Overview

Adult Education at St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) will enable you to become a dual professional, incorporating adult education theory, practices, and principles into your work, making learning more effective and efficient, helping you and those you work with make change and adapt to change.

Careers

Our participants are employed in health care, industry, sports and recreation, post-secondary, college, and vocational education, unions and labour organizations, in community organizations and non-profits, policing and the military, and in the field of international development.

Program at a glance

This 30-credit Master of Adult Education program offers two options of study:

a course-based option (ten 3-credit courses)
a thesis-based option (six 3-credit courses plus a 12-credit thesis). Students planning to pursue further studies should consider the thesis-based option.

Courses are delivered in a combination of synchronous and asynchronous formats and timeframes (late afternoon, evening, and some weekends).

Students have a three-year candidacy period within which to complete all program requirements.

There is no residency requirement in this program.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Field Research and Practice

Professional Portfolio and Literature Review

Synthesizing Examination

Practical Research Project

Learning Program Evaluation

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-06 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

36 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Antigonish, Canada

Disciplines

Adult Education View 4 other Masters in Adult Education in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official transcripts for all undergraduate/graduate degrees

Two confidential letters of reference (forms included in the application above).

Prepare and include with the application a comprehensive curriculum vitae clearly indicating your experience in the practice of adult education;

Complete a statement of purpose of 500 to 1000 words (maximum) discussing: your personal philosophy of adult education; your experience as an adult educator; your long-term career goals; your area of interest

Evidence of English proficiency if your first language is not English.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

1128 CAD / module

≈ 1128 CAD / module
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1128 CAD / module

≈ 1128 CAD / module

Additional Details

per 3-credit course

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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Overview

Careers

Program at a glance

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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