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Admissions & Applications

Admission to a Master’s Program

The minimum University requirements for admission to a master’s program are as follows.

  1. a bachelor’s degree with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 from a recognized university, or the equivalent;
  2. submitted evidence, usually references from qualified referees, of the student’s ability to undertake advanced work in the area of interest.

In exceptional circumstances, a student may be admitted with lower formal qualification than in (a.) when there is significant professional experience relevant to the proposed area of scholarship.

Students must satisfy any further requirements set by the graduate program committee. Students whose native language is not English may be required to satisfy the University and the graduate program committee as to their capability in English.

Choose from the following programs for more detailed admission requirements.

 

Faculty of Applied Sciences
Computing Science
Mechatronics

 

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Master of Arts for Teachers of English

 

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
Interactive Arts and Technology

 

Faculty of Education
Counselling Psychology, MEd, MA
Curriculum and Instruction: Creative, Critical and Collaborative Inquiry
Curriculum and Instruction: Health Education and Active Living
Curriculum and Instruction: Justice, Law and Ethics in Education
Curriculum and Instruction: Vygotskian Education (CHAT), Theory & Practice
Educational Leadership K-12
Educational Leadership, Post Secondary
Educational Technology & Learning Design

 

Faculty Science
Mathematics (Operations Research)

 

Admission to a Doctoral Program

The minimum University requirements for admission to a doctoral program are as follows.

  1. either
    1. a master’s degree from a recognized university, or the equivalent, or
    2. a bachelor’s degree, with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5, from a recognized university, or the equivalent, or
    3. completion of at least 75% of the course work credit hours required for the relevant department’s Master’s program, with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5. All graduate courses, whether taken at this University of another university, shall be considered in the calculation.
  2. and
    1. submitted evidence that the applicant is capable of undertaking substantial original research. Normally, such capability will be judged from letters of reference from qualified referees, and the completion of a master’s thesis or other scholarly work.

Students must satisfy any further requirements set by the graduate program committee. Students whose native language is not English may be required to satisfy the University and the graduate program committee as to their capability in English.

Choose from the following programs for more detailed admission requirements.

 

Faculty of Applied Sciences
Computing Science
Mechatronics

 

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
Interactive Arts and Technology

 

Faculty of Education
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership K-12 
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Post Secondary)
Doctor of Education in Educational Technology & Learning Design

 

Faculty Science
Mathematics (Operations Research)