MA Program
Master of Arts in Child Study and Education
(includes Elementary Certification from the Ontario College of Teachers)
(includes Elementary Certification from the Ontario College of Teachers)
Welcome to the Master of Arts Program in Child Study and Education at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study. This program combines a Master of Arts degree with elementary teacher certification. Housed in historic McCarthy House in the Annex district of downtown Toronto on the University of Toronto's St. George campus, our program admits only 45 students each year who want to pursue a career in teaching elementary school children combined with graduate training that may lead to a doctoral degree.
Our program is truly unique in the world. In addition to combining teacher education and graduate studies, our program offers intensive practicum placements in our on-site Laboratory School as well as in public and independent school settings; you can also choose to concentrate in the areas of special education and/or early childhood.
Our distinguished faculty make significant contributions to research in the areas of child development and education and encourage students to participate in their active research projects. When you are admitted to our program, you will become a graduate student in the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), where you can work with and learn from faculty members in a variety of fields such as school and clinical child psychology and developmental psychology and education.