Master of Education (Educational Leadership Studies) at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

Programme overview

The MEd in Educational Leadership Studies explores educational leadership, policy and administration for roles in schools, districts and post-secondary institutions; it can be completed entirely online.

Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study mode: part-time / full-time | Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree (minimum second class or 70% average in last 90 credit hours); many programs also require teaching or work-related experience and some have prerequisites. Applicants with non-Canadian/US credentials must submit a WES Course-by-Course evaluation.

Domestic applicants: CAD 12,000 for the whole programme (2026). Newfoundland and Labrador students. Total programme tuition for 2026/27 (non-thesis route, full-time, 6 semesters), charged per semester and fixed for the programme; excludes ancillary fees (student union, recreation, student services, health and dental i Source

International applicants: CAD 15,600 for the whole programme (2026). International students (without Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status). Total programme tuition for 2026/27 (non-thesis route, full-time, 6 semesters), charged per semester and fixed for the programme; excludes ancillary fees (student union, r Source

Graduate intakes are Fall (September to December), Winter (January to April) and Spring (May to August); the intake offered depends on the programme, and most master's programmes admit for Fall.

Deadlines vary by programme. January 15: Anthropology, Applied Ocean Technology, Archaeology, Data Science, Environmental Policy, Folklore, Gender Studies, History, Mathematics and Statistics, Music, Nursing (MScN), Occupational Health and Safety, Political Science (MA), Public Health (both streams) (Fall). February 1: Education (most diplomas and MEd), Environmental Science, Human Kinetics and Recreation, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Health Ethics (Fall). February 15: Employment Relations, Humanities (MPhil), Scientific Computing (Fall). March 15: Management (MMgt) (Fall). April 1: Engineering and Applied Science graduate diploma and MASc (Fall), Software Engineering international (Fall), Artificial Intelligence for Canadian applicants (Fall); December 1: Artificial Intelligence for all applicants, Computer Science (all programmes), Management (MSc), Engineering (MEng) (Fall). See the source page for all programmes, including Winter and Spring intakes.

Graduate application processing fee: $60 for Canadian applicants and $120 for non-Canadian applicants; Pharmacy adds a faculty fee of $125 (Canadian) or $175 (international) and Music adds $40 for the MMus; late fee $30 up to one week after the deadline and $10 for each subsequent week.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mun.ca/become/graduate/apply-to-memorial/

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