Department of Integrated Studies in Education

Location

Faculty of Education
3700 McTavish Street, Room 244
Montreal QC H3A 1Y2

Website: www.mcgill.ca/dise

Undergraduate Programs:
Telephone: 514-398-4527
Fax: 514-398-4529

Graduate and Certificate Programs:
Telephone: 514-398-7149
Fax: 514-398-4529

About the Department of Integrated Studies in Education

The Department of Integrated Studies in Education, created in September 2001, incorporates the programs and staff previously associated with the Departments of Culture and Values in Education, Educational Studies, Second Language Education, and First Nations and Inuit Education.

The Department offers four-year programs for CEGEP graduates and five-year programs for out-of-province students leading to a B.Ed. degree.

For B.Ed. program overviews, see www.mcgill.ca/dise/progs.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 17, 2015) (disclaimer)

Integrated Studies in Education Faculty

Chair
Steven Jordan
Director of Undergraduate Programs, Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning, and Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language/Certificat d'茅tudes sup茅rieures en p茅dagogie de l'immersion fran莽aise
Caroline Riches
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs
Sheryl Smith-Gilman
Director of First Nations and Inuit Education
James Howden
Director of Ph.D. Program
Bronwen Low
Director of M.A. Programs
Anila Asghar
Director of Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership
Lynn Butler-Kisber
Emeritus Professors
Patrick X. Dias; B.A., M.A.(Karachi), B.Ed., Ph.D.(Montr.)
Margaret Gillett; B.A., Dip.Ed.(Syd.), M.A.(Russell Sage), Ed.D.(Col.) (William C. Macdonald Emeritus Professor of Education)
John B. Gradwell; B.A., M.A.(Calif.), Ph.D.(Iowa)
Denise Lussier; B.A.(Coll. Jesus Marie de Sillery), M.Ed.(Boston), M.A., Ph.D.(Laval) (Post-retirement)
Anthony Par茅; B.Ed, M.A., Ph.D.(McG.)
Jacques J. Rebuffot; B. 猫s L., L. 猫s L., D.E.S.(Aix-Marseilles), Dip. I.E.P., Dr. 3rd Cy.(Strasbourg)
Bernard Shapiro; B.A.(McG.), M.A.T., Ed.D.(Harv.)
David C. Smith; B.Ed.(McG.), Ph.D.(Lond.), F.C.C.T., F.R.S.A.
R. Lynn Studham; N.D.D.(Sunder), A.R.A.(Royal Acad., Copen.), M.A.(E. Carolina), C.S.G.A., S.C.A.
John Wolforth; B.Sc.(Sheff.), M.A., Ph.D.(Br. Col.)
Professors
Lynn Butler-Kisber; B.Ed., M.Ed.(McG.), Ed.D.(Harv.)
David Dillon; B.A.(St. Columban's), M.S.(SW Texas St.), Ph.D.(Texas-Austin)
Ratna Ghosh; C.M., B.A.(Calc.), M.A., Ph.D.(Calg.), F.R.S.C. (William C. Macdonald Professor of Education) (James 苹果淫院 Professor)
Roy Lyster; B.A.(Regina), M.A.(Paris VII), B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D.(Tor.)
Claudia A. Mitchell; B.A.(Bran.), M.A.(Mt. St. Vin.), Ph.D.(Alta.) (James 苹果淫院 Professor)
Associate Professors
Anila Asghar; M.S.(Punjab), M.A.(Col.), M.Ed., Ed.D.(Harv.)
Fiona Benson; B.A.(Ott.), M. Ed., Ph.D.(McG.)
Eric Caplan; B.A.(Tor.), M.A.(Hebrew), Ph.D.(McG.)
Abdul Aziz Choudry; Grad.Dip., Ph.D.(C'dia)
Steven Jordan; B.A.(Kent), M.Sc.(Lond.), Ph.D.(McG.)
Bronwen Low: B.A.(Qu.), M.A.(Br. Col.), Ph.D.(York)
Kevin McDonough; B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.(Alta.), Ph.D.(IlI.)
Ronald Morris; B.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.(McG.)
Caroline Riches; B.A., M.Sc.(Alta.), Ph.D.(McG.)
Mela Sarkar; B.A., Dip.Ed.(McG.), M.A., Ph.D.(C'dia)
Annie Savard; B.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.(Laval)
Shaheen Shariff; B.G.S., M.A.Educ., Ph.D.(S. Fraser)
Doreen Starke-Meyerring; B.Ed.(Potsdam), M.A.(N. Dakota), Ph.D.(Minn.)
Teresa Strong-Wilson; B.A.(Calg.), B.A.(McG.), M.A., Ph.D.(Vic., BC)
Georges Terroux; B.A.(Montr.), M.A.(Essex), Ph.D.(Montr.) (Post-retirement)
Carolyn E. Turner; B.A.(Ariz.), M.Ed., Ph.D.(McG.)
Boyd White; B.A.(Sir G. Wms.), B.F.A.(C'dia), M.F.A.(lnst. Allende, Guanajuato), Ph.D.(C'dia)
Elizabeth Wood; B.F.A.(York), B.F.A.(C'dia), Dip.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.(McG.)
Assistant Professors
Mindy Carter; B.A.(Dal.), B.Ed.(Lake.), M.A.(C'dia), Ph.D.(Br. Col.)
Limin Jao; B.Sc., B.Ed.(Qu.), M.A., Ph.D.(OISE, Tor.)
Marta Kobiela; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Texas A & M), Ph.D.(Vanderbilt)
Sylvia Sklar; Dip.Ed.(McG.), B.A.(C'dia), M.Ed.(McG.)
Lisa Starr; B.Ed.(Regina), M.A.(Phoenix), Ph.D.(Vic.,BC)
Paul Zanazanian; B.A., M.A.(McG.), Ph.D.(Montr.)
Faculty Lecturers
Allison Gonsalves; B.Sc.(W.Ont.), M.Sc.(Guelph), Ph.D.(McG.)
James Howden; B.Ed.(McG.), M.Ed.(OISE, Tor.)
Sheryl Smith-Gilman; B.Ed., M.A.(McG.)
Lisa Trimble; B.A.(W. Laur.), M.A., Ph.D.(McG.)

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Jul. 14, 2015) (disclaimer)

Overview of Programs (Integrated Studies in Education)

The following is an overview of programs offered by the Department of Integrated Studies in Education.

Bachelor of Education: Secondary Program (120 credits)

The aim of the B.Ed. Secondary program is to prepare strong beginning teachers for the secondary school level. This integrated 120-credit program (150 credits for out-of-province students) consists of academic studies to provide background depth in subjects taught in the secondary school, professional studies centred on school-based practicum, supported by studies in pedagogy, curriculum, and educational foundations. Students choose their teaching profiles from: English, Mathematics, Science and Technology, and Social Sciences (History and Citizenship, and one of Geography or Ethics and Religious Culture). Students applying to the B.Ed. Secondary in the areas of Mathematics or Science and Technology, depending on their academic record, may be required to complete additional courses in order to gain the appropriate subject area background.

Concurrent Bachelor of Music (Music Education)/Bachelor of Education in Music program (137 credits)

This program provides students with the opportunity to obtain a Bachelor of Music degree and a Bachelor of Education degree concurrently. The two degrees are awarded during the same convocation period. Students who have completed Quebec CEGEP, French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, or at least one year of university studies are normally enrolled in a program requiring the completion of 137 credits.

Concurrent Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (135 credits)

New students are no longer being admitted to this program.

This program provides students with the opportunity to attain a Bachelor of Science degree and a Bachelor of Education degree concurrently. The two degrees are awarded during the same convocation period. Students who have completed Quebec CEGEP, French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, or at least one year of university studies are normally enrolled in a program requiring the completion of 135 credits.

Bachelor of Education (Kindergarten and Elementary) (120 credits)

This program leads to certification to teach children between the ages of five and 11 years. It consists of four years of full-time study requiring the completion of 120 credits (150 credits or five years for out-of-province students) of academic and professional courses.

Options within the B.Ed. (Kindergarten and Elementary) program are:

First Nations and Inuit Studies
Jewish Studies
P茅dagogie de l'immersion fran莽aise

Baccalaur茅at en enseignement du fran莽ais langue seconde (120 credits) (B.Ed. TFSL)

New students are no longer being admitted to this program.

This four-year program (normally 120 credits or four years for students who have completed Quebec CEGEP, French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, or at least one year of university studies) prepares specialist teachers to teach French as a second language, in Core French programs, immersion programs, intensive programs, and classes d'accueil, at both the elementary and the secondary levels. Offered by the Department of Integrated Studies in Education jointly with the Universit茅 de Montr茅al (www.mcgill.ca/dise/progs/tfsl/current).

Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language (120 credits)

This program prepares specialist teachers to teach English as a second language at both the elementary level (including regular and intensive ESL) and the secondary level (including regular ESL and ESLA 鈥� English Second Language Arts). This integrated 120-credit program (150 credits for out-of-province students) consists of academic and professional components. The academic components provide students with opportunities to develop a broad liberal education and to study language and language learning from linguistic, social, cultural, and psychological perspectives. The professional components revolve around school-based Field Experiences, which are supported by studies in pedagogy and educational foundations.

Graduate Programs

At the graduate level, the Department offers M.A. programs with thesis and non-thesis options in the following areas: Education and Society, Educational Leadership, and Second Language Education.

The Department offers a Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning (MATL), leading to teacher certification at the secondary level for those meeting specific criteria. See www.mcgill.ca/dise/grad.

The Department also offers graduate certificates in Leadership and Teaching English as a Second Language. See www.mcgill.ca/dise/grad.

In-Service Programs

The Department of Integrated Studies in Education offers a number of in-service programs through First Nations and Inuit Education: a Certificate in Education for First Nations and Inuit; a Certificate in Aboriginal Literacy Education; a Certificate in Middle School Education in Aboriginal Communities; a Certificate in First Nations and Inuit Educational Leadership; a Certificate in Aboriginal Education for Certified Teachers; a Certificate in First Nations and Inuit Student Personnel Services; and a Bachelor of Education for Certified Teachers.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 17, 2015) (disclaimer)

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - Secondary English (120 credits)

The Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - Secondary English program requires 120 credits and leads to teacher certification. Students who have not completed Quebec CEGEP, French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, or at least one year of university studies prior to commencing the B.Ed. must also complete a minimum of 30 credits of Freshman courses (in addition to...

For more information, see Secondary English (120 credits).

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - Secondary Mathematics (120 credits)

The Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) 鈥� Secondary Mathematics program requires 120 credits and leads to teacher certification. Students who have not completed Quebec CEGEP, French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, or at least one year of university studies prior to commencing the B.Ed. must also complete a minimum of 30 credits of Freshman courses (in...

For more information, see Secondary Mathematics (120 credits).

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - Secondary Social Sciences - History and Citizenship, Ethics and Religious Culture (120 credits)

The Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - Secondary Social Sciences - History and Citizenship, Ethics and Religious Culture program requires 120 credits and leads to teacher certification. Students who have not completed Quebec CEGEP, French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, or at least one year of university studies prior to commencing the B.Ed. must also...

For more information, see Secondary Social Sciences - History and Citizenship, Ethics and Religious Culture (120 credits).

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - Secondary Social Sciences - History and Citizenship, Geography (120 credits)

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - Secondary Social Sciences - History and Citizenship, Geography program requires 120 credits and leads to teacher certification. Students who have not completed Quebec CEGEP, French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, or at least one year of university studies prior to commencing the B.Ed. must also complete a minimum of 30...

For more information, see Secondary Social Sciences - History and Citizenship, Geography (120 credits).

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - Secondary Science and Technology (120 credits)

The Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - Secondary Science and Technology program requires 120 credits and leads to teacher certification. Students who have not completed Quebec CEGEP, French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, or at least one year of university studies prior to commencing the B.Ed. must also complete a minimum of 30 credits of Freshman courses...

For more information, see Secondary Science and Technology (120 credits).