Offered by University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada, Educational Studies: Master of Arts (MA) is a master's degree in Education & Teaching programme. The programme is 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).
This research-oriented MA lets students specialize in one of nine areas, including art education, curriculum studies, drama education, early childhood education, educational technology, language and literacy, mathematics and science education, music education, or social, cultural and foundational studies. It is thesis-based, requiring independent research developed individually with a faculty supervisor, and applicants must name a supervisor who agrees in advance to take them on, alongside two references, a letter of intent and a résumé. Full-time or part-time study on-campus can take anywhere from two to five years depending on pace, drawing on a roster of more than twenty potential faculty supervisors across the specializations. Applications for September entry are due January 31, and the program offers an optional co-op component alongside the flexible full- or part-time study pace.
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 publishes no minimum grade average, required undergraduate field, or language test scores of its own on this page. Applicants must list a potential supervisor on the application, who must agree to supervise and recommend admission, and submit the names and email addresses of two academic or professional references, a resume, and a letter of intent covering area of interest, relevant topics and experience, used to match the applicant with a supervisor. 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
Start Date:September
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.
