Higher Education Program

Option IV: Coursework only

• Coursework. Students must complete 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • LHA 1803H Recurring Issues in Postsecondary Education (0.5 FCE), to be taken at the beginning of the program.

  • 1.0 FCE in the Education in the Professions field.

  • 1.0 FCE in the general Higher Education program.

  • 0.5 FCE in research methods approved by the faculty advisor.

  • 2.0 FCEs in electives.

Option II: Coursework and Major Research Paper

Students initially apply to and register in the MEd Option IV. For registration in Option II, department permission is required.

• Coursework. Students must complete 4.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • LHA 1803H Recurring Issues in Postsecondary Education (0.5 FCE), to be taken at the beginning of the program.

  • 1.0 FCE in the Education in the Professions field.

  • 1.0 FCE in the general Higher Education.

  • 0.5 FCE in research methods.

  • 1.0 FCE in electives.

• Major Research Paper (MRP): LHA 2001Y⁰ Major Research Paper, to be carried out under the guidance of a faculty member.

Education in the Professions Courses

LHA1806H Systems of Higher Education

A comparative description and analysis of tertiary-level systems of education with special attention to their structure and governance and the relevant features of the societies in which they operate. G.A. Jones

LHA1812H Education and the Professions

This course reviews theoretical debates regarding the nature of professions and professional education, placing them within their historical context in western societies. Contemporary issues that are addressed include the implications of globalization of the professions, diversity in the professions and the ''entrepreneural university'' and the professions. Perspectives of practitioners as well as faculty teaching in the professions are considered. L. Muzzin, Staff

LHA1828H Evaluation in Higher Education [RM]

The course examines models, methods, and concerns. Several levels of evaluation will be looked at (student learning; evaluation of instructor and course; program and institutional evaluation). Students will be required to write one short and one long paper and be encouraged to participate in class discussions. During class there will be practice in planning evaluations. R. Childs

LHA1848H Innovative Curricula in Higher Education and Professional Programs

This course explores how educators in higher education and professional programs approach curriculum development from an innovative perspective. Curriculum theories, philosophic perspectives in the literature, and current realities in the classroom will be explored. Curriculum challenges with respect to access, quality and funding in higher education will be identified and analyzed, and innovative strategies for addressing these challenges will be generated. K. Janzen

LHA5807 Sociology of Higher Education (E.Buckner)

LHA5809 Teaching and Learning in Higher Ed

LHA5814 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the Professions

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• Higher Education program courses
• Courses offered at OISE

Collaborative specializations provide graduate students enrolled in participating degree programs with an additional multidisciplinary experience as they complete their home degree program. 

Learn more about the collaborative specializations offered to students in this program:
 

• Comparative, International and Development Education
• Educational Policy
• Engineering Education
• Sexual Diversity Studies 
• Women and Gender Studies

Faculty in the Higher Education program have multi-disciplinary teaching and research expertise in a wide range of fields. To learn more about our faculty, check out our program's faculty listing for profiles.

Our faculty's expertise includes, but is not limited to: 

• Higher education, globalization and neoliberalism
• Comparative higher education and international academic relations
• Educational leadership and change
• Higher education policy and politics in Canada
• Minoritization in postsecondary institutions
• Indigenous college student experience
• Politics in higher education
• Sociology of knowledge

The following are annual tuition fees for 2020-2021. These figures include all non-tuition related fees. 

• Domestic full-time students: $11,718.65
• Domestic part-time students: $3,916.13
• International full-time students: $40,098.65
• Please note: Master's programs at OISE have minimum degree fees.

For detailed and up-to-date information about tuition fees, funding, and financial support, visit Tuition and Financial Support.  

General information

Please visit the OISE Admissions website for detailed information about the application process, including general minimum admission requirements and supporting documents. 

Program-specific information

Minimum admission requirements

• An appropriate bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with a grade equivalent to a University of Toronto mid-B or better in the final year.
   

Required supporting documents  

• Transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended
• Two letters of reference (one academic and one professional)
• Résumé
• Statement of Intent
   

Deadlines 

The main application deadline is November 16, 2020. To guarantee consideration for admission, applicants should submit their application and supporting documents by this date. 

After November 16, admission to some programs may remain open. For the most up-to-date information on application deadlines, please visit OISE Admissions. 

Questions about applying? Please contact the OISE admissions office at 416-978-4300 or admissions.oise@utoronto.ca. 

Questions about the program? Please contact the program assistants at 416-978-1251 or lhae.pa@utoronto.ca