| Location | Email Address | Program Website |
|---|---|---|
| 113 Winters College | GradProgram@edu.yorku.ca | yorku.ca/edu/students/postsecondary-education-community-culture-policy-faculty-of-education/ |
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.
Course themes include:
- 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;
- the scholarship and practice of teaching and learning; and,
- the internationalization of higher education.
The graduate diploma is offered in two ways:
Concurrent (Option A): The requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Post-Secondary Education: Community, Culture & Policy are completed concurrently with a master’s or doctoral degree. This is referred to as a “type 2” diploma.
Direct-entry (Option B): The Graduate Diploma in Post-Secondary Education: Community, Culture & Policy can be completed as a stand-alone non-degree diploma. This is referred to as a “type 3” diploma.
Admission Requirements
Both concurrent (type 2) and direct-entry (type 3) graduate diploma candidates must apply to and be accepted as students in the Graduate Program in Education: Language, Culture and Teaching. Admission requirements are the same as for the MEd and PhD programs.
For application deadlines, please consult the Graduate Admissions website.