If you intend to upgrade your career prospects in the education industry, you have come to the right place. UFV offers a unique Master’s program in Educational Leadership and Mentorship. This program will give you the chance to sharpen your teaching skills and/or position yourself for leadership roles in education. In order to be eligible, you must have a valid teaching license in British Columbia and have been teaching for two years.
How is the Master of Education program organized?
- 30 credits, part-time over seven-semesters
- classes are cohort-based
What will the teaching and educational outcomes be?
- Leadership and mentorship in professional learning communities
- Theory and practice
- Policy
- Research methods
- Capstone project of your choosing
What kind of career in education can I pursue?
- Department head
- Grade group leader
- Mentor for pre-service teachers
- Ministerial tasks forces
- BCTF curriculum and research initiatives
In addition to a pay increase and category upgrade, as per the TQS, this course will also prepare you for doctoral-level studies.
Next steps
Visit our program page to learn more and to apply.
Join us at our next info session to learn more about how you can upgrade your career as a teacher and consider all the job advancement opportunities available in the education industry in BC. You can ask questions and mingle with those who teach the program and who have graduated from the program. You’ll hear first-hand accounts of how UFV’s MEd program in Educational Leadership and Mentorship helped them advance their careers in education.
