Study Master of Education in Educational Studies (Portfolio) - Orillia at Lakehead University in Canada,

About this course

About this course
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Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

The Faculty of Education at Lakehead University offers a Master of Education program designed to meet your professional and academic goals and interests. Our Master of Education (MEd) program provides you with a unique learning opportunity, which addresses the current landscape of both education and research. Our program consists of two distinct fields of study, Educational Studies and Education for Change. Our Education for Change field provides an innovative learning experience that allows you to complete your Master's of Education with one of the following specializations: Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE), Indigenous Education (IE), Social Justice Education (SJE), One of these may also be combined with the Gender and Women's Studies specialization.Our Educational Studies field offers you the opportunity to earn your Master's of Education while studying educational research, theory, and practice in a variety of educational contexts, as well as the chance to specialize in Gerontology or Gender and Women's Studies. Our MEd program is both flexible and responsive to the needs of education professionals. You can pursue either field of study via a Thesis, Portfolio, or Course route. Both fields of study accommodate a wide range of interests and are available for full-time or flex-time studies. We are also the home of two Canada Research Chairs (in Environmental Education, Arts Integrated Research), the Centre for Place and Sustainability Studies, the Multi-Data Convergence Laboratory, and the Canadian Journal of Environmental Education.The Educational Studies field refers to a wide range of educational research, theory, and practice within formal, non-formal, and informal contexts. This is a dynamic field of study in areas such as educational sociology, philosophy, psychology, law, policy, leadership, measurement, assessment, and curriculum content areas such as mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies, to name a few.

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees

CAD$24,931.14 (US$ 17,920) per year

Books/Supplies 1000

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

30/09/2026

Start date

January 2027

Venue

Orillia

500 University Avenue,

Orillia,

Ontario,

L3V 0B9, Central Canada, Canada

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees

CAD$24,931.14 (US$ 17,920) per year

Books/Supplies 1000

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

15/01/2027

Start date

May 2027

Venue

Orillia

500 University Avenue,

Orillia,

Ontario,

L3V 0B9, Central Canada, Canada

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Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants for admission must be graduates of a recognized university, college, or institute as well as show evidence of scholarly achievement. Except where otherwise stated in the Admission Requirements of a particular program, degree students must have a four year bachelor's degree or its equivalent with at least second class standing (B) based on their last 20 half courses or equivalent.An applicant holding a degree other than one in the discipline area to which admission is sought will be considered on the basis of courses taken and academic standing. A Qualifying Year at the undergraduate level may be required to meet the admission standards. Courses taken as part of a Qualifying Year can not be used as credit towards a graduate degree.The candidate must normally hold a four-year degree in the disciplines of Engineering or Natural Science (including, but not restricted to, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics), with at least a 70% average, or equivalent Our minimum admission requirement for international applicants is 75% or 3.0 on a 4 point Canadian scale, with an accredited university degree equivalent to a Lakehead University 4 year degree.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.