About Education (phd) in University of Lethbridge

Program Description: 

The Faculty of Education offers a PhD with a major in Education. Students in the PhD in Education will address significant issues and professional practice within a particular concentration.

The program is designed to be completed in four years. Courses are completed as a cohort on campus. 
Anticipated start dates for each concentration are noted within the expanded content below.

Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum

Intakes commence Summer term. Applications are not currently being accepted.

Candidates are encouraged to spend a minimum of one full year on campus.

Potential research areas for the Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum concentration include:

• issues in, and theories of, learning and development
• learning conditions
• issues in teaching and curriculum in general and within all subject areas and other specializations
• issues in assessment issues in instructional communication technology
• human and social context of education, including the impact of philosophy, history, psychology and sociology of education and other cognate disciplines
• comparative education
• specific issues like multiculturalism, gender, and global education
• atypicality and dysfunction and special/inclusive education

Formal and Distributive Leadership

Intakes commence Summer term. Applications are not currently being accepted.

Candidates are encouraged to spend a minimum of one full year on campus.

Potential research areas for the Formal and Distributive Leadership concentration include:

• organizational leadership within school districts, schools and other educational contexts
• leadership roles and functions in curriculum design, development, implementation and change
• student assessment
• quality assurance reviews
• program curriculum and evaluation
• instructional supervision
• educational consulting
• teacher mentoring
• teacher leadership
• teacher learning and teacher education
• building a learning community

Academic qualification equivalents

• A master's degree from a recognized institution in the discipline of interest

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS   :   overall score of 6.5, and a minimum score of 6.0 in each band.
• TOEFL :   overall score of 86.
• PTE      :   overall score of 63.

University of Lethbridge Ranking

University of Lethbridge has been ranked:

• #1 in Medical and Science grants ( primarily undergraduate category)
• Top 6% Worldwide in Research Performance
• 1 of 4 Comprehensive Academic and Research universities in Alberta.
• One of the top three research universities in Canada.
• #1358 in Best Global University by US News.
• #1034 in World ranking by Webometrics.
• #1001+ in World ranking by The World University Rankings.

University of Lethbridge Highlights

University of Lethbridge The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

The estimated cost of attendance depends on several factors like the course chosen, housing, books and personal items.

The average cost of attendance at University of Lethbridge is 32,426 CAD.

University of Lethbridge English Proficiency Test Score for International Students

Students applying for any of the undergraduate programs must submit the results of high school and post-secondary school English Language tests or exams to meet the minimum requirements for English proficiency tests. One of the requirements for international applicants is the submission of English proficiency tests or exams such as CPE, PTE, CAEL, CAE, TOEFL and IELTS. The minimum requirements/scores for the English proficiency tests are outlined below.

University of Lethbridge Application process

How to apply

Application portal: Online

Application portal: 140 CAD

Application deadline:

Supporting documents:

• High School transcripts

• Indian applicants need to provide Academic Standard 12 certificate with minimum second division standing, vocational standard 12 certificates will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• ACT or SAT score
• English language proficiency ( TOEFL score of 80 and IELTS score of 6.0 is acceptable)
• Transcripts
• Three letter of reference
• Curriculum vitae
• GMAT scores if applicable
• interview
• letter of intent
• English proficiency