Online

Format

The program (M.Ed.) includes seven online courses (total of 35 credits) plus an orientation week as well as a closing event at the SFU Burnaby campus.

Course Calendar

The Faculty of Education reserves the right to make changes to the course sequence.  The sequence will be determined at a later date.

*Asynchronous: Online course, individual schedule
** Synchronous: Webconference course, pre-secheduled
***Options: Students have the choice of replacing EDUC 705 -Directed readings- with one of the online courses offered by the MedOuest Consortium (www.medouest.ca) or with an online course offered by the Université du Maine in Le Mans (France) or Université François-Rabelais in Tours (France) in their Master Program (Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language).

Program details and course descriptions - French version (PDF)

Services included

• Orientation to and support with academic writing techniques
• Orientation to technological aspects of the program and ongoing tech support
• Telebook service (home delivery of library books)
• Room reservations and some meals provided at SFU during summer orientation week and closing event

Minimum system requirements

• PC (Windows XP or Vista) or a Mac (OS X 10.4 or higher)
• high-speed Internet connection
• USB headphones with a microphone (or headset)
• Webcam
• CD/DVD drive

Application

• Online application
  
  • Now closed for the September 2011 cohort.
    Will open in Fall 2012 for the September 2013 cohort.
  • Choice of program in the pull-down menu: "Community M.Ed." ("online" does not appear).  Specialization : "M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction, French Language and Diversity".
• Application Process
• Letter of Intent
• Letter of Reference
  
• Application Checklist

Admission criteria

The minimum University requirements for admission to a master’s program are as follows.
a) a bachelor’s degree with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 from a recognized university, or the equivalent;
b) submitted evidence, usually references from qualified referees, of the student’s ability to undertake advanced work in the area of interest.

In exceptional circumstances, a student may be admitted with lower formal qualification than in (a) when there is significant professional experience relevant to the proposed area of scholarship.

Students must satisfy any further requirements set by the graduate program committee.

Fees (subject to change)

For each of the six semesters, students pay $2,584 in tuition fees. The total program cost is approximately $15,500.  In addition, students pay a one-time registration fee of $90 as well as student fees every semester (student services and activities, gym, etc). For more details on fees, go to http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/student-info/grad-tuition-fees.html

Bursary

BC teachers registered in a Master’s programs taught entirely in French are eligible for the Ministry of Education French Teacher Bursary. The bursary amounts to $3,000 over two years. Application forms for this bursary are available here.

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ

Administrative inquiries (in french)

Danielle Arcand
darcand@sfu.ca

Betty Chin
betty_chin@sfu.ca

Administrative inquiries (in english)

Sharleen Schiedel
sschiede@sfu.ca

Academic inquiries

Marianne Jacquet
mjacquet@sfu.ca