Curriculum and Instruction

Our Curriculum and Instruction programs offer Masters and Doctoral degrees that explore and critically examine learning and teaching within traditional and non-traditional learning environments spanning the course of life. Faculty and students collaborate in scholarly inquiry to achieve scholarly excellence in the investigation, design, and implementation of curricula.

MASTERS PROGRAMS

  • Le programme de maîtrise en éducation, offert en français, est axé sur la thématique de la diversité et de l’inclusion dans les contextes d’éducation en situations minoritaires. Il propose d’examiner la recherche académique et professionnelle dans le domaine afin de favoriser la compréhension des situations de diversités, de développer les compétences interculturelles des étudiants et étudiantes et de suggérer des pistes d’intervention adaptées.

     

  • Le programme de maîtrise en éducation, offert en français, est axé sur la thématique de la diversité et de l’inclusion dans les contextes d’éducation en situations minoritaires. Il propose d’examiner la recherche académique et professionnelle dans le domaine afin de favoriser la compréhension des situations de diversités, de développer les compétences interculturelles des étudiants et étudiantes et de suggérer des pistes d’intervention adaptées à ces nouvelles réalités.

     

  • In this program, you will develop your educational practice in curriculum design and pedagogy applicable to a wide range of formal and informal educational settings. Through engaging with educational theory, research, and philosophy, you will expand your understanding of curriculum development with a view to expanding your capacity to engage and lead in curriculum design attentive to socio-historical contexts in a variety of settings from K-12 schools, ECE and post-secondary to museums, art galleries, health care centres and forests.

     

  • Take a deeper dive into educational theory, research, and practice to bolster your teaching approach and improve student outcomes. This 12-month, part-time professional degree enables you to build on your SFU Graduate Diploma in Advanced Professional Studies in Education (GDE).

     

  • Take a deeper dive into educational theory, research, and practice within the context of wholistic participatory pedagogical pathways and Indigenous inquiry. This 12-month, part-time professional degree enables you to build on your SFU Graduate Diploma in Advanced Professional Studies in Education (GDE).

     

  • Take a deeper dive into educational theory, research, and practice to bolster your teaching approach and improve student outcomes. This 12-month, part-time professional degree enables you to build on your SFU Graduate Diploma in Advanced Professional Studies in Education (GDE).

     

DOCTORAL PROGRAMS

  • Formerly known as Curriculum Theory & Implementation, PhD. Our Curriculum and Pedagogy Stream of the Educational Theory and Practice (eTAP) program will expand your understanding or scope of practice within formal and informal sectors of education, including K–12, early childhood education, adult education, post-secondary education, etc, while you examine program development, assessment, curriculum development and the theories and practices of instructional design and delivery.

     

  • Formerly known as Curriculum Theory & Implementation: Philosophy of Education, PhD. Our Philosophy of Education Stream of the Educational Theory and Practice (eTAP) program will encourage you to explore the deeper questions related to individual, cultural and environmental aspects of education. You see or dream that the world can be transformed, and in the process expect to also be transformed as well.

     

PROGRAMS INTERCONNECTED WITH C&I 

Explore additional programs related to curriculum and instruction within the Equity Studies and Themes in Community Areas of Study. 

C&I TEAM

Academic Coordinators

Academic Coordinators and faculty members are here to help guide your journey with the Faculty of Education. For program and admissions specific questions, please contact the dedicated Program Assistant listed at the bottom on each individual program page. For general inquiries, contact the Graduate Studies office.

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