Graduate Program in Education
282 Winters College
416.736.5018
gradprogram@edu.yorku.ca
Graduate Diplomas
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION: COMMUNITY, CULTURE
AND POLICY
The Graduate Diploma in Postsecondary Education: Community, Culture and Policy invites students with an
interest in the study of universities, colleges, adult and community-based education to deepen their knowledge of and
research expertise in these areas.
Choice of two options:
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Concurrent (Option A): The requirements for this Graduate Diploma are completed concurrently with a
Master’s or Doctoral degree.
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Direct-entry (Option B): This Graduate Diploma can be completed as a stand-alone non-degree diploma.
Structure of the Diploma
Course only MEd MEd with MRP
Degree + Diploma = 27 Credits*, including:
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Diploma core course (3.0)
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3 courses from approved course list (9.0)
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Elective credits (15.0)
Degree + Diploma = 21 credits* + MRP including:
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Diploma core course (3.0)
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2 courses from approved course list (6.0)
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Elective credits (12.0)
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MRP must address diploma topic
MEd with Thesis PhD with Dissertation
Degree + Diploma = 15 Credits* + thesis including:
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Diploma core course (3.0)
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2 courses from approved course list (6.0)
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Elective credits (6.0 credits)
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Thesis must address diploma topic
Degree + Diploma = 24 credits* + dissertation
including:
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Diploma core course (3.0)
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2 courses from approved course list (6.0)
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Elective credits (15.0)**
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Dissertation must address diploma topic
*Includes 1 extra course (3.0) beyond MEd or PhD degree requirements
**Includes Doctoral Seminar (EDUC 5100)
Direct Entry (Stand-Alone Diploma)
Diploma = 12 Credits including:
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Diploma core course (3.0)
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3 courses (9.0) from approved course list
Requirements Information
Graduate Diploma in
Education
• The history and philosophy of postsecondary education;
• Student transitions from schooling to college, university
and the world of employment;
• Access, equity and the education of new Canadians;
• The student experience;
• Disabilities and postsecondary education;
• Adult and community education;
• Gender and postsecondary education;
• The political, economic and legal dimensions of
university and college life;
• Professionalization;
• The scholarship and practice of teaching and learning;
and
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The internationalization of higher education.