Community-based Graduate Programs

The Faculty of Education currently offers community-based Masters degree programs in Counselling, Leadership Studies, and Curriculum Studies, to cohorts of professionals in education and other fields. Delivery formats and program lengths vary. There will be two summer sessions at the University, with some programs requiring three consecutive summers at the University of Victoria. Delivery is typically face-to-face, although increasingly there are offerings which are mediated by the Web. Students work on their Projects in their home community over the winter months. Cohorts are generally restricted to 18 individuals. For more detailed delivery information specific to individual programs, please click on the "Program Link" under the programs listed below.

Programs are initiated as a result of local needs communicated to the Faculty of Education by interested individuals. They provide a wonderful opportunity for learning and advancing careers in the supportive environment of colleagues with similar and diverse backgrounds.

Applicants are required to have completed a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited and recognized institution and have a grade point average of 5.00 (B) in the work of the last two years leading to the Baccalaureate degree. They also should have at least two years of work experience. Please note that individual departments often set higher entrance standards.

In all cases, prospective students are encouraged to contact us in order to add your names to our ongoing interest lists. Students will then be kept informed of future developments.

Note: Admission deadlines for community-based graduate programs vary from those set by Graduate Admissions and Records. A graduate application can be accessed online at http://registrar.uvic.ca/grad/admission-checklist.html.

Counselling

Prerequisites

It is the responsibility of the student to ensure they meet ALL of the admission requirements. To that end, please read the 2009_2010 Counselling Admisssions Guide (http://www.educ.uvic.ca/epls/grad/documents/Counselling09_10.pdf ) thoroughly as it describes in detail everything that is considered necessary to be eligible to apply to the program. Additionally, the number of units of course work that comprise the program has increased from 18 to 24 units.

NEW 3 Summers M.Ed. (Counselling)

July 2009 - August 2011

Application Deadline: November 28, 2008 (with selection to be finalized by Feb. 27/09)

During each of three summers (2009, 2010, 2011), participants will attend classes on campus from the beginning of July to mid-August. During the winters (2009-10, 2010-11), participants will work on their Internships (extended practicum), projects, and preparing for summer courses with readings and pre-course assignments. Students should start their application process now.

Program Link

NEW Mid-Island (Parksville/Qualicum) M.Ed. (Counselling)

May 2010 - April 2012

Application Deadline: October 31, 2009 (applications NOT accepted before July 1/09)

This program will commence in May, 2010 and finish in April, 2012. During each of two summers (2010, 2011), participants will attend classes on campus from the beginning of July to mid-August. During the rest of the program participants will attend classes on weekends (approximately 1 weekend per month), work on their Internships (extended practicum), projects, and prepare for summer courses with readings and pre-course assignments.

The prerequiste courses ED-D 414, 417, and 418 will be offered in the Parksville/Qualicum area, starting with 417 in January, 2009, 418 in May/June, 2009 and 414 in September, 2009. As space is limited, anyone wishing to take any of these courses should contact Ione Wagner at iwagner@uvic.ca for Undergraduate application/registration instructions (this process is separate from applying to the M.Ed. in Counselling as a Graduate student). These courses are also offered on-campus throughout the year by Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies (http://www.educ.uvic.ca/epls/).

Program Link

Abbotsford M.Ed. (Counselling)

This program began in Abbotsford in January 2008 and will finish in November 2009.

Program Link

3 Summers M.Ed. (Counselling)

This program, with three consecutive summers at UVic, began July 2007 and finishes August 2009.

Program Link

Delta II M.Ed. (Counselling)

This two-year Counselling program began in Delta September 2006 and finishes August 2008.

Program Link

Curriculum Studies

NEW Middle Years Language and Literacy M.Ed.

July 2009 - December 2011

Application Deadline: February 28, 2009

Are you a teacher interested in middle years literacy (Grades 5-8)? Here is your opportunity to earn a Graduate Professional Certificate (GPC) and/or a Master's degree (M.Ed.). Working in a cohort of like-minded professionals, you will spend summer on the beautiful UVic campus and fall/spring learning online. Just 4 courses will qualify you for a GPC and all these courses can then be applied to a M.Ed. if you decide to continue.

        GPC         (4 courses)                 July, 2009 - April, 2010

        M.Ed.       (GPC + 6 courses)     July, 2009 - December 2011

For more information contact:

Dr. Deborah Begoray, Academic Advisor

dbegoray@uvic.ca

Program Link

Master of Education (Art Education)

July 2008 - August 2010

This degree is a career credential intended for students who wish to develop their competencies in teaching studio-based art activities at the elementary and secondary school levels as well as in community settings. The program is designed to broaden the studio experience of students, to involve them in advanced studies, and to focus on practical classroom application of personal skills. Individual requirements will be emphasized in all courses.

Program Link

Leadership Studies

M.Ed. (Leadership Studies) - Community Leadership and Adult Education for Social, Cultural, and Environmental Change

This program began in July 2007 at the University of Victoria and will finish in April 2009.

Program Link

Contact us:

Ione Wagner, Program Assistant
Community-Based Graduate Programs
Email: iwagner@uvic.ca
Phone: (250) 721-7875

Fax: (250) 721-7767