Faculty of Education

A top-ranked Faculty with leading-edge programs.

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Whether you want to become a teacher and share your passion for knowledge, expand your professional horizons, or dive into groundbreaking research, the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Education has a program for you. 

We are ranked among the top 100 faculties of education worldwide and our students benefit from the many opportunities of studying at the world's largest bilingual university. Our highly sought-after graduates go on to a wide range of careers in administration, academia, education, health, public service, research and beyond.

Become a teacher

Join one of the most dynamic and innovative Teacher Education programs in Canada and learn from educational leaders who have robust research relationships and professional partnerships with local, national and international communities. With social justice as a core value, we train educators who will pursue equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization in their future working environments and who are prepared for the career challenges of teaching in the 21st century.

Become an expert

Pursue your graduate studies in education at one of Canada’s top 50 research universities. Future educators, researchers or professionals can earn additional qualifications, a graduate diploma or an MA, MEd, or PhD degree working with our internationally distinguished professors in fields such as counselling psychology, health professions education, Indigenous studies, leadership, evaluation, curriculum or policy studies, educational technology, or second language education.

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World Leaders in Educational Research

The Faculty of Education unites a dynamic, diverse and interdisciplinary community of researchers working at the forefront of educational technology, policy, practice and innovation. As leaders in their fields, our professors are engaged in world-class research aimed at making a difference.
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New professor
Tya Collins
New professor

Black youth studies prof joins uOttawa Faculty of Education

Our Faculty community extends a warm welcome to Tya Collins, new assistant professor of Black youth studies.
Research
Kichi Zibi (Ottawa) River
Research

"Unlearning” colonialism through teacher education

Learning directly from and alongside First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples should be the starting point for all educators.
RESEARCH
Agata Soroko
RESEARCH

Agata Soroko (PhD ’21) wins prestigious dissertation award

Congratulations to Faculty of Education alumna Agata Soroko, winner of the Larry Metcalf Exemplary Dissertation Award.

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Tracy Vaillancourt
Tracy Vaillancourt
Tracy Vaillancourt

Referees adopt body cameras confront abuse

A conversation on referee abuse and how "the incivilities that we see in one context, spill over to another context."
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CPSN research team

Playing Out of the Pandemic : The Canadian Playful Schools Network

Embracing post-pandemic learning through play : Rediscovering joy and connection
Phyllis Dalley
Phyllis Dalley
Phyllis Dalley

Pandemic and Language Resilience in a Francophone Minority Context

Find out more about the impact of the pandemic on the linguistic vitality of Francophone minority communities.
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Office of Undergraduate Studies

Lamoureux Hall (LMX)
145 Jean-Jacques-Lussier Private, Room 143
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5
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Academic Secretariat: [email protected]

Formation en éducation technologique: [email protected]

Professional Development: [email protected]

613-562-5804
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Fax: 613-562-5963

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Graduate Studies

Lamoureux Hall (LMX)
145 Jean-Jacques-Lussier Private, Room 143
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5
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[email protected]

Tel.: 613-562-5804
Toll-free: 1-800-860-8577
Fax: 613-562-5235

Academic Secretariat

Office hours

  • September 1 to May 31: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed during lunch hour, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
  • June 1 to August 31: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (closed during lunch hour, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
  • June 1 to August 25: in person 3 days a week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday


Technical Support  │   613-562-5800 ext. 6555

Indigenous affirmation

We pay respect to the Algonquin people, who are the traditional guardians of this land. We acknowledge their longstanding relationship with this territory, which remains unceded.

We pay respect to all Indigenous people in this region, from all nations across Canada, who call Ottawa home.

We acknowledge the traditional knowledge keepers, both young and old. And we honour their courageous leaders: past, present, and future.

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