A number of MET graduates have been admitted to on-campus PhD programs in related educational fields at UBC and elsewhere after graduation. At this time, the UBC Faculty of Education does not have plans to establish an online PhD program.

All courses are fully online. You will access course materials and participate in online discussions and project collaborations with your instructor and other students via the Internet. Currently, most courses are delivered via UBC’s Learning Management System, Canvas. Some courses are offered using other experimental online platforms. The UBC Student Guide to Canvas offers useful tips and tricks. There are a range of other applications you may be asked to use. You will be directed to tutorials for learning applications, if necessary, in your courses.

You will need a current computer [any operating system, Mac or Windows] with standard word processing software (Microsoft Office or equivalent) and reliable access to the Internet.

A tablet may allow reasonable access to Canvas and basic communication and editing tools. However, a tablet may not be ideal for working with some specialty software for online design, data analysis, video editing, etc. – which may be needed depending on assigned or chosen activities in your courses or decisions made by project groups you will belong to.

MET courses are primarily asynchronous. That is, there are usually no scheduled (synchronous) course times when all students must be present to attend lectures, etc. However, MET courses are not ‘self-paced.’ Instead, you will be expected to work through material and activities set for each week when you are able. Lectures are not a common instructional strategy in MET, but any “lectures” would normally be recorded and available for you to view in your own time.

Some courses do include a limited number of synchronous class meetings. Times for these meetings are worked out with students to ensure everyone is able to attend. The only courses in MET that are synchronous (have set meeting times) are special Summer Institutes, which are condensed courses normally offered on campus.

No, MET courses are not ‘self-paced.’ Instead, you will be expected to work through material and activities scheduled week by week when you are able and to participate in mostly asynchronous discussions and activities with classmates.

The MET program is considered ‘part-time’ regardless of course load, and MET tuition and fees reflect this part-time status. As a result, MET students do not qualify for student loans even if taking a full-time course load.

For general enquiries and support with financial issues, contact the Enrollment Services Student Support and Advising Team, either via their webform or by phone.

No – prior coursework in education is not required. Refer to Admission Requirements.

Most students take two to three years to complete the Master of Educational Technology degree and one to two years to complete a graduate certificate. You must complete the Master of Educational Technology program within five years. For graduate certificate students who ladder into the Master of Educational Technology program, the total time between beginning the graduate certificate and completing the Master of Educational Technology degree must not exceed five years.

While at least one academic reference is preferred, it is not absolutely required. Work references that can speak to your initiative, intellectual capacity, and industry are welcome.

No, the MET degree does not allow you to get a Teaching Certificate in BC. However, if you are interested in attaining a Teaching Certificate in BC, UBC offer a Bachelor of Education Program that prepares teachers for their responsibilities in British Columbia schools. For more information regarding the B.Ed. program, please visit the UBC Teacher Education Office website.

You may transfer up to six previously completed credits (two 1-term courses or their equivalent) into your MET program record. For a prior course to be credited towards your MET degree, the following criteria must be met:

• It must approved by the MET Academic Advisor.
• It cannot have been used for any conferred degree (Master’s program, diploma, etc).
• It must be 3rd year undergraduate level or higher.
• It must be structured for academic advancement (non-credit continuing education, training, or professional development courses or similar are not acceptable).
• It must be graded (courses that offer only pass/fail assessment are not acceptable).
• You must not have already reached the maximum number of non-MET courses allowed for the MET program (6 credits).
• Remember that out of the ten courses you must take to complete the Master of Educational Technology degree, at least eight of these must be related to the application of learning technologies in education.
• The institution where you previously completed the course must have standards comparable to the University of British Columbia.

Transfer credit requests that do not meet these requirements will be automatically rejected.

No, it is a UBC credential, just like any other, with no mention of the modality of the program.

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a member of Universities Canada. Incorporated in 1908 by an act of the provincial legislature, it operates under the authority of the University Act of the Province of British Columbia. Membership in Universities Canada and operation under the authority of the University Act is equivalent to accreditation in the US system.

No, students in online programs are not eligible for student visas.

Section 5.1 of the current BC Teacher Qualification Service Policy (PDF) describes the criteria for master’s degrees that make graduates eligible to move up to category 5 or 6 in British Columbia. Successful completion of the MET degree program has historically met these criteria.