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Graduate Certificate in Adult Learning and Education (GCALE) at University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia, Canada

Programme overview

Adult learning and education continues well beyond the completion of formal secondary and post-secondary education. It is a lifelong and life-wide phenomenon found in many workplaces and in many community contexts.

Faculty: Faculty of Education  |  Department: Department of Educational Studies  |  Study mode: In person at UBC Vancouver  |  Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Students must complete 12 credits including the three MEd core courses listed below and one elective. EDST 503 (3) Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Adult Learning and Education EDST 514 (3) Adult Education Program Planning Theory EDST 518 (3) Theory and Research on Adult Learning Approved 3 credit elective

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Application information

Entry requirements

It is not a requirement that an applicant's undergraduate degree be in education. However some experience (1–2 years), be it paid or voluntary, with designing, organizing, administering programs for adult learners is required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (MDPhD): May 2027 intake.

Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (MDPhD): September 2027 intake.

Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (MDPhD), May 2027 intake: applications open 16 October 2026; application deadline for Canadian applicants 8 January 2027; application deadline for international applicants 16 October 2026.

Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (MDPhD), September 2027 intake: applications open 10 July 2026; application deadline for Canadian applicants 16 October 2026; application deadline for international applicants 10 July 2026.

Graduate application fee for 2027W and 2028S: $120.75 for Canadian citizens and permanent residents; $168.25 for students on a study permit; $166.50 for master's-level business programmes (IMBA, MBAN, EMBA, MBA, PMBA, MM). The fee is non-refundable and required for each programme and intake.

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