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Certificate in Educational Studies

The General Certificate in Educational Studies is a 30-credit (five full courses) program offering students an opportunity to explore education as a field of academic inquiry. This Certificate is designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary approach to issues and contexts of educational theory and practice. The Faculty of Education's commitment to issues of equity and social justice in education inform the spirit of the Certificate. The Certificate prepares students to think about education broadly and critically, and seeks to develop an awareness of education's relationship to various communities.

Course offerings from units across seven Faculties/colleges/schools at York - including Education, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, School of Women's Studies, Arts, Glendon and Atkinson - form the list of approved courses from which students plan their program of study. The required core courses offered through the Faculty of Education (Educational Studies I: Inquiries into Learning and Educational Studies II: Inquiries into Schooling) build a broad understanding of learning contexts and schooling practices.

Application Procedures

All interested students are required to complete an application form and submit it to the Faculty of Education Office of Student Programs by the following dates:

September admission: June 29 deadline

January admission: October 12 deadline

All admissions will be made on a first-come first-served basis, so it is important to apply early. Once a student is admitted to the program, he or she will attend an information and advising session organized by the coordinator of the Certificate to plan a program of study.

For illustration purposes only, here are some examples of foci students may wish (but are not required) to consider in planning their program of study:

Education and Society

(e.g. AK/SOSC 3540 6.0; AK/SOSC 3570 6.0; AS/SOSC 3220 6.0; AS/SOSC 3930 6.0)

Educational Thought

(e.g. AK/AS/PHIL 2150 3.0; AS/PHIL 3150 3.0; AS/SC/PSYC 3410 3.0; AS/SOCI 3630 6.0; AS/SC/PSYC 4220 6.0)

Women and Education

(e.g. AS/AK/GL/WMST 2504 3.0; AS/AK/GL/WMST 3502 6.0; AK/HIST 3200 6.0)

Anti-Racism and Education

(e.g. AK/SOCI 3640H 6.0; AK/SOCI 4410C 6.0; AK/EN 3100Y 6.0; AS/SOCI 3450 6.0)

Education and the Arts

(e.g. AK/FA 4600.06; AK/THEA 3200 6.0; ED/VISA 3200 6.0; ED/VISA 3300 6.0; FA/DANC 3370 3.0; FA/THEA 4440 6.0; AK/MUSI 3120 6.0)

Childhood and Education

(e.g. AK/PSYC 3240 3.0; AK/SOSC 3490 6.0; AS/SOSC 3220 6.0; FA/DANC 4375 3.0)

Education and Language

(e.g. AK/EN 3100Y 6.0; AS/LING 2400 3.0; LING 2440 3.0; AS/LING 3210 3.0; AS/LING 3240 3.0)

To pick up an application form or for more information contact the Faculty of Education, Office of Student Programs, S835 Ross Building.