At University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada, Curriculum Studies: Master of Education (MEd) is offered as a master's degree in Education & Teaching programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 2,857 per semester (CAD 2,265 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Education & Teaching
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,265 / semester
International tuition: CAD 2,857 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This MEd brings experienced teachers together as a cohort to examine current curriculum theory and its application in practice, supporting the shift toward competency-based curriculum and assessment. Admission requires two professional or academic references, a letter of intent covering career goals and any interest in a specific cohort, and a résumé. The degree runs full-time and on-campus for two years, six academic terms, completed through a project or thesis, with an optional co-op component, and builds practitioners' ability to critically engage with educational research in their own settings. Applicants don't need to select a supervisor before admission, since the department assigns supervisors to each incoming MEd cohort after acceptance, and the letter of intent should also outline students' personal goals for the program alongside their career aspirations.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows UVic's general Master's requirements: a four-year bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with a minimum “B” average over the last two years, plus program-specific criteria. The Department of Curriculum and Instruction does not publish its own minimum grade average or required undergraduate field on this page. Applicants submit two references, academic or professional, a resume, and a letter of intent explaining career aspirations beyond the degree and personal goals during the program, noting in the letter if applying to a specific cohort program. English-language proficiency follows UVic's general graduate standard for applicants whose first language is not English (IELTS Academic 6.5 overall, no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 90, no section below 20, among other accepted tests).
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, which opens for 2027-entry applications on 1 October 2026: most degree programmes see September 2027 entry close 31 January 2027, January 2027 entry close 30 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry close 31 March 2027, though Teacher Education post-degree programmes close 2 January 2027, Indigenous Education post-degree admits on an ongoing basis, and Engineering's Summer entry (high-school graduates only) closes 31 December 2026. International applicants use the same portal and face identical dates, since UVic publishes no separate international deadline. UVic treats these as fixed annual dates rather than rolling admission, though it warns any programme can close early without notice. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
