For information about graduate programs in the following units: Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, or Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology please refer to the table of contents.
Academic Staff
Program Information
Currently, the faculty offers specific programs of studies in educational administration, language and literacy, mathematics education, and science education. Each year, the Faculty will consider applications to the Ad hoc area; an not subsumed in existing program areas. For September 2009 admissions, see our website http://www.umanitoba.ca/education
Fields of Research
Due to budgetary and/or staffing constraints admission to the Ph.D. in Education is limited; therefore, in recent years, there have been admissions to the program areas of Educational Administration, Language and Literacy, and a one time cohort intake eg. to Inclusive Special Education Science and Mathematics. For the most up to date information, see website: www.umanitoba.ca/education
Ph.D. in Education
Admission
In addition to the admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar, students must possess:
- an earned Master's degree from a recognized institution;
- a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 in the last 60 credit hours;
- an appropriate academic background as defined by the program area to which admission is being sought;
and
- appropriate research capability as evidenced by: a thesis from a recognized institution; a major research paper equivalent to a thesis from a recognized institution; an independently completed research article published in a refereed journal; or a research product equivalent to one of the categories above; and appropriate occupational experience such as: teaching in schools or non-school settings; post-secondary teaching; practice in school counselling; psychology, or a similar helping profession; educational administration; administrative experience in a government department; or experience equivalent to one of the five categories above.
Admission to the Ph.D. in Education program is competitive. A combination of factors are taken into account in arriving at an admission decision: the applicant’s previous academic background; the referees’ assessments of the applicant; the ability of the faculty to provide the program of studies and research requested by the applicant; and the availability of a faculty member competent and willing to supervise the program of studies and research of the applicant.
The application deadline date for the Ph.D. in Education program is January 15, for admission in the following September.
Program Requirements
In addition to the minimum course requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar, students must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours of coursework.
The minimum coursework is comprised of a minimum of 12 credit hours in the program area; a minimum of six credit hours in a cognate area; and a minimum of six credit hours of research methods/analysis. A minimum of 18 credit hours must be at the 7000 level. All courses taken in the Faculty of Education must be at the 7000 level or above. Courses taken outside the Faculty of Education must be at the 3000 level or above. A minimum of 12 credit hours of coursework must be taken in the Faculty of Education. In addition, a minimum of 6 credit hours normally must be taken outside of the Faculty of Education of the University of Manitoba.
Residence Requirement: Ph.D. students must devote two terms at the University of Manitoba to full-time study. One term is Fall (September to December), Winter (January to April), or Summer (May to August). Students may not be employed full-time during their residency.
Second Language Reading Requirement: None
Expected Time to Graduate: 3 to 4 years for full-time studies
