New B&M Online MEd in Home Ec/Human Ecology

Just heard about this today.
It is being offered online through UBC (Vancouver, BC).

"Are you interested in educational programs that focus on health and nutrition, the environment and sustainability, and related projects such as school gardens?

UBC’s new M.Ed. in Home Economics with a focus on Human Ecology and Everyday Life is a unique, part-time graduate program for teachers of home economics, human ecology, family studies, and family and consumer science. The online learning environment makes it accessible anywhere in the world.

The underlying themes of the program include interdisciplinary inquiry, human-environment interactions, local and global communities, ecological sustainability, researching practice, and social responsibility. As a participant, you will have an opportunity to increase your qualifications in
home economics education and enhance your ability to conduct useful teaching and learning activities, including critical analysis of dominant and alternative theories of learning and teaching in Transformative Practice, Human Ecology and Everyday Life, and analysis of different approaches to curriculum development and implementation and their implications for programs based on ecology and issues of daily life.

Start Date: September 2011
Program Length: 2.5 years, part-time
Application Deadline: Monday, March 28
Tuition: Payable in 8 installments
Details: Visit the program website (eplt.educ.ubc.ca/programs/grad/heel.php)

Further Information
- Contact Dr. Mary Leah de Zwart ([email protected]) at 604-822-8891 for academic information

- Contact Jenny Williams ([email protected]) at 604-822-1876 (toll-free 1-888-492-1122) for admissions information