Education

Overview

Master's level programs advance students' knowledge to the point of mastery and also prepare students to demonstrate that they are capable of advancing the knowledge of their disciplines.

Key Features

• The University of Northern British Columbia School of Education has two MEd programs and graduate certificate programs in Multidisciplinary Leadership (MDL) and Special Education. Completion or exit route from either of the MEd specializations can be done through: (1) comprehensive exam; (2) project; or (3) thesis. The Special Education specialization, however, also uses portfolios as an exit route option. Learners of the current MEd programs have academic advisors upon entry to the specialization. The advisor role is to support the students and ensure all necessary forms and courses are taken toward degree completion. Within the first two years and after completing 12-credits of their program a student can choose to stay with their original academic advisor who will now become their exit route supervisor or select another faculty member to become their supervisor to guide learners' degree completion depending on the chosen exit route. The degree can be taken through a part-time status, which often leads to four years to complete or a full-time status, which often takes students a minimum of two years to complete.

• The UNBC School of Education is in the midst of the M.Ed. Program Renewal that is cohort-based and designed for community service professionals. The two programs proposed are Transformative Leadership: People, Place, and Land and Exceptionalities Education. Implementation of these new programs awaits final degree approval. Until they are approved, the existing M.Ed. programs in MDL and Special Education continued to be offered, and will run concurrent to the new programs until all students complete their degrees.