Program Overview
The Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) offers the Adult Education and Community Development program, leading to the Master of Arts, Master of Education, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
The MA is a research-based degree and can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis. During their program of study, MA students are expected to have exposure to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to research but can focus on either approaches or mixed-methods approaches for their thesis work.
The MEd is a non-thesis degree program which can be taken on either a full-time or part-time basis.
The PhD degree program is designed to provide opportunities for advanced study in the theoretical foundations of adult education and community development and in the application of such knowledge to practice. This program offers both full-time and flexible-time options. To be admitted to the flexible-time option, applicants should be active professionals who demonstrate connections between their professional work and their proposed course program, and/or between their professional work and their proposed research.
Quick Facts
| Domestic | International | |
|---|---|---|
| Application deadline | MA, MEd, PhD: | MA, MEd, PhD: |
| Minimum admission average | MA, MEd: Mid-B in final year of bachelor’s PhD:B+ average in Master’s | MA, MEd: Mid-B in final year of bachelor’s PhD:B+ average in Master’s |
| Direct entry option from bachelor's to PhD? | PhD: No | PhD: No |
| Is a supervisor identified before or after admission? | MA, PhD: After | MA, PhD: After |
| If a supervisor is identified after admission (as per question above), is admission conditional upon securing a supervisor? | MA, PhD: No | MA, PhD: No |
| Is a supervisor assigned by the graduate unit or secured by the applicant? | MA, PhD: Applicant | MA, PhD: Applicant |
| Are any standardized tests required/recommended? | MA, MEd, PhD: N/A | MA, MEd, PhD: N/A |