Become a graduate student in Education

Thank you for your interest in Graduate Programs in Education at the University of Calgary.

We invite you to peruse our website to learn about the graduate study opportunities that exist in GPE. Our graduate programs and courses are intended for teachers in primary and secondary schools, school administrators, post-secondary educators and administrators, community development educators, adult and lifelong-learning educators, health educators, training professionals, educational professionals in public service and government, etc.

Under Programs, you will find information regarding program requirements, fees, admission criteria, etc. Program Topics/Specialization areas are also identified within each program type.

Visit the Specializations pages to read the Specialization overview, learn more about specific admission/program requirements, and see the names and contact information of faculty members affiliated with a Specialization.

The Student Resources link, contains valuable information for newly admitted, current and prospective students.

The application process is described under the How to Apply tab.

What our students say about us

"The program attracts individuals from a wide range of backgrounds creating a diverse and interesting learning environment.  Everyone brings something different to the table and as a result, the collective expertise and knowledge base is really quite something."

"For virtually every course I took during this program, I was able to mold my learning objective to relate back to what I do, thus fulfilling my course requirements, but more importantly making a contribution to my profession, and therefore, my place of employment."