Vancouver Island University’s Master of Education in Educational Leadership program is designed for practising and aspiring professionals in the education field who are focused on bringing educational and instructional leadership into their schools.

VIU's graduate program is enriched with school administration, educational psychology and educational research teachings that provide students with the foundational building blocks to become innovative leaders in the school system. 

In the full-time format, all formal coursework is completed over two semesters. The Field Inquiry and Major Project components are completed during the second year over two semesters. 

Students may complete these components with online support and can complete them up to one semester early.

The M.Ed. program will develop leaders who can:

• Guide the development and implementation of shared values, vision, mission and goals to support learning for all students;
• Foster quality learning opportunities to support student learning;
• Lead teams in becoming assessment literate;
• Create systems and structures for the effective supervision of learning;
• Provide strong leadership in the area of Aboriginal Education;
• Provide knowledgeable guidance regarding current curricula, instructional and assessment practices and their impact on student learning;
• Sustain a collaborative learning culture and climate-linked to student learning and based on distributed leadership;
• Build positive and effective interdependencies amongst partner groups;
• Incorporate systemic thinking and strategic planning for school improvement;
• Demonstrate self-knowledge and the personal qualities that support positive relationships and build cultures of integrity;
• Build and support relational trust within the school and community;
• Address issues of diversity and social justice;
• Lead teams in reflective inquiry and action research.

• English language proficiency test scores
• Résumé
• Letter of intent
• Two current, confidential assessment reports
• Official transcripts
• Passport

Completion of a Bachelor’s degree (preferably a Bachelor of Education degree or equivalent) from a recognized university that is acceptable in content to the Faculty of Education with either:

• a cumulative grade point average of “B” in the final two years and/or
• demonstration of academic excellence