Visual Arts & Drama Cohort
Burnaby 2007

The Program

This Masters in Education will deepen participants' understanding of the visual arts and drama. Participants will engage pedagogical and art theory and practice developing learning processes and teaching strategies applicable to their specific teaching contexts, whether Elementary or Secondary. The program will develop a supportive community of learners who will remain colleagues for further collaboration and professional development for years beyond the cohort. The program can be completed in 2 years.

draft program Schedule

Communication

Communication outside classes will primarily be through electronic means. Participants must have computer and E-mail/Internet access. One way UBC students can get Internet and E-mail access is through Netinfo, a service provided by the UBC Library and ITServices.

Admission

Application Deadline: March 15, 2007

All students must meet UBC Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements which include:

• Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited university-level institution
• At least four years of study with a B+ average in third and fourth year-level course work, or at least 12 credits of third- or fourth-year courses in the A- grade range (at UBC 80% or higher) in the field of intended graduate study
• Sufficient preparatory academic background to carry out graduate work in a chosen field
• Evidence of English language proficiency.

Program Pre-requisites

• A current K - 12 teaching contract. Preference will be given to Burnaby School District teachers. Any spaces not taken by Burnaby teachers will be made available to teachers from other districts.
• A completed four-year undergraduate degree, and at least a 76% average on all senior-level credits.
• Three recommendations from educators and administrators that speak to your engagement with education.
• Resumé and a 600-word personal statement about your perspectives of teaching, indicating how you think this program (along with your current education and experience) can help you enhance your understanding of your teaching practice.

Tuition

Program fees will be paid over a minimum of seven (7) installments of $1,705.52 payable in July (1st installment only), September, January and May of each of the two years. The program total is $11,938.59 plus applicable student fees.

Tuition fees are in Canadian dollars, are reviewed annually by the UBC Board of Governors, and are subject to change.

Application Process

In addition to your on-line application, please forward:

• Two official (sealed) transcripts from all post-secondary institutions (except from UBC)
• Three (sealed) letters of reference (forms available here). Alternatively, references may now be submitted electronically (provided you fill in the reference's email address when completing the online application).
• A Resume
• A one page statement indicating how you think this program will contribute to your work in this field (if you did not complete that in the online application)

You must apply for this program on-line; please print out these instructions and refer to them when actually making your on-line application:

• Go to http://www.grad.ubc.ca/apply/online/
• Before beginning your application, read all of the instructions
• When you are ready to apply, click on "Apply Online"
• Read the instructions, and click on "Create Your Account" (unless you have already begun your application, in which case you should "Login")
• Once you have created your account, choose "New Application" and then click on "Start a Completely New Application"
• Under "Degree Selection," choose "Master of Education" in the pulldown menu
• Under "Specialization," you must choose "EPLT Burnaby Visual & Performing Arts - BVPA"
• Proceed with your application as instructed
• When finished entering your information, you must click "Submit" for the application to work
• You will automatically receive an email acknowledgement, with instructions on documentation and deadlines

Some application reminders

• We need sealed transcripts from EVERY post-secondary institution you attended, whether or not they issued you a degree, except UBC. If you are a UBC alumnus, please provide your student number and we will print your transcript.
• If you have transcripts, please enclose or fax us photocopies (604-822-2015). We can make a quick adjudication of your eligibility even before all of your "official" documents arrive. Please note that this adjudication is not official until we have received your sealed transcripts.
• Send everything - EVERYTHING - to EPLT (1304-2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4). The most common delay in admissions is caused by the search for documents that are at other locations on this huge campus.
• References can now be submitted electronically in the following manner:  when you submit your application, include the reference's email address.  This will generate an automatic email which contains a link to a site where your reference can enter his/her reference, and then submit it.  They can type as much as they want, despite the apparent size of the text box. This link will only be available when your application is submitted.  If you plan on having your reference(s) submit their reference by mail, please leave the email address blank on the application.
• If you prefer to submit any or all of your references by hard copy you can download the reference form for this program here. A letter can take the place of the reference form but it must answer the questions posed in the reference form. The reference form is designed for professors to fill out. If your referee is not a professor, please ask him or her to write about your ability to successfully complete a graduate degree. The letter should identify key committees that you may have chaired, presentations or conferences or professional development programs you have done or taken, how you are able to understand new curriculum theory and apply it to your classroom program, if you have been a teacher supervisor for a student teacher, your ability to process data, or undertake major projects, your leadership capabilities. Detailed examples are more useful than general statements of support. Please note:  the reference letters must be received here in sealed envelopes with the referee's signature written across the sealed envelope flap.

Please contact Tracey Degner (604-827-5592) for more details or if you have problems with the registration process.

For More Information

Admissions & Registration Information:

Tracey Degner, Program Assistant
External Programs & Learning Technologies
UBC Faculty of Education
604-827-5592, or toll-free 1-888-492-1122
tracey.degner@ubc.ca

Academic Information:

• Kit Grauer, Ph.D.
  Chair Art Education
  UBC, Faculty of Education
  Department of Curriculum Studies
  604-822-5327