Doctor of Education in Educational Policy Studies - Adult, Community and Higher Education

The Department of Educational Policy Studies offers master's and doctoral programs in the following specialized areas of study: Adult, Community and Higher Education, Studies in Educational Leadership, Indigenous Peoples Education, and Social Justice and International Studies in Education as well as a graduate certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

The Department of Educational Policy Studies strives to develop critical and creative scholars who have a substantive understanding of the important systemic and contextual factors that bear upon Canadian and international education.

Graduate study in the above specializations is supported by a diverse group of full-time faculty, whose active research and publications (listed on the website at www.ualberta.ca/educational-policy-studies) are in the following general areas: aboriginal and indigenous perspectives in education, administration, leadership, and governance, careers and work, cultural, sociological, philosophical, historical, and political analysis of education, educational discourses and systems of thought, educational policy, educational reform, equity, diversity, and inclusivity in education, adult teaching and learning, professional development, and program evaluation, international and global education, and postsecondary education.

For the EdD and PhD degrees, the Department's minimum admission requirements are a master's degree with an admission GPA of at least 3.5 on the 4-point scale from the University of Alberta, or an equivalent qualification and standing from a recognized institution. The admission GPA will be calculated on the last 60 units of graded coursework completed, or on the equivalent of the last two years of full-time graded coursework. In special circumstances a student with a GPA between 3.0 and 3.5 may be considered for admission. Where applicable, applicants must provide proof of English Language Proficiency (refer to English Language Requirement). Any one of the following is acceptable:

a minimum TOEFL score of 93 (Internet-based) with a minimum of 24 on the speaking and writing bands of the test, or equivalent. (FGSR's minimum for the reading and listening bands of the TOEFL test is 21.)
a minimum score of 70 on the CAEL exam
a minimum of 7.0 on each band on the IELTS with an overall minimum score of 7.0,
a minimum score of 63 on the Pearson Test of English (PTE).