Program Description
The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Educational Leadership (Non-Thesis) offered by the Department of Integrated Studies in Education in the Faculty of Education is a course-based program that emphasizes career-focused and innovative learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in problem identification, critical thinking, and communication to pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).
The program may be taken as one of the following options:
Course Work option: is primarily course-based with an emphasis on the evidence-based skills, capacities, and dispositions needed for effective, collaborative, and quality leadership.
Gender and Women's Studies option: provides students with an opportunity to earn credits of approved course work and action-oriented projects focusing on gender and women’s studies, and issues in feminist research and methods.
Project option: combines course work and action-oriented projects with an emphasis on the evidence-based skills, capacities, and dispositions needed for effective, collaborative, and quality leadership.
Unique Program Features
- The program is designed to prepare leaders in the field of education who are committed to personal and institutional improvement in schools and other sites of formal or informal learning. A central theme of the program is the impact of policy on educational practice at local, national, and international levels;
- Students will develop evidence-based skills and refine their capacities and dispositions needed for effective, collaborative, and quality leadership;
- The program tends to be more appropriate for those looking to pursue graduate studies alongside full-time work or are primarily pursuing the degree for career advancement.
University-Level Admission Requirements
- An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
- English-language proficiency
Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.
Visit our Educational credentials and grade equivalencies and English language proficiency webpages for additional information.
Program Website
MA in Educational Leadership website
Department Contact
Graduate Program grad.dise [at] mcgill.ca (subject: MA%20in%20Educational%20Leadership%20(Non-Thesis)) (email)
Available Intakes
Fall
Application Deadlines
| Intake | Applications Open | Application Deadline - International | Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALL | September 15 | January 1 | January 1 |
| WINTER | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SUMMER | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Note: Application deadlines are subject to change without notice. Please check the application portal for the most up-to-date information.