GRADUATE cohort programs

This program is offered by UBC's Centre for Cross-Faculty Inquiry in Education.

Theme: Caring Cosmopolitanism

LOCATION:	Vancouver
START DATE:	September 2010
LENGTH:	2 years
APPLICATION DEADLINE:	January 29, 2010

Information Sessions

• Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 4:00-5:00pm
  VESTA - 2915 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
• Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 4:00-5:00pm
  VESTA - 2915 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

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The Program

A cutting edge program, the UBC Urban Learner M.Ed has been developed to further an understanding of challenges and achievements in urban education. It draws from, and builds upon the expertise and rich experiences of school teachers and other education practitioners working in urban school environments. While appreciating and extending the rigor of inquiry in urban education, the program challenges past stereotypes of urban ‘problems’ and languages of ‘risk’ and places the notion of Caring Cosmopolitanism and the institutions of Education at the heart of the revival of urban schools, networked publics, communities, and landscapes.

A cosmopolitan vision as presented in this program invites in education professionals an ethical and reflexive outlook of care  of self and the Other, underpinned by a grasp of the complex and multidimensional social and political realities, and embodied and technological social networks, in which they practice, live, and act.  The vision hence draws on the vast resources and strengths of urban learning communities and institutions and, of course, the diversity and rich heritage of its people and their histories.

The Urban Learner M.Ed. program therefore aims to:

• Enhance and extend further the cohort participants’ knowledge and understanding of urban education, and the rich “urban assets”: of culture,  new media, the arts, civic and sacred institutions, commerce, architecture and public spaces, etc. ; 
• Recognize, appreciate and celebrate the work of educators who are actively trying to ‘make a difference’ in the lives of children, parents and diverse communities in multicultural urban areas;
• Extend cohort participants’ understanding of the networked technologies, discourse, practices, and lived experiences entailed in Caring Cosmopolitanism towards positively enhancing urban education environments and the impact on those living in those environments;
• Support cohort participants in inquiring about their own (and others’) practice as researchers, specific to their profession in urban education settings;
• Encourage collaborative approaches to academic, professional and community engagement and growth; and
• Provide a rich and rewarding course of study which culminates in fulfilling the participants’ career stage standing as required by the Teacher Qualification Service of British Columbia (TQS).

Schedule

YEAR ONE:
Sept - Dec 2010	Theorizing Knowing: Caring Cosmopolitanisms	CCFI 502 3 credits
Jan - Apr 2011	Advanced Seminar in Urban Education	CCFI 572 A 3 credits
May - Jun 2011	Living Inquiry within Urban Communities	CCFI 501 3 credits
July 2011	The Urban Learner Summer Institute	6 credits
YEAR TWO:
Sept - Dec 2011	Advanced Seminar: Narrative Studies in Urban Settings	CCFI 572 B 3 credits
Jan - Apr 2012	Research Methods	CCFI 508 3 credits
Summer 2012	* Complete two electives of coursework in a relevant field of study	6 credits
Sept - Dec 2012	Major Paper/Graduating Project	CCFI 590 3 credits

* Students can choose to complete the required two electives at a time other than Summer 2012, they must be completed between September 2010 to December 2012. Please contact Cohort Advisor for approval.

Admission

All students must meet the requirements for this program, which include:

• An approved Bachelor's degree and, for K-12 teachers, one year of teacher education, OR
• A 5-year Bachelor's degree in Education; OR
• A 4-year Bachelor's degree in Education or other appropriate area provided the applicant has completed all the necessary prerequisites listed below.
• 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.
• A minimum of two years of teaching experience.

Program Pre-Requisites

There are no pre-requisites for this program.

 

Tuition

Program fees will be paid over a minimum of 7 installments of $1,774.41 payable in September, January and May of each year. The program total is $12,420.88 plus applicable student fees.

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

 

Application Process

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APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 29, 2010

In addition to your on-line application, please forward:

• Two official (sealed) transcripts from all post-secondary institutions (except from UBC).
• Three (sealed) letters of reference. It is strongly recommended that references be submitted electronically (by filling in the referee's email address when completing the online application). If you wish to submit references by mail, the form is available here.
• A one page statement indicating how you think this program will contribute to your work in this field (if you did not complete that in the online application).

You must apply for this program on-line; please PRINT OUT THESE INSTRUCTIONS and refer to them when actually making your on-line application.

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 $90 application fee.

• Go to http://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 Selection," choose "Master of Education" in the pulldown menu.
• Under "Specialization," you must choose " EPLT M.Ed. Urban Learner 9 Vancouver - URL9 ".
• 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 (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 EPLT (1304-2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4). The most common delay in admissions is caused by the search for documents that are at other locations on this huge campus.
• It is preferred that REFERENCES ARE 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. Please note: the reference letters must be received here in sealed envelopes with the referee's signature written across the sealed envelope flap.