Education

Degree programs

Graduate Diploma in Post-secondary Studies (Health Professional Education)
MEd (Counselling Psychology, Educational Leadership Studies, Information Technology, Post-secondary Studies, Curriculum Teaching and Learning Studies)
PhD

Application deadlines

September 15 (graduate diploma and MEd applicants) for Winter admission
February 1 (graduate diploma and MEd applicants) for Spring and Fall admission
February 1 (PhD applicants) for Fall admission

Departmental website

Why Education at Memorial?

Funding

Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages recently offered to graduate students in Education. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.

MEd: $5,000
PhD: $12,000

Tuition

We are proud to offer some of the lowest graduate tuition rates in Canada. The following are general program fees for graduate programs in Education. For more information on special fees, continuance fees, and related charges, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.

Program	Program fee per semester		# of semesters
Program	Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents	International Students	# of semesters
Graduate Diploma	$323	$420	9
Master’s program
Plan A	$733	$953	6
Plan B	$486	$632	9
Plan C	$1,010	$1,312	3
PhD	$683	$887	12

Duration (for full-time students)

Graduate Diploma: 1 year | Master’s: 2 years | PhD: 4 years

Find a supervisor that meets your research needs

Visit the Faculty of Education website for areas of research, or search Yaffle to find a supervisor you may wish to work with (for research programs).

Description of programs

Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma in Post-Secondary Studies, specialization in health professional education, which was created in collaboration with the Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education and is designed to enhance health professionals' abilities as educators and leaders in educational program design, development, evaluation, and administration. The diploma is intended for educators and educational leaders of formal and informal post-secondary health professional education programs.

MEd Studies

The MEd program is designed to prepare candidates to function in a variety of roles in informal and formal post-secondary learning environments (including academic, technical, professional, adult education, and student services/development).

For more information on Graduate programs please visit the following:

Educational Leadership Studies

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Studies

Post-Secondary Studies

Counselling Psychology

Information Technology

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education is offered to qualified candidates, normally by full-time study. More information is available through the Faculty of Education website.

Minimum admission requirements

For Graduate Diploma and MEd: Bachelor's degree (second class or 70% average in last 30 attempted courses)
Some programs have prerequisites and require work experience
At least one professional (principal or district administrator) and one academic reference required
For PhD: Master's degree in an appropriate area of study

Important Note: The information provided on this website is subject to change. The University Calendar is the final authority on university regulations.