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U of C international doctoral student to present paper at women’s congress

Israeli resident Miri Renert, a doctoral student in an online distance program offered by the U of C Faculty of Education, will be presenting a paper at the prestigious 10th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women – Women’s World 2008, in Madrid Spain. Read more

10 GDER students awarded QEII Graduate Scholarship
Ten students from the U of C, Faculty of Education, Graduate Division of Educational Research (GDER) received the 2008 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship, worth up to $15,000. Among these are a surfer researching intercultural and environmental education, an online graduate student studying the characteristics and perceptions of other online graduate students, and a Hispanics language scholar researching how ESL programs are marketed. Read more

Whispering Signs

U of C Faculty of Education doctoral student Polly Knowlton Cockett is project manager for the Whispering Signs initiative – a system of 34 artistic interpretive signs providing onlookers with a "unique and deeply personal" understanding of the Centennial Nature ground and Whispering Woods Natural Area Park prairie grassland. Read more

GDER student wins a national master’s thesis award, and presents paper at CIESC conference

Ana-Marija Petrunic, who graduated from the Graduate Division of Educational Research in June 2007 with an MA, was recently awarded the Michel Laferriere Award from the Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC). Read more

Highest U of C honour awarded to GDER student
The highest honour a graduating student can receive is the newest award presented by the U of C. The President's Award for Excellence in Student Leadership recognizes five outstanding students. One of these students is a doctoral student in GDER, Christine Johns, who graduates with a PhD in Educational Leadership this June. Learn more


U of C educational leadership doctoral student wins major scholarship
"'Wow,' was my reaction," said Sarah Eaton, when she received the $15,000 2008 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship. Read more

Application deadlines
August 15, 2008 for course-based programs
February 1, 2009 for thesis-based programs

The Graduate Division of Educational Research is currently accepting applications to its on-campus and online programs. The next application deadline is August 15, 2008 for a January 2009 start date. This is for all course-based, on-campus and online programs (MEd, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate). The application deadline for thesis-based degrees (PhD, EdD, MA, and MSc), is February 1, 2009 for a July or September start date. The course-based programs will also be accepting applications for this time period but not until October 1, 2008. Please refer to your particular program for more information. To check on application deadlines and procedures click here.


GDER launches online EdD in WAL
Beginning Summer 2008, this new thesis-based degree will engage scholars in critical, in-depth investigations into workplace and adult learning. Read more


GDER launches online EdD in Ed Tech
GDER has launched Canada's first online doctorate in Education focusing on educational technology to meet the growing demands in learning environments for innovation, technology and accessibility.  Learn more


Notice regarding MEd Exit Procedures in GDER
At a meeting of the Faculty of Graduate Studies Council on Oct. 24, 2007, a motion was passed to rescind the Master of Education (MEd) Exit Procedure, which has been a required component of the Master of Education program in GDER. If you are a student enrolled in the MEd program (on-campus or online), you have the choice of:

1. being grandfathered, i.e., completing the MEd Exit procedure, or
2. choosing to follow the new policy, which does not require the Exit Procedure for completion of the MEd degree. For further information contact your program GPA. Read more