MA/MS in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning is a master's degree in Education & Teaching programme offered by University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,186 per semester (CAD 3,266 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Education & Teaching
Duration: 2 years
Local tuition: CAD 3,266 / semester
International tuition: CAD 7,186 / semester
Last checked September 2026 · Source: umanitoba.ca ·
Program details
Overview
This Master of Education in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning is offered at the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus, with most courses held in the evening during Fall and Winter terms and additional daytime and evening options in summer. Students choose between a thesis-based route, combining 18 credit hours of coursework with a thesis, and a course-based route requiring 30 credit hours; a fully online, cohort-based thesis option in Language and Literacy is planned to begin in a future intake. Within the program, students concentrate in one of several areas, including Arts, Community and Education; Critical Perspectives in Curriculum, Teaching and Pedagogy; Indigenous Perspectives in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning; Language and Literacy; Multilingualism in Schools and Society; Contemplative, Holistic and Integrative Education; and Mathematics or Science Education. Some concentrations, including Language and Literacy, Critical Perspectives, and Indigenous Perspectives, require applicants to hold a Bachelor of Education. General admission requires a four-year bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 credit hours and at least two years of relevant work experience. The program suits practising educators who want to deepen their professional and research knowledge in a chosen area of curriculum and pedagogy.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.5
Admission Requirements: The program requires a four-year bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from a university recognized by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the final 60 credit hours, plus two or more years of relevant work experience and a suitable academic or professional background for the chosen concentration; the Language and Literacy, Critical Perspectives in Curriculum Teaching and Pedagogy, and Indigenous Perspectives concentrations additionally require a Bachelor of Education degree. The page defers English proficiency to the University's general graduate standard: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall, TOEFL iBT 86 overall with a minimum of 20 per section, PTE Academic 61, Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 180, or Duolingo English Test 120 overall with a minimum 100 per skill, valid two years. Admission is competitive and meeting these requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall and Summer
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to the University of Manitoba. As of this September 2026 fetch, the Direct Entry deadlines page shows only the Fall 2026 cycle in full - University 1 and the Diploma in Agriculture at May 1, 2026 domestic / March 1, 2026 international, other Direct Entry programs at March 1, 2026 - a cycle that has already closed, alongside minor Winter 2027 (Dec 1, 2026) and Summer 2027 (Apr 1, 2027) intake deadlines. No Fall 2027 Direct Entry deadline has been published yet, so specific 2027 dates cannot be stated for the university's main intake. The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Jazz Studies deadline (January 15, applying equally to domestic and international applicants) is likewise confirmed only for the 2026-27 cycle, also closed, with no 2027-28 bulletin posted. These are described as fixed deadlines rather than rolling admission, and the university opens each new cycle's applications on October 1. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
