Overview
About the program
The doctoral program is flexible, encouraging the pursuit of both personal and professional interests and creative scholarship. It is designed to develop significant depth and expertise in the candidate's particular area of study.
The PhD program in Secondary Education at the University of Alberta focuses on the following components:
- Curriculum and teaching: required courses in curriculum foundations and curriculum inquiry.
- Research: courses are available that offer general research perspectives, as well as more in-depth study of approaches such as narrative inquiry, action research, hermeneutics and phenomenology, arts-based research, participatory research, ethnography, gender theory, empirical inquiry, deconstructionism, and critical inquiry.
- Subject matter or specialty focus: math, English, social studies, second languages, music, art, drama, science education, career and technology, physical education, educational technology, adult professional practice, curriculum studies, pedagogy.
- Dissertation interest scholarship: students are encouraged to select course work specific to their research focus and interest.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Curriculum and Teaching in Secondary Schools
- Language, Literacy and Society in Educational Contexts
- Curriculum Studies
- Media and Popular Culture in the Curriculum
- Research Methods in Secondary Education
- Conceptualizing the Field of Physical Education: Historical and Contemporary Issues
- Issues and Approaches in Second and Foreign Language Literacy Development
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Secondary EducationAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- For doctoral programs, the Department's minimum admission requirements are a master's degree with an admission GPA of at least 3.5 on the 4-point scale from the University of Alberta, or an equivalent qualification and standing from a recognized institution. The admission GPA will be calculated on the last 60 units of graded coursework completed, or on the equivalent of the last two years of full-time graded coursework.
- Applicants are required to identify a potential supervisor at the time of application. It is highly recommended that applicants have two years teaching experience or equivalent experience in a formal or informal educational context.
Tuition Fee
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International
9406 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9406 CAD per year during 72 months. -
National
4732 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4732 CAD per year during 72 months.
Living costs for Edmonton
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Secondary Education.
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