The Urban Learner M.Ed. Cohort program invites educators to investigate
the challenges, issues and experiences of teachers and the communities
in which they live and work. The program is designed for educators who
want to reflect on their classroom practices through the lens of communal
praxis: how teaching and curricular narratives are shaped by the social,
institutional, and cultural perspectives, multiple literacies, and environments
of lived experience.
Today's world is a dynamic and complex network of relationships, new
technologies, and global opportunities. Educators who understand the tensions,
narratives and hopes of their students and their communities can empower
their students to make a difference. The cohort will explore various ways
of drawing on intellectual, experiential, social, and cultural resources
that influence curriculum, learning strategies, evaluation and student
engagement in the classroom and the community. The program concludes with
a capstone research project that reimagines education as a vehicle for
care and change. Teachers design and conduct research projects in their classrooms. Articles based on projects done by earlier cohorts can be seen in our online journal.
A cohort of 20-24 students
will work together for three years, with the support
of enthusiastic faculty members, a faculty advisor, and access to online
discussion space outside the classroom.
Program
This program of studies is course-based with a research project that
meets TQS requirements. Elective
courses will reflect the cohort's collective
interests, concerns or questions, if numbers warrant.
Tentative Schedule
The program is scheduled to meet the
needs of the busy teacher. The six required core courses are scheduled during the winter terms starting in September and January. Each course
is three credits. Courses are offered
one evening per week, with occasional Saturdays,
from September through June. Summer electives are offered during the first three weeks of July.
MEd Program (30CR) - Proposed Schedule
Living Inquiry in Learning Communities (CORE)
Theorizing Practice: Surfacing Assumptions and Perspectives (CORE)
Investigating Inquiry: Understanding a thematic topic through research (CORE)
Electives (Six Credits)
Teacher Inquiry:Capstone Research Project (CORE)
(Re)presenting Research in Learning Environments
(CORE)
Electives (Six Credits)
Note: Off-campus electives are sometimes offered and can be taken by
the cohort as a group.
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
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
Tuition
Program fees will be paid over a minimum of nine (9) installments of $1300.50 plus applicable student fees, payable in September, January and May of each of the three years.
Tuition fees are in Canadian dollars, are reviewed annually by the UBC Board of Governors, and are subject to change.
Application Deadline
Applications: Closed - no longer being accepted.
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).
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:
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 UrbanLearner-URL7-VANCOUVER"
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.
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 Dan Kravinchuk (604-822-4499)
for more details or if you have problems with the registration process.
Last update:
October 23, 2007 3:55 PM
External Programs & Learning Technologies
UBC Faculty of Education
1304 - 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Phone: 604-822-2013
Toll free (in North America): 1-888-492-1122
Fax: 604-822-2015
E-Mail: eplt.educ@ubc.ca
