Master of Education

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Major Paper/Thesis Stream - 3 to 6 Terms
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Elevate your career with the Master of Education program, designed for professionals seeking to advance their careers in education. With several convenient options to help you take this next step, including a fully online course-based stream, you can tailor your experience to fit your lifestyle and career goals. Whether you’re drawn to educational leadership, policy, or curriculum development, the program offers three areas of concentration so you can pursue what interests you. Our diverse and supportive faculty are dedicated to fostering your professional and academic growth.

Specializations & Streams

Curriculum Studies

This concentration will enable you to examine philosophical orientations, conceptual frameworks, and research methodologies relevant to the study of theoretical and developmental aspects of curriculum in a Canadian and international context. The program objectives will be accomplished through the completion of one of the three streams (course based, major paper, thesis). This graduate program will allow you to develop your skills and knowledge to enhance your professional practice.

This concentration is available in the Online stream.

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Educational Administration and Leadership

This concentration will enable you to examine philosophical orientations, theoretical frameworks, and research methodologies relevant to the study of educational administration and leadership, policy and leadership in a Canadian and international context. The program objectives will be accomplished through the completion of one of the three streams (course based, major paper, thesis). This graduate program will allow you to develop your skills and knowledge to enhance your professional practice.

English programming is available if you need extra training prior to entry into the academic program or have received lower than the required test score.

Enrolment is limited. Preference will be given to candidates who exceed the above minimum requirements and those who have at least one year of successful professional experience in education.

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This concentration is available in the Online stream.

Second Language Acquistion, Culture and Society

This concentration will enable you to examine philosophical orientations, conceptual frameworks, and research methodologies relevant to the study of theoretical and developmental aspects of language acquisition, bearing in mind cultural and societal influences. It will enable you to teach in linguistically and culturally diverse schools with a more robust sense of cultural and linguistic responsiveness, and will encourage international and interdisciplinary collaborations in teaching and research. The program objectives will be accomplished through the completion of one of the three streams (course based, major paper, thesis). This graduate program will allow you to develop your skills and knowledge to enhance your professional practice.

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Admission Requirements

Previous 4-Year Undergraduate Degree

- Graduates of recognized universities may be admitted to programs leading to the Master’s degree. A student with a four-year degree or equivalent (e.g. Concurrent Program) in the discipline to which s/he is seeking admission, and who has an academic standing equivalent to 70% or better in the final two years of study (full time equivalent) may be admitted to a Master’s program (M2).
- An interest in educational issues
- At least one year of successful professional experience in teaching or training:
  Applicants to the M.Ed. programs should have had some exposure to the processes and practice of education. This may take the form of actual classroom teaching, working with children on an ongoing volunteer basis, adult education, educational policy development, or a variety of other activities that demonstrate the applicant’s interest in and exposure to the processes of education. The normal expectation in this regard is that applicants will have at least one year of education related work experience. Applicants who fulfill the application requirements with the exception of at least one year of successful professional experience in education may be considered if they hold an honours Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent with standing in the B range overall and at least a B standing in the final two years of study.
- A Statement of Academic Objectives and Research Interests that describes your reasons for pursuing graduate study at UWindsor’s Faculty of Education. Your statement should include, but not be limited to, a description of: Your research interests; how your previous studies and experience have prepared you for the program; your career and scholarly objectives; and how you perceive the graduate degree will advance these objectives.
- Complete the Selection of Area of Concentration Form
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Language Requirements

To review the most up-to-date information on Graduate Language Requirements: See graduate language requirements.

Course Sequencing

Course-Based Stream

Course-Based Stream students are required to complete successfully the equivalent of a minimum of 10 term courses.

Three areas of concentration: Curriculum Studies, Educational Administration and Leadership & Second Language Acquisition in Culture and Society (SLACS)

Specific requirements include:

EDUC-8001 (Research in Education) and EDUC-8795 (Final Project Seminar)
EDUC-8002 (Statistics in Education) OR EDUC-8003 (Qualitative Methods in Educational Research)
Candidates in Curriculum Studies are required to complete Fundamentals of Curriculum Theory (EDUC-8004) and 6 additional courses, at least 4 of which must be selected from Curriculum Studies
Candidates in Educational Administration and Leadership are required to complete Theory of Educational Administration and Leadership (EDUC-8005) and 6 additional courses, at least 4 of which must be selected from Educational Administration and Leadership
Candidates in Second Language Acquisition in Culture and Society (SLACS) are required to complete Theories and Approaches in Language Acquisition and Instruction (EDUC-8006) and 6 additional courses, at least 2 of which must be selected from SLACS

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Candidates pursing the course-based option, under the guidance of the instructor and in consultation with other faculty where appropriate, will engage in a collaborative process leading to the production of a final project on an issue or topic of inquiry of relevance to professional practice. The final project will be grounded in relevant research and show evidence of knowledge, skills of inquiry, reflection and problem-solving acquired through the other courses. It will normally be taken following completion of the other course-work.

Major Paper Stream

Major Paper stream students are required to complete successfully 8 graduate courses plus Major Research Paper.

Three areas of concentration: Curriculum Studies, Educational Administration and Leadership & Second Language Acquisition in Culture and Society (SLACS)

Specific requirements include:

2 compulsory courses: Research in Education (EDUC-8001) and Statistics in Education (EDUC-8002)
A research project resulting in the Major Paper (EDUC-8960)
Candidates in Curriculum Studies proceeding to the degree by Major Paper are required to complete Fundamentals of Curriculum Theory (EDUC-8004) and 5 additional courses, at least 3 of which must be selected from Curriculum Studies
Candidates in Educational Administration and Leadership proceeding to the degree by Major Paper are required to complete Theories of Educational Administration and Leadership (EDUC-8005) and 5 additional courses, at least 3 of which must be selected from Educational Administration and Leadership
Candidates in Second Language Acquisition in Culture & Society (SLACS) proceeding to the degree by Major Paper are required to complete Theories and Approaches in Language Acquisition and Instruction (EDUC-8006) and 5 additional courses, at least 1 of which must be selected from SLACS

Related Courses

Conducted under the guidance of at least two members of the Faculty, a major paper may analyze and evaluate a substantial body of scholarly literature or describe or interpret a research project undertaken by the student. The major paper is subject to an oral examination (see section titled, The Master’s Degree – Thesis or Major Paper, and the section titled Education – The Master of Education Degree – Program Requirements.)

Thesis Stream

Thesis stream students are required to successfully complete the equivalent of a minimum of 10 term courses.

Three areas of concentration: Curriculum Studies, Educational Administration and Leadership & Second Language Acquisition in Culture and Society (SLACS)

Specific requirements include:

2 compulsory courses: Research in Education (EDUC-8001) and Statistics in Education (EDUC-8002)
Registration and completion of a Thesis Proposal (EDUC-8940)
A research project resulting in a Thesis (EDUC-8970)
Candidates in Curriculum Studies are required to complete Fundamentals of Curriculum Theory (EDUC-8004) and 3 additional courses, at least 2 of which must be selected from Curriculum Studies
Candidates in Educational Administration are required to complete Theories of Educational Administration (EDUC-8005) and 3 additional courses, at least 2 of which must be selected from Educational Administration
Candidates in the Second Language Acquisition, Culture and Society concentration are required to complete Theories and Approaches in Language Acquisition & Instruction (EDUC-8006), and are additionally required to complete two of the following four courses:
- EDUC-8400 (Language Culture and Society),
- EDUC-8420 (Language Systems Analysis),
- EDUC-8430 (Special Education and Language Acquisition), and
- EDUC-8910 (Language Assessment). It is important to note that with regard to these four courses, SLACS candidates are encouraged to take, as available, the two remaining courses not taken as compulsory courses as additional courses for this concentration.

Related Courses

Students may enrol concurrently in the Thesis Proposal (EDUC-8940) and the Thesis (EDUC-8970) if all course work is complete. If students register for the Thesis Proposal (EDUC-8940) and the Thesis (EDUC-8970) concurrently, then only upon completion of the thesis proposal may thesis stream students begin their Thesis. They must enrol in EDUC-8970 (Thesis) for each subsequent term until the successful completion and deposition of the thesis.

Candidates pursuing a Master’s thesis, under the guidance of the thesis supervisor, internal thesis reader, and other faculty where appropriate, will engage in the preparation and defence of a Masters thesis proposal. (Before registering for the Thesis Proposal (EDUC-8940), students must have completed all required courses in their program. The Thesis Proposal may be completed concurrently with one elective in the final semester of coursework.) Thesis stream students must enrol in EDUC-8940 (Thesis Proposal) and do so for each subsequent term until the thesis proposal has successfully been defended.

Important Note: Course sequencing is for illustrative purposes only. The University of Windsor Academic Calendar is your source for official information about academic programs and regulations of the University of Windsor.

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The University of Windsor Academic Calendar is your source for official information about academic programs and regulations of the University of Windsor.

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Program Overview & Highlights

Specializations & Streams

Learn More About Our Program

Admission Requirements

Previous 4-Year Undergraduate Degree

Language Requirements

Course Sequencing

Course-Based Stream

Related Courses

EDUC 8001: Research in Education

EDUC 8002: Statistics in Education

EDUC 8003: Qualitative Methods in Educational Research

EDUC 8004: Fundamentals of Curriculum Theory and Development

EDUC 8005: Theories of Educational Administration and Leadership

EDUC 8006: Theories and Approaches in Language Acquisition and Instruction

EDUC 8795: Final Project Seminar

Academic Calendars

Career Tracks

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