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MEd in Curriculum & Instruction: Imagination in Teaching, Schooling and Place
Method of delivery: In-person |
Applications open: November 1, 2023 |
Applications close: April 15, 2024 |
Next start date: September 2024 |
This Master of Education (MEd) program focuses on understanding how learners’ imaginations develop and exploring ways to engage and grow imagination in learning the material of the curriculum.
Designed for
Educators, teachers, leaders and decision-makers within the education system (public, private or independent K-12, pre-schools, day cares, Montessori, colleges, universities, and alternative learning centers).
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
- In-person classes every second or third week on Friday evenings and Saturdays
- Summer term classes may meet during the week in the daytime
- Designed for working professionals
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).
This program aims to respond to the particular challenges of the new B.C. curriculum, with its emphasis on Essential Questions, Big Ideas and Competencies, teachers of all grade levels will learn how to adapt curriculum and pedagogy to foster students' imaginations to engage with and respond to curricular themes and topics.
- Explore and evaluate alternative and innovative ideas about education for more effective teaching, and relate them to the B.C. curriculum
- Engage in the active reworking of subject matter to capture learners’ imaginations by engaging with the theories and practices of Imaginative Education within the context of the B.C. curriculum
- Plan, implement and evaluate their use of these innovative ideas in practice, drawing on active research and other traditions to inform research design and methods
Courses
Students complete:
Program courses and order of delivery subject to change.
LOCATION
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.
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"I was looking for a program which could help me deepen my understanding of how we learn and this program was just what I was looking for."
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"Take a degree in Imaginative Education - it will revolutionize you, validate you, and ignite or stoke the fires of passion for teaching in your very core."
"I encourage prospective students to apply for graduate studies if they want to take the next steps in furthering their self-development."
Sally Song, 2019 Graduate (C&I: Imaginative Education, MEd)
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
Curious to know more about the program?
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Trina Zindler Program Assistant - MEd Programs
Community Graduate Programs 778-782-8120 cpmed@sfu.ca SRYC 5203