Offered by McGill University in Montréal, Canada, MA/MS in Education and Society is a master's degree in Education & Teaching programme. Tuition for international students is CAD 1,094 per credit (CAD 104 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Education & Teaching
Local tuition: CAD 104 / credit
International tuition: CAD 1,094 / credit
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Education and Society (Non-Thesis) is a 45-credit Master of Arts offered by the Department of Integrated Studies in Education in the Faculty of Education. The non-thesis option consists mostly of coursework and centres on two required six-credit project courses, in which students undertake a theoretical or practical supervised project exploring an area of interest relevant to education and society, in place of a traditional research thesis. Six credits of additional required coursework address critical perspectives in educational theory and research and research methods spanning quantitative, philosophical, qualitative, arts-based, and mixed approaches, with the remaining fifteen credits coming from complementary coursework. According to the program's own description, this non-thesis structure is intended for practitioners interested in professional development with a research and theoretical orientation, rather than for students planning further doctoral research. The project component lets each student investigate a specific area of interest within education and society, giving the degree some flexibility in focus even though its overall coursework-and-project structure is fixed. The program suits working education professionals seeking to deepen their theoretical and research literacy without committing to a full thesis-based research degree.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.0
Admission Requirements: The M.A. Education and Society (Non-Thesis) admission page states that an eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 is required. Its English-language proficiency requirement is IELTS 7.0 overall with at least 7.0 in the writing component, or TOEFL 92 overall with at least 22 in the writing component. The programme, offered by the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, is course-based with two 6-credit supervised projects and is suited to practitioners seeking professional development with a research and theoretical orientation. Each applicant should also consult the Department's own programme requirements and application-document list, since the University-level admission page notes that specific application documents vary by programme. Admission is for the Fall term, with applications due by January 1 for both Canadian and international applicants.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:McGill sets deadlines by educational background rather than citizenship. For entry in September 2027, Quebec CEGEP and Quebec high-school applicants must apply by 1 March 2027 (documents due 15 April 2027); applicants from Ontario and other Canadian provinces must apply by 1 February 2027 (documents due 4 May 2027). International applicants, including those on a U.S. high-school or IB curriculum, must apply by 15 January 2027 (documents due 1 March 2027). The application portal opens 1 October 2026. Deadlines are firm and late applications are not accepted; admission is not rolling, and decisions are released competitively from November through July depending on school system. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
