We’ve designed an online Master of Education program that fits seamlessly into your professional life, offering flexible options that allow you to complete your degree at your own pace.
Students completing the online M.Ed. can choose from two concentrations: Educational Administration and Leadership, and Curriculum Studies.
The online M.Ed. is a Course-Based Stream, and the normal full-time course sequence for each of these concentrations is as follows:
- 8001 Research in Education
- 8004 Curriculum Theory or 8005 Theories of Leadership, depending upon field of study
- 8795 Final Project Seminar (in course-based, 10 credit programs)
Course offerings within each of the concentrations may change from time to time, depending on faculty resources, teaching capacity, program regulations, and student demand.
Full-time and part-time registration are available. Students can switch between full-time and part-time as in the regular program. Full-time students will normally take four semesters for completion, with the Final Project Seminar being the final course in the final semester. Four semester completion is not mandatory. In order to complete the program in the suggested four semesters, student will need to register in the pre-chosen (prescribed) online course offerings. Part-time students will be able to complete the program in nine semesters. Part-time students can choose from courses offered each semester in the online program.
Students can switch out of the Online program and into the regular M.Ed. program based on current program regulations. Those interested in changing to another stream in order to complete their M.Ed. with a Major Research Paper or Thesis could hold the ‘Online Student’ designation until they have completed the required coursework. They would then cease to be Online Students since they would need to consult face to face with a faculty advisor in order to complete the Major Research Paper or Thesis Proposal and Thesis.
Online Students may, bearing in mind M.Ed. program regulations, change their program duration (time-line), concentration, or stream (course-based, MRP, thesis).
How to Apply
Take the next step in your education and apply to one of our graduate programs. Applications to all graduate programs are made through the Graduate Studies website starting in September for admission the following year.
Learn more about the application process or admission requirements.
Note: The M.Ed. program is not designed to prepare you for teacher licensure or certification. Please see the Ontario College of Teacher website or our Teacher Education website for further information on how to become a teacher.