of the QEP professional competencies, and evidence of mastery of these competencies must be demonstrated for students to successfully complete the program. Upon completion, students are recommended to the Quebec Ministry of Education for certification.
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Teaching and Learning (Non-Thesis): English or French Second Language (60 credits) |
This program is comprised of course work, coupled with an internship. Upon completion, students are recommended to the Quebec Ministry of Education for certification to teach English or French Second Language.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) in Teaching and Learning (Non-Thesis): English Language Arts Option (60 credits) |
This program is comprised of course work, coupled with an internship. Upon completion, students are recommended to the Quebec Ministry of Education for certification to teach English Language Arts.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) in Teaching and Learning (Non-Thesis):Mathematics Option (60 credits) |
This program is comprised of course work, coupled with an internship. Upon completion, students are recommended to the Quebec Ministry of Education for certification to teach Mathematics.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) in Teaching and Learning (Non-Thesis): Social Sciences Option (60 credits) |
This program is comprised of course work, coupled with an internship. Upon completion, students are recommended to the Quebec Ministry of Education for certification to teach Social Sciences.
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Master of Arts (M.A.) in Teaching and Learning (Non-Thesis): Science and Technology Option (60 credits) |
This program is comprised of course work, coupled with an internship. Upon completion, students are recommended to the Quebec Ministry of Education for certification to teach Science and Technology.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies
The Ph.D. in Educational Studies prepares graduates for careers in a variety of education-related fields. The Ph.D.鈥檚 core areas are curriculum and literacy, cultural and international studies in education, educational leadership, and second-language education. The program has been designed to ensure flexibility, and students experience both multidisciplinary and discipline-specific research opportunities. The program begins with a set of common courses and proceeds to specialization through advanced course work and dissertation topics focused on areas of expertise that are supported by the research interests of current faculty members. Graduates find work as researchers, teachers, consultants, curriculum developers, and administrators in a wide range of settings鈥攊ncluding universities, school boards, government agencies, and international NGOs.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Educational Studies
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The Ph.D. in Educational Studies provides an integrative perspective on education by drawing on a range of related disciplines and research orientations. Students develop scholarly and innovative expertise in at least one of three contexts of inquiry and awareness of all three:
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the broad context of culture and society;
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the international, national, and local contexts of educational leadership and policy studies; and
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the more specific contexts of schools and other sites of teaching and learning.
Students begin with a set of common core courses and proceed to specialization through advanced course work and dissertation topics focused on areas of expertise that are supported by the research interests of current faculty members.
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Educational Studies: Gender and Women's Studies
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The graduate option in Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies is an interdisciplinary program for students who meet the degree requirements in a participating unit who wish to earn 6 credits of approved course work focusing on gender and women鈥檚 studies, and issues in feminist research and methods. In the graduate option in Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies, the Ph.D. thesis must be on a topic centrally relating to issues of gender and/or women鈥檚 studies.
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Educational Studies: Language Acquisition
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Students must satisfy all program requirements for the Ph.D. in Educational Studies. The Ph.D. thesis must be on a topic relating to language acquisition, approved by the LAP (Language Acquisition Program) committee.
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Educational Studies: Mathematics and Science Education
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This Ph.D. concentration emphasizes research in mathematics and science education, including a specific focus on teacher education in math and science. Graduates will gain sufficient research experience to conduct empirical research in math and science education and sufficient teacher education experience to assume roles as teacher educators in university or other settings. The program includes targeted opportunities for candidates to develop skills, knowledge, and practices specific to teaching and learning mathematics and science, mathematics and science teacher preparation, and research in both areas. Applicants for the Ph.D. concentration in mathematics and science education would be expected to already have a master's degree that included educational research.
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Graduate Certificates
Graduate Certificate (Gr. Cert.) Educational Leadership 1 (15 credits) |
This program addresses the needs of experienced and aspiring school leaders who are taking increased responsibility for the students and communities they serve. The management of schools is increasingly seen as making a major contribution to the learning and personal development of students. The professional development of school leaders, educational reform, and school partnership form the basis for the program. Course selection to be approved by Graduate Certificate Program Director.
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Graduate Certificate (Gr. Cert.) Educational Leadership 2 (15 credits) |
This program explores more deeply leadership theory and educational issues and applications in a practicum. Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership 2 should normally have completed the first certificate. In combination, the two certificates allow school administrators to acquire the 30 graduate credits in the field of educational leadership required by the Quebec Ministry of Education. Course selection to be approved by Graduate Certificate Program Director.
No course taken in Certificate 1 can be repeated in Certificate 2.
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Graduate Certificate (Gr. Cert.) Educational Leadership 3 (15 credits) |
This program emphasizes applied research in educational leadership and ways in which educational leadership and associated theories can inform the design, implementation, and assessment of educational programs in schools. The program highlights applied research in the context of teaching and learning in Quebec elementary and secondary schools. Course selection to be approved by Graduate Certificate Program Director.
No course taken in Certificate 1 can be repeated in Certificate 2 or in Certificate 3.
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Graduate Certificate (Gr. Cert.) International Leadership in Educational and Administrative Development (15 credits) |
This program targets leaders, consultants, senior management and administrators, and policy makers from a range of educational institutions (universities, colleges, private schools) and organizations (hospitals, community, governmental), as well as the corporate sector. The goal is to provide world-class professional learning experience in educational leadership. The majority of the courses will be delivered online, in combination with a two- to three-week intensive 91社区 Campus component during the summer months. The online component of the certificate will facilitate full-time working schedules and provide greater flexibility in different international time zones. Lectures will be pre-recorded so students may view them to suit their own schedules. Students will have the capacity to communicate, discuss, and ask questions to one another and with the course lecturer through the online communication platform.
Please note that the fee schedule for this program is different from standard graduate programs. For information, please contact program coordinator Andrea Nguyen at gcel.education [at] mcgill.ca or Program Director Dr. Joseph Levitan at joseph.levitan [at] mcgill.ca.
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Graduate Certificate (Gr. Cert.) Teaching English as a Second Language (15 credits) |
This program is designed as professional development for in-service teachers and candidates with a background in education, language studies, linguistics, or a related field, or as preparation for application to our M.A. in Second Language Education. The five courses that comprise the certificate provide a solid background and offer in-depth study in the field of second-language education from a range of perspectives and with a focus on research and applications to teaching. Please note that this certificate does not lead to teacher certification. The Graduate Certificate in TESL is designed to be available to students worldwide. Courses are offered in a combination of online and face-to-face formats, and are sequenced in such a way that students can complete the certificate in one year. The maximum time for completion is three years. The first three courses are offered online, and can be undertaken wherever an internet connection is available. The final two courses are offered face-to-face in the Summer term either on-site at 91社区 or at off-site locations with collaborative partners, if enrolment numbers warrant.
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Certificat d鈥櫭﹖udes sup茅rieures (Cert.ed.sup.) p茅dagogie de l'immersion fran莽aise (15 crs) |
Le certificat d鈥櫭﹖udes sup茅rieures en p茅dagogie de l鈥檌mmersion fran莽aise vise 脿 faire la formation des enseignants en immersion fran莽aise tout en abordant les d茅fis p茅dagogiques reli茅s 脿 l'enseignement cibl茅 conjointement sur la langue et le contenu. Ce certificat est destin茅 脿 la formation aux enseignants des niveaux primaire et secondaire. 脌 cette fin, il am猫ne d'abord l'茅tudiant 脿 comprendre les causes 脿 la fois linguistiques et cognitives des difficult茅s qu'茅prouvent les 茅l猫ves en immersion. Il propose ensuite une vari茅t茅 de strat茅gies d'enseignement propices 脿 r茅pondre 脿 ces difficult茅s et de situations d'apprentissage 茅tay茅es par les enseignants de mani猫re 脿 d茅passer le cloisonnement entre langue et contenu. Il comporte cinq cours obligatoires. La r茅ussite d'un test de fran莽ais est obligatoire lors de la demande d'admission.
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