Master of Education in Leadership in Learning Faculty of Education

If you want to become a leader in teaching, an administrator, a researcher, an academic, or a highly qualified educator, UPEI’s Master of Education in Leadership in Learning may be the perfect fit for you! Graduates from our program are teachers; educators in the corporate, government, arts, health, and not-for-profit sectors; PhD candidates; professors and instructors in colleges and universities; administrators and policy-makers.

The Master of Education program is designed to provide experienced educators in any field with the knowledge and skills required to become effective educational leaders. The overall aim of the program is to promote and support educational scholarship, research, and practice. Through studying relevant curriculum with researchers and expert practitioners, our students gain the capacity to make valuable contributions to the field of education—and to the lives of others.

Continue your learning journey with us today by exploring our course-based or thesis-based MEd programs, built for flexible with on-campus, blended, and online streams and study and meaningful educational experiences.

We have a diverse of onsite and online program offerings that reflect our research expertise in many of today's major themes in education and enable flexible learning anywhere, anytime.

Work while you choose from graduate programs and explore their many fields of study that allow you to build expertise in the area of most value to you. Work while earning a well-recognized graduate degree.

Special Student Status for Single Courses 

Register in up to two 6000-level Master’s courses in Education as a special student. ‘Test the water’ and gain a graduate credit in Education. Completion of a 6000-level research course may strengthen a PhD in Educational Studies application for those whose master’s degree

Two 6000-level Master’s courses may be considered for credit towards the Master of Education in Leadership in Learning degree, pending approval of the Graduate Studies Committee. Applicants may check on course availability or transfer credit options with the Faculty of Education Graduate Administrative Assistant. 

From Syria to UPEI

Students

Thanks to a collaboration between UPEI and the Syrian & Iraqi Student Project, Hadil Haddad had the opportunity to leave Syria to pursue her Master of Education.

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Modules

  • Compulsory modules
  • Introduction to Research Methods in Education
  • Quantitative Research Design
  • Qualitative Research Design
  • Action Research in Education
  • Learning, Leadership, and Reflective Practice
  • Program Evaluation
  • Theories of Research and Learning
  • Educational Leadership
  • Issues in Educational Leadership
  • Critical Pedagogy
  • Curriculum: Leadership in Learning
  • Options modules
  • Selected Topics in Education
  • Current Research in Learning
  • Research on Learning Difficulties
  • Statistics for Research in Education
  • Change: Leadership in Learning
  • Technology: Leadership in Learning
  • Global Education
  • International Education and Development
  • Perspectives in Ecology and Sustainable Leadership
  • Leadership in Postcolonial Education
  • Leadership in Languages and Literacies
  • Multi-Literacies
  • Directed Study
  • Graduate Seminar
  • CA$10,420 Per Year

    International student tuition fee

    2 Years

    Duration

    Jul 2024

    Start Month

    Jun 2024

    Application Deadline

    Upcoming Intakes

    • July 2024
    • September 2024
    • January 2025
    • July 2025
    • September 2025
    • January 2026
    • July 2026
    • September 2026

    Mode of Study

    • Full Time