MA/MS in Éducation

The Master's in Education (Maîtrise en éducation), research profile with a concentration in didactics, at Université du Québec à Montréal trains future researchers and offers specialization to education and training professionals. Students may specialize in didactics, adult education and training, specialized education and training, or education and pedagogy, deepening their understanding and analysis of issues in the chosen specialization and developing research skills. The research profile requires completion of a thesis (mémoire) within a 45-credit program, completed over a nominal two years full-time or four years part-time; a separate intervention profile is offered on a part-time basis only. Admission is at the fall and winter terms. Admission requires a bachelor's degree in education or teaching, completed with a cumulative average of at least 3.2 on a 4.3 scale, or a bachelor's degree in a related field with an equivalent average and relevant knowledge of education; files between 2.5 and 3.2 are reviewed by the admissions committee. Applicants must have sufficient capacity to read scientific texts written in English, and candidates applying to the intervention profile must demonstrate access to a formal or non-formal educational setting.