Leadership Studies: Master of Education (MEd) at University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada is a master's degree in Education & Teaching programme. The programme runs for 5 semesters, 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: 5 semesters
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 project-based Master of Education runs five academic terms and can be completed full-time or part-time, with an optional co-op placement alongside the coursework. Admission requires at least three years of relevant work or leadership experience in an educational, community, or public-service setting -- the department gives examples ranging from school administrators to community activists and social workers. Teaching follows a seminar-style format, a supervisor is assigned automatically on admission, and students interested in a research-intensive alternative can instead pursue the department's thesis-based MA. Applications, due January 15 for September entry, require two assessment reports, a brief résumé, and a letter of intent covering past experience, academic and career goals, and any publications or projects, alongside demonstrated English-language proficiency, and applicants are encouraged to discuss which specific courses align with their leadership interests within that letter.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies requires at least three years of relevant work experience or a leadership role in education, community or public service, two satisfactory assessment reports, a brief résumé, and a letter of intent of up to two pages covering past experience, academic and career goals, and publications or projects; the program page states that English proficiency and its own detailed graduate admission thresholds follow the Faculty of Graduate Studies' general requirements. Beyond that, the Faculty of Graduate Studies' general master's requirements apply: completion of a four-year bachelor's degree, or equivalent, and the equivalent of a minimum ‘B’ average over the last two years of that degree. English proficiency follows UVic's institution-wide scale: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band under 6.0, or TOEFL iBT overall 4.5 with no section under 4.0 for tests taken after 21 January 2026 (90 overall/20 per section on tests taken before that date); PTE Academic, CAEL, Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency and the Michigan English Test are also accepted, individual departments may set higher minimums, and scores cannot be more than two years old.
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.
