Master of Education (MEd) - Educational Studies

Frequently asked questions

• How much does Master of Education (MEd) - Educational Studies cost?

  CAD 27,375 / year.

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 7.0 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• How long is it?

  Course-based stream: 4 terms. Major paper / thesi…, as listed by the university.

• What are the entry requirements?

  Previous 4-Year Undergraduate Degree || Graduates of recognized universities may be admitted to programs leading to the Master’s degree. A student with a four-year degree or equivalent (e.g. Concurrent Program) in the discipline to which s/he is seeking admission, and who has an academic standing equivalent to 70% or better in the final two years of study (full time equivalent) may be admitted to a Master’s program (M2). || An interest in educational issues || At least one year of successful professional experience in teaching or training: || Applicants to the M.Ed. programs should have had some exposure to the processes and practice of education. This may take the form of actual classroom teaching, working with children on an ongoing volunteer basis, adult education, educational policy development, or a variety of other activities that demonstrate the applicant’s interest in and exposure to the processes of education. The normal expectation in this regard is that applicants will have at least one year of education related work experience. Applicants who fulfill the application requirements with the exception of at least one year of successful professional experience in education may be considered if they hold an honours Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent with standing in the B range overall and at least a B standing in the final two years of study. || A Statement of Academic Objectives and Research Interests || that describes your reasons for pursuing graduate study at UWindsor’s Faculty of Education. Your statement should include, but not be limited to, a description of: Your research interests; how your previous studies and experience have prepared you for the program; your career and scholarly objectives; and how you perceive the graduate degree will advance these objectives. || Complete the || Selection of Area of Concentration Form || Click here for more information. || Faculty of Graduate Studies programme profile (https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/318/education): Program Specific Admission Requirements (M.Ed. & Ph.D.) || Deadline for Fall: || M.Ed. - June 1* (International Applicants must apply by January 1). || *Applications to this program will be accepted after this deadline; However, these applications will only be considered if space is available. || Deadline for July start: || Ph.D. - October 1 || Deadline for Winter: || M.Ed. - October 1* (International Applicants must apply by April 1) || *Applications to this program will be accepted after this deadline; However, these applications will only be considered if space is available. || Minimum IELTS: || Overall score 7.0. Plus, each additional band score must be 7.0; We will allow any one band score of 6.5. || Duolingo: 120 || TOEFL-iBt: 100 || Minimum Pearson: || 68 || Additional Requirements || M.Ed. - Applicants must submit a Statement of Objectives and the Area of Concentration selection form. Refer to || departmental supplement || for details. || M.Ed. - Two Referee Assessment Forms are also required (at least one academic). || Ph.D. - Two Academic References. Resume/CV – Use this || Academic CV format || . Research Plan – Use this || Research Plan Template || . Please also complete the || Joint PhD Supplementary Admissions Form || . · English: IELTS 7.0 (no band below 6.5); TOEFL iBT 100; PTE Academic 68; Duolingo English Test 120 · English test waiver: Exemptions (Faculty of Graduate Studies, https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/346/admission-requirements): a university degree completed at a Canadian institution within the past two years; or a university degree completed within the past two years at an institution in a country on the Faculty's exempt-country list (Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon*, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta*, Mauritius*, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa*, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, Uganda, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Vanuatu*, Zambia, Zimbabwe; * where the medium of instruction was English). Pathways accepted in place of a test: UWindsor ELIP Level III with 75%; ILAC Pathway Level 3.3; ICEAP Toronto Education Cohort Program with 70% (course-based M.Ed. only). Senate policy: https://lawlibrary.uwindsor.ca/Presto/content/GetDoc.axd?ctID=OTdhY2QzODgtNjhlYi00ZWY0LTg2OTUtNmU5NjEzY2JkMWYx&rID=MzIy&pID=MjMy&attchmnt=False&uSesDM=False&rIdx=MzIy&rCFU= · Application fee: CAD 125.00 - Faculty of Graduate Studies application fee (https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/346/admission-requirements)

• Is there a scholarship?

  Faculty of Graduate Studies entrance awards: Doctoral Entrance Award $30,000 ($2,500 x 12 terms); Master's Research Entrance Award $7,500 ($2,500 x 3 terms). Both Canadian and international full-time applicants to RESEARCH-BASED programmes with an admission average of at least 80% are considered on the programme's recommendation; the full application must be in by the programme deadline or the entrance-scholarship deadline, whichever is earlier. Source: || This programme is on the Faculty of Graduate Studies list of programmes NOT eligible for the Doctoral / Master's Research Entrance Awards View scholarship page