This UBC M.Ed. program consists of 30 credits of course work to be completed over seven terms. Please note that the order and selection of courses may change based on the interests and needs of the cohort.

Electives

Students will be able to choose 9.0 credits as electives which may include, but are not limited to:

• EDST 505: First Nations and Educational Change (3 credits)
• EDCP 585: Theories and Dimensions of Place Based Learning: Ecohumanist, Critical and Indigenous Lenses (3 credits, new course)
• EDST 508A: Review of Research in Indigenous Methodologies (3 credits)
• LLED 565: Indigenous Languages of North America (3 credits, new course)
• LLED 565: Technology, multi-media and Indigenous language revitalization (3 credits, new course)

• A completed four-year undergraduate degree and at least a 76% average on all senior-level credits or at least 12 credits of third or fourth-year courses in the A- grade range (at UBC 80% or higher) in the field of intended graduate study.
• Three academic letters of reference that speak to your engagement with education (at least two from former post-secondary instructors).
• Successful work experience with children and/or youth in schools or in the community, with an emphasis on working with Indigenous students and communities.

• A resumé of your education and professional experience. Contributions to Indigenous communities and organizations should be included.
• A statement of intent indicating your research interests and goals, and outlining any relevant professional background and areas of study within Indigenous Education that you would like to pursue. Your statement should be approximately one page, or 500-600 words in length.

Applications to this program are now being accepted.

Note: For a complete explanation on how to prepare and submit your application package, please listen to our recording.

In addition to your online application, please forward:

• Two official (sealed) transcripts from all post-secondary institutions (except from UBC).
• Three letters of reference. It is strongly recommended that references be submitted electronically (If you fill in the referee's email address when completing the online application, an email will be sent automatically to your referee with a link and instructions for submission). If you wish to submit references by mail, the referee’s signature must appear across the sealed flap of the envelope to ensure confidentiality. The form is available here.

• A resumé of your education and professional experience. Contributions to Indigenous communities and organizations should be included.
• A statement of intent indicating your research interests and goals, and outlining any relevant professional background and areas of study within Indigenous Education that you would like to pursue. Your statement should be approximately one page, or 600 words in length.

• Submit resumé and statment of intent by email to fiona.czeschel@ubc.ca.

You must apply for this program on-line; please PRINT this page and refer to it when you are making your application, paying particular attention to the exact wording for the program you are applying for.

IMPORTANT: If you apply to the wrong program, the Faculty of Graduate Studies will not refund your application fee, or transfer or cancel your application, so please ensure you select the appropriate program or you will have to re-apply and pay an additional application fee.

• Go to www.grad.ubc.ca/apply/online/.
• Before beginning your application, read all of the instructions.
• When you are ready to apply, click on "Apply Online".
• Read the instructions, and click on "Create Your Account" (unless you have already begun your application, in which case you should "Login").
• Once you have created your account, choose "New Application" and then click on "Start a Completely New Application".
• Under "Degree" choose "Master of Education" in the pulldown menu.
• Under "Program" you must choose "EPLT – M.Ed Cohort in Indigenous Knowledges & indigenous Pedagogies – IKP1"
• Proceed with your application as instructed.
• When finished entering your information, you must click "Submit" for the application to work.
• You will automatically receive an email acknowledgement, with instructions on documentation and deadlines.

APPLICATION REMINDERS:

• We need sealed transcripts from EVERY post-secondary institution you attended, whether or not they issued you a degree, except UBC. If you are a UBC alumnus, please provide your student number and we will print your transcript.
• If you have transcripts, please enclose or fax us photocopies, including the transfer key(s) on the reverse of the page (604-822-2015). We can make a quick adjudication of your eligibility even before all of your official documents arrive. Please note that this adjudication is not official until we have received your sealed transcripts.
• Send everything – EVERYTHING – to the attention of Fiona Czeschel at EPLT (1304-2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4). The most common delay in admissions is caused by the search for documents that are sent to other locations on this huge campus.
• It is preferred that references be submitted electronically: when you submit your application, include the referee's email address. This will generate an automatic email which contains a link to a site where your referee can enter his/her reference, and then submit it. They can type as much as they want, despite the apparent size of the text box. This link will only be available when your application is submitted. If you plan on having your referee(s) submit a reference by mail, please leave the email address blank on the application.
• If you decide to submit any or all of your references by hard copy you can download the reference form for this program here. A letter can take the place of the reference form but it must answer the questions posed in the reference form. The reference form is designed for professors to fill out. If your referee is not a professor, please ask him or her to write about your ability to successfully complete a graduate degree in this particular focus.
• IMPORTANT: Reference letters submitted by mail must be received here in sealed envelopes with the referee's signature written across the sealed envelope flap.

Please contact Fiona Czeschel (604-822-1876, or toll-free in North America at 1-888-492-1122) if you are having problems with the application process.

Program fees will be paid in seven (7) installments of $1,846.10, payable in July, September, and May of each year. The program total is $12,922.70 plus applicable student fees.

Tuition fees are in Canadian dollars, are reviewed annually by the UBC Board of Governors, and are subject to change.