Educational Studies (PhD)

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Educational Studies offered by the Department of Integrated Studies in Education in the Faculty of Education is a research-intensive program that emphasizes challenging and innovative learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in literature synthesis, original thinking, and research dissemination to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.

The program may also be taken as one of the following options:

Gender and Women's Studies option: students have the opportunity to pursue course work and research focusing on gender and women’s studies, and issues in feminist research and methods.

Language Acquisition option: provides an overview of the research in second language acquisition, assessment and evaluation, and research methods, including quantitative and qualitative approaches.

Mathematics and Science Education option: emphasizes research in mathematics and science education, including a specific focus on teacher education in the area of math and science.

Keywords: language acquisition, leadership, second language, culture, society, teaching, learning.

• An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
• English-language proficiency requirement for this program: IELTS 7.0 overall with a 7.0 in the writing component; TOEFL 92 overall with a 22 in the writing component.

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.