Master of Education in Adult Learning and Global Change (MED)

Degree: 
Master of Education
Specialization: 
Adult Learning and Global Change

Quick Facts

Faculty:
Faculty of Education
Subject:
Education
Mode of delivery: 
Online / Distance (100%)
Program components: 
Coursework only

Application

Possible start dates: 
  Deadlines for
Start date Students with Canadian or US credentials Students with international credentials
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Program contact details

Application enquiries: 
Please mail paper documents to: 

Neville Scarfe Building
2125 Main Mall
Vancouver
British Columbia, V6T 1Z2
Canada

Opportunities

Research focus: 

The program attracts those interested in international development work, cross-cultural education and training, the role of education in addressing various global health and environmental issues, promoting social justice in the face of economic globalization, and learning more about adult education around the world.

General Information

UBC, in cooperation with partner universities in Australia (Monash University, Melbourne), South Africa (University of the Western Cape) and Sweden (Linköping University), offers an innovative online, coursework-only, professional graduate program in Adult Learning and Global Change. Instructors in required courses are drawn from these four universities, so students benefit from a truly international instructional staff.

This program is for those seeking multiple, critical perspectives on the central role adult learning plays as individuals and communities engage with the positive and negative effects of globalization.

Students proceed through the two-year, 30-credit M.Ed. program as a cohort drawn from the four participating institutions and will get to know one another well, working together in various groupings throughout the program.

Required courses are sequenced so that, with careful planning of electives, all requirements can be completed in 24 months. The 9 credits of electives may be taken at any time and are usually selected from on-campus courses (for those in the Vancouver area), from various distance-mode courses at UBC and elsewhere, and from directed studies courses tailored to student interests.

Tuition / Program costs

Fees Canadian Citizen / Permanent Resident / Refugee / Diplomat International
Application Fee $91.80 $153.00
Tuition *
Installments per year 3 3
Tuition per installment $2,393.10 $2,393.10
Tuition per year $7,179.30 $7,179.30
Int. Partial Tuition Scholarship (IPTS) per year (if eligible)   Not applicable
Other Fees and Costs
Student Fees Vary
* Regular, full-time tuition. For on-leave, extension, continuing or part time (if applicable) fees see UBC Calendar.
All fees for the year are subject to adjustment and UBC reserves the right to change any fees without notice at any time, including tuition and student fees. In case of a discrepancy between this webpage and the UBC Calendar, the UBC Calendar entry will be held to be correct.

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