Higher Education
Program Overview
The Higher Education program is offered by the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Courses of study lead to the Master of Arts (MA), Master of Education (MEd), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees.
Four fields are offered:
- Education in the Professions (MEd)
- Higher Education (MA, MEd, EdD, PhD)
- Higher Education Leadership (MEd)
- Student Development and Student Services in Higher Education (MEd)
Applications must be made to one of these fields according to the degree level of interest.
Quick Facts
| Domestic | International | |
|---|---|---|
| Application deadline | MA, MEd, PhD: http://uoft.me/oisedeadlines | MA, MEd, PhD: http://uoft.me/oisedeadlines |
| Minimum admission average | MA, MEd: Mid-B in final year of bachelor’s PhD:B+ average in Master’s | MA, MEd: Mid-B in final year of bachelor’s PhD:B+ average in Master’s |
| Direct entry option from bachelor's to PhD? | PhD: No | PhD: No |
| Is a supervisor identified before or after admission? | MA, PhD: After | MA, PhD: After |
| If a supervisor is identified after admission (as per question above), is admission conditional upon securing a supervisor? | MA, PhD: No | MA, PhD: No |
| Is a supervisor assigned by the graduate unit or secured by the applicant? | MA, PhD: Applicant | MA, PhD: Applicant |
| Are any standardized tests required/recommended? | MA, PhD: NA | MA, PhD: NA |
“My research looks at how citizens leverage technology to respond to crises in cyberspace.”
- Jennie Phillips
- PhD (2019), Leadership, Higher & Adult Education , Collaborative Specialization in Comparative, International & Development Education; Collaborative Specialization in Dynamics of Global Change