Master of Education in Literacy Education

Our programs in Literacy Education engage teachers and other professional educators in the study of rich language and literacy practices from early childhood through adolescence and adulthood. Literacy studies have expanded dramatically in recent years and our internationally known Faculty draw on many disciplines that inform the study of language and literacy education, including cognitive, linguistic, anthropological, cultural, literary, critical and post-structural perspectives. In our courses we invite students to reflect critically on contemporary language and literacy practices in and out of schools, spanning local, national and global contexts. Our focus is on the many rich, multiethnic and multilingual contexts of language and literacy learning in our schools and communities.

The program faculty have expertise in: Indigenous languages and literacies, children's literature and cultural texts, drama and theatre education, literary and literacy practices in families, schools, and communities, and digital cultures, multimodality, and communication ecologies/studies.

LITR graduate students gain experience and understanding in such areas as: Indigenous languages and literacies, literature and cultural texts for children and youth, drama and theatre education in schools and communities, literary and literacy practices in families, schools, and communities, digital cultures, multimodality, and communication ecologies/studies.

Basic program admissions requirements 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 on the detailed admissions information page linked below.
Holders of 3-year Canadian degrees require a fourth or honours year.
Note: Students applying for an MEd or MA in TESL and MLED are not required to have one year of teacher education, although two years of formal teaching experience is required.

IELTS International English Language Testing System. Minimum overall band score 7, with no component less than 6.5. TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language, minimum score 580 (paper-based) or 237 (computer based), or new minimum TOEFL score of 92 (with a minimum of 22 for each component).