Faculty of Education

Master of Education

MEd in Curriculum & Instruction: Ecological Education

Method of delivery:
In-person		 Applications open:
September 1, 2024		 Applications close:
February 7, 2025		 Next start date:
May 2025

Application & Tuition

Explore a variety of different conceptual frameworks and societal perspectives on the environment and address a range of global issues in this program. Reconnect with the natural and technological environments that sustain us in our emerging post-industrial society through laboratory and research sessions; seminars on important global environmental issues; and independent opportunities for student-led research and guided inquiry both on-campus and in other field locations in the Georgia Basin region.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Designed for

Teachers of all grade levels, adult and community educators, Aboriginal/First Nation educators, outdoor/experiential educators, and other educators such as park interpreters or naturalists.

Note: This program is intended for working professionals who are working within their profession throughout the program, therefore may not be suitable for international applicants.

See resources for international students

Program Structure

  • 2 year, 35-unit program (seven 5-unit courses)
  • In-person classes, normally five to six weekends per term on Friday evenings, Saturdays, and/or Sundays
  • Intensive field experiences take place in the Summer terms
  • Outdoor field experiences throughout the Lower Mainland and Haida Gwaii in the second year

Intake Schedule

Summer 2025

PROGRAM DESIGN & COURSES

Program Design

Designed with working professionals in mind, this two-year degree program offers the opportunity to obtain a high-quality master's degree. Our cohort-based model allows students to work through the program and coursework together (18-24 students).

You will be encouraged to consider multiple perspectives on the goals, values and interdisciplinary nature of place-based, indigenous and ecological forms of education, while also obtaining a grounding in models for learning and teaching environmental topics in both school-based and informal settings. Specifically, we consider education ‘for’, ‘in’ and ‘about’ the environment and apply this knowledge to a wide range of formal and informal educational settings.

Courses

Students complete:

Program courses and order of delivery subject to change.

LOCATIONS

At SFU, campus life is rich with opportunities to engage with people, ideas and activities that contribute to personal development and a better world.

Surrey

Our Surrey campus is a vibrant community hub in the heart of one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities. With easy access to transit, the modern campus is conveniently situated between Metro Vancouver and communities south of the Fraser River.

Simon Fraser University respectfully acknowledges the unceded traditional territories, including the Semiahmoo, Katzie, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Kwantlen, Qayqayt and Tsawwassen Nations, on which SFU Surrey is located.

Outdoor Field Experience

Field experiences in this program take place at locations throughout the Lower Mainland and in Haida Gwaii, B.C. Students are responsible for the additional costs for the field experiences.

The Faculty of Education respectfully acknowledges the unceded traditional territory of the Xaadas (Haida Gwaii) on which this program takes place.

FACULTY

The non-departmental structure of our Faculty makes it relatively easy for students to take advantage of a wide variety of faculty expertise. Meet some of the faculty members teaching in this program.

FUTURE PATHWAYS

Where can this program take you? The world is changing rapidly and so is the full range of career and academic opportunities that await.

STUDENT EXPERIENCES

Meet some C&I: Ecological Education MEd students and alumni.

"The experiential environmental education course I took in my BEd was a highlight, so when I found the corresponding graduate program, directed by the same instructor David Zandvliet, it was an easy choice."

Johnathan Dyck, 2012 Graduate

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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