Education and Digital Technologies, Graduate Diploma

Course requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Education and Digital Technologies are listed below. For general program information, admission requirements and/or details on part-time options, see Education . A current list of graduate faculty is available on the Faculty of Education’s website.

Graduate diploma requirements

Students in the graduate diploma program must complete four courses for a total of 12 credits. Course options are included below. The four courses must be completed within a three-year period with a minimum passing grade of B-minus in each course.

Course listing

Core courses

EDUC 5001G - Principles of Learning (required for all MA and MEd students)
EDUC 5002G - Introduction to Research in Education (required for all MA and MEd students)
EDUC 5003G - Advanced Research Methods and Design (required for MA students)
EDUC 5004G - Critical and Reflective Practice in Education
EDUC 5005G - Social and Cultural Context of Education

Cluster 1 - Education and digital technologies courses

Cluster 2 - Leadership and administration courses

Cluster 3 - Curriculum courses

Cluster 4 - Adult education courses

Transfer options

Students who have completed the graduate diploma program and wish to be considered for admission to the MEd can have up to six of the 12 credits counted toward the master’s degree. Students who are currently enrolled in the graduate diploma program and wish to switch to the MEd may apply for admission. If an offer of admission is granted, they may transfer all of their credits from the diploma program to the master’s degree. In this case, they would not receive the graduate diploma. Students who have completed the university’s MA or MEd, or an equivalent program, and wish to enrol in the graduate diploma program may transfer up to six credits toward the diploma, depending on the courses they have taken in their master’s program.