Classification of overseas education majors in Canada and introduction of advantageous institutions

Studying in Canada, education has always been a major of great concern to people. However, many students who want to engage in the education industry are discouraged because of their high requirements for IELTS scores (generally above IELTS 7.0). The following introduces the classification of Canadian education and study abroad majors and the advantageous institutions.

First, the classification of education majors studying in Canada

1. Macro research direction: educational anthropology, comparative education, educational economics, educational history and educational policy research.

2. School management direction: education management and leadership, curriculum research.

3. Teaching direction: learning and teaching, special education.

4. Linguistic direction: language and literature, English teaching and applied linguistics.

5. Psychological direction: human development and psychology, children's research and educational psychology.

6. Direction of educational technology: educational technology.

Courses offered by pedagogy majors:

Teenagers' assessment, children's development, cognition and learning, cultural diversity and education, development obstacles and social emotional problems, educational technology and media, immigration and school education, informal situational learning, cultural literacy, science and mathematics, social studies, teacher education, art education, curriculum and teaching, educational technology and learning design, educational psychology, English as a second language education, educational leadership and so on.

Second, Canada's superior educational institutions

1, university of prince edward island

University of prince edward island (upei for short) is famous for its rigorous scholarship in graduate programs of the Ministry of Education, and sends a large number of graduates to various Canadian schools and educational institutions every year. Provide knowledge and skills training for practitioners with certain experience, and make them grow into influential educational talents. Upei University provides double admission opportunities for students who wish to apply for upei Master of Education.

Application requirements: the applicant must have a bachelor's or postgraduate degree from a recognized university; GPA:70%； Language: IELTS: 7 (writing and speaking 7, reading and listening 6.5); TOEFL: 100 (not less than 25); IELTS 5.0 or TOEFL 6 1 can apply for double recording at school.

2. Brook University

Brooke University is one of the famous public comprehensive universities in Canada, and it is a medium-sized university. The school has a friendly and harmonious humanistic environment and relatively low cost, and enjoys a good reputation in primary and secondary schools. Master of Education in Brook University is a master's program aimed at educational organization and management, which helps educators and researchers to improve their professional practical skills and research depth.

Application requirements: applicants must have a four-year undergraduate degree: GPA: 75%; IELTS: 7.0 (no less than 6.0 for single item): TOEFL: 88 (no less than 20 for single item).

3. University of Laurier

Laurier University was founded in 19 1 1, and its main campus is located in Waterloo, Ontario. Waterloo is the most prosperous area in southwest Ontario, where the climate is warm in winter and cool in summer, which is very pleasant. Laurier University adopts small class teaching, and the ratio of professors to students is 1: 23. It has seven colleges, offering full-time and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate courses to more than 65,438+02,000 students.

Application requirements: the applicant must have a bachelor's degree in education or two years of professional experience; GPA:b； IELTS: 7; TOEFL: 89 (no less than 2 1 for each item).

Third, the advantages of Canadian pedagogy in studying abroad

Pedagogy is mainly a combination of pedagogy and psychology. If subdivided, there are pedagogy, educational psychology, educational policy and leadership, educational evaluation, curriculum setting and development, special education, developmental psychology, language education, preschool education, adult education and many other disciplines.

Canada's basic education and higher education system are relatively mature, and universities will offer pedagogy courses in different directions to train educators of different ages (students). Education degrees include: Bachelor of Education, Master of Education and Doctor of Education. The postgraduate stage is divided into two master's degrees: Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Education.

The master of arts is a master's degree focusing on research. In terms of courses, it covers not only education, but also research in specific knowledge fields, such as geography, history and language. Master of arts in education tends to be academic, and most students with master of arts will continue to study for doctoral degrees.

Master of Science, that is, Master of Science, is more inclined to the direction of teaching design, focusing on the application of teaching technology, such as the application of teaching media, the development and design of courses, and the research of teaching technology. The career choices of master of education are: K- 12 grade teacher, multimedia teaching and application expert, teaching course developer, instructor of advanced teaching technology and so on.

Master of education, that is, master of education, tends to be applied. Courses tend to practice in the workplace, not research courses. The master of education pays more attention to the practical experience of teaching. This kind of master's program is also very beneficial for international students to find jobs locally.