Program structure

This concentration is a two-year program. Courses are scheduled on Wednesdays. Usually, all compulsory courses are scheduled on Wednesday, as are most of the elective courses in this concentration. Our curriculum is designed to train learning and teaching experts and researchers. Early in your first year, you will choose your thesis preference (thesis or non-thesis) and in your second year you will officially join one of the two tracks:

Thesis track

The thesis track is designed for students interested in learning about and participating in the research of learning and teaching. As part of writing their thesis, students of the research track will be given personal mentoring and will be offered an opportunity to participate in ongoing research conducted by the faculty in the concentration. Final approval to advance to the thesis track will be given early in your second year.

Requirements for advancing to the thesis track

First-year minimum average grade of 85, thesis proposal seminar, and thesis proposal submitted before starting the second year.

Non-thesis track

This track is designed for students interested in training and expanding their knowledge in innovative pedagogical approaches and in current findings in research, and in refining themselves as educators. Final approval to advance to the non-thesis track is also given early in your second year.

Program credits for students enrolling in 2022

	Thesis track	Non-thesis track
Research courses	3 contact hours - 6 credits	2 contact hours - 4 credits
Thesis proposal seminar	1 contact hour - 2 credits	-
Required courses in a concentration	7 contact hours - 14 credits	7 contact hours - 14 credits
Elective courses in a concentration	4 contact hours - 8 credits	6 contact hours - 12 credits
Elective courses in the Department of Education	-	1 contact hour - 2 credits
Elective courses outside the department or in the Department of Education	-	2 contact hour - 4 credits
Seminar papers	One paper in the concentration	Two papers: at least one in a concentration
Total hours/credits	15 contact hours - 30 credits	18 contact hours - 36 credits