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Master of Education (MEd), Laddered Pathway (course-based)

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Werklund School of Education Educational Research Faculty of Graduate Studies MED - Master of Education

General Program Information

The Master of Education in Educational Research with a specialization in either Interdisciplinary Studies or School Counselling is a three-stage, laddered pathway consisting of:

1. program

2. program

3. Master of Education in Educational Research, Laddered Pathway

Specializations:

  • Interdisciplinary Studies

  • School Counselling

Students following the MEd Interdisciplinary laddered pathway must apply at each stage; first, to the Graduate Certificate, then to the Graduate Diploma and finally to the Master of Education. There can be no more than five years between completing a credential and enrolling in the subsequent credential.

Students who complete the Graduate Certificate and the Graduate Diploma and who are subsequently accepted into the Master of Education program will be granted 24 units of laddering credit towards the Master’s degree. A direct entry into a 24-unit Graduate Diploma may be possible with the approval of Graduate Programs in Education.

The Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Education are continuous programs with no scheduled break.

Students completing the laddered pathway will receive a parchment for each credential earned in the pathway (eg: Certificate, Diploma, Masters ).

Program Delivery

Distance delivery program with some face-to-face/on-campus meeting times at the University of Calgary main campus.

Online Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs in Education offers online graduate programs via the web and other multi-media components to local, regional, national, and international communities. Programs include the thesis-based Doctor of Education (EdD), course-based Master of Education (MEd), Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate. Topics within each of these are offered in direct response to the needs of working professionals in a variety of settings including administrators, program directors, and deans in colleges and institutes of technology.

Contact: gpe@ucalgary.ca or 403.220.5675 or toll free in Canada (877) 623-0292.

Location: Education Tower, Room 114

Program number: 403.220.5675

Toll free in Canada 877.623.0292

Fax: 403.282.3005

Email address: gpe@ucalgary.ca

Web page URL: http://werklund.ucalgary.ca/gpe/