Major Education in Global Contexts (B.A. Education)

Foundation Program (0–30 credits)

Students whose highest level of education is high school (normally out of province) are admitted into Year 0 (U0) to complete the Foundation Program. Foundation students are required to complete 30 credits of introductory (100- or 200- level) courses of the students' choice (in addition to the 90-credit program), verified by an adviser 1 , for a total of 120 credits. Students will not be granted permission to take first-year (U1) courses if the credits from the Foundation year have not been obtained. In consultation with the Program Adviser, students may select courses from the recommended course list below or other courses. There are no required courses in the Foundation Program, though the department recommends that students use the opportunity to take 100- or 200- level courses in the subject areas that interest them or are relevant to their chosen concentration. As well, the Foundation year offers students the opportunity to explore areas that are not typically taken as a course of study in the program.

Required Courses (42 credits)

• EDEC 202 Effective Communication (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDEC 221 Leadership and Group Skills (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDEC 233 Indigenous Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEC 249 Global Education and Social Justice (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEC 260 Philosophical Foundations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEM 220 Contemporary Issues in Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDER 461 Society and Change (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDGC 201 Media, Learning, and Digital Cultures (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDGC 299 Professional and Research Seminar (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDGC 301 Program Design and Evaluation (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDGC 398 Internship: Education in Global Contexts (0 credits) · Offered: Summer
• EDGC 400 21st Century Learning (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDGC 490 Critical Research Inquiry (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDGC 495 Capstone Research Project (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDPE 300 Educational Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter

Complementary Courses (30 credits)

12 credits from the following; no more than 9 credits from one specific list. Other courses on these topics from the Faculty of Education or other Faculties may be selected subject to approval of program adviser.

Leadership and Social Change

• EDGC 300 Special Topics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDGC 312 Understanding Teacher Leadership (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 313 Cultivating Process of Social Transformation (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 411 Affect, Education, and Social Change (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 412 Historical Knowledge: Tool for Agents of Change (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 500 Special Topics 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Ethics, Wellbeing, and Diverse Knowledge Approaches

• EDER 494 Human Rights and Ethics in Practice (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 222 Integrating Arts into STEM (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 300 Special Topics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDGC 324 Physical Health and Wellbeing in Education (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 423 Human Knowledge Claims and Education (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDSL 390 Teaching English as a Second Language in the Community (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 500 Special Topics 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Critical Issues in Education

• EDGC 200 Knowledge through the Arts (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 233 Learning in Out-of-School Contexts (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 300 Special Topics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDGC 335 Eco-Justice and Sustainability in Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDGC 336 Race, Class, and Power in Education in Global Contexts (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 337 Gendered Identities, Social Learning (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 500 Special Topics 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDPI 341 Instruction in Inclusive Schools (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• EDSL 500 Foundations and Issues in Second Language Teaching and Learning (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDEM 501 Global Higher Education (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Winter

Children and Youth

• EDGC 244 Investigating Children's Reasoning (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 300 Special Topics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDGC 348 Global Perspectives of Early Childhood Education (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 444 Critical Contexts of Youth Development and Wellbeing (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDGC 500 Special Topics 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Elective Courses (18 credits)

18 credits of electives selected from Faculty of Education offerings. Exceptionally, students may be permitted to take courses elsewhere in the University with permission of the program adviser.

Courses in the Faculty of Education: (0–9 credits)

Courses in the Faculty of Education:

• EDEC 247 Policy Issues in Quebec and Indigenous Education (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
• EDPE 208 Personality and Social Development (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDPT 204 Creating and Using Media for Learning (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

(Placement tests may be required) (0–18 credits)

(Placement tests may be required)

• FRSL 101 Beginners French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• FRSL 102 Beginners French 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• FRSL 207D1 Elementary French 01 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• FRSL 207D2 Elementary French 01 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• FRSL 211D1 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• FRSL 211D2 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Courses Across McGill Faculties: (0–15 credits)

Courses Across McGill Faculties:

• INDG 200 Introduction to Indigenous Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• INTD 200 Introduction to International Development (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• RELG 207 Introduction to the Study of Religions (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• SOCI 210 Sociological Perspectives (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• WCOM 250 Research Essay and Rhetoric (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Remaining credits

For examples of courses suitable for FoundationYear 0 students, see the Faculty of Education approved foundation courses ( mcgill.ca/dise/founndationcourses ). If you are admitted into McGill with Advanced Standing (International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, etc.), those credits may be used to fulfill some or all of your Foundation requirements.