At University of Calgary in Calgary, Canada, MA/MS in Education Specialist is offered as a master's degree in Education & Teaching programme. The programme runs for 2 years.
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Education & Teaching
Duration: 2 years
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This is a course-based Master of Education, offered through the University of Calgary's Werklund School of Education as an Education Specialist option, completed over two years and totaling 36 credits across 12 half-courses — eight courses in a chosen specialized area of study and four research courses covering research methods, program evaluation, and a collaboratory of practice. Three specialization areas are offered: Adult, Community, and Higher Education; Leadership for Learning; and Contextualizing Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Learning. Delivery is either blended or fully online: blended topics begin with face-to-face classes on the University of Calgary campus during Summer followed by online coursework, while online topics involve no in-person meetings, with instruction delivered through Desire2Learn and Zoom. Coursework emphasizes critically and analytically reading research literature, evaluating it, and applying it to complex learning problems and problems of practice. The program suits practicing education professionals seeking advanced, flexible study in a specialized area without leaving the workforce, and admits new cohorts starting in Summer.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.0
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a University of Calgary four-year baccalaureate degree or an equivalent degree from a recognised institution, with a minimum GPA of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale over the last two years of full-time study (at least 60 units); a teaching certificate is not required. Two references are required, and the application deadline is February 1. The programme defers language testing to the Werklund School of Education's graduate standard: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 97 overall (no section below 20, or a revised 5.0 overall with 4.5 per section for tests after January 21, 2026), or CAEL 70 (no section below 70); a bachelor's or graduate degree taught in English at a listed institution exempts applicants. This is a Master of Education pathway offered by the Werklund School of Education alongside its other laddered graduate programmes.
Application Details
Start Date:Summer
Application Deadline:For Fall 2027 entry, the University of Calgary opens undergraduate applications for domestic applicants on 1 October 2026 and for international applicants on 15 August 2026, both closing on the same firm application deadline of 1 March 2027, with supporting documents due by 15 March 2027 and offers accepted by 1 May 2027. International applicants follow the identical March 1 deadline; the university publishes no separate, later international closing date. Applications are not accepted on a rolling basis after the deadline for most direct-entry programmes, though a small number of programmes (e.g. Nursing) run further selection rounds into the summer while space remains. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
