Overview

Why to study

The Special Education program at the University of Northern British Columbia, includes an integrated core of required courses, elective courses, and thesis, project portfolio, or comprehensive examination routes.

This Special Education specialization is delivered online or by other distance technologies. It requires a minimum of 31 graduate credit hours for completion, with an option to take up to 10 additional elective credit hours. The Special Education specialization requires students to complete five (5) required courses, and a sufficient number of elective courses to meet the minimum 31 credit hour graduation requirement including the portfolio (3 credit hours), comprehensive examination (3 credit hours), project (6 credit hours), or thesis (9 credit hours) routes.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Educational Research Design and Methodology

Human Development: Implications for Education

Educating Exceptional Students

Language and Learning Disabilities

Quantitative Research Design and Data Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

31 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Special Education View 4 other Masters in Special Education in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application form for admission to Graduate Programs.

Application fee.

Three assessment reports (letters of reference) sent directly to UNBC from the referees.

Official transcripts (one copy) from all post-secondary institutions attended.

Statement of Academic Interests (letter of intent).

Official English Language Test Scores (required for applicants whose first language is NOT English) sent directly to UNBC from the testing agencies.

Tuition Fee

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International

7102 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3551 CAD per semester during 24 months.
National

5072 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2536 CAD per semester during 24 months.

Funding

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