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A top-ranked Faculty with leading-edge programs.

Top 77 faculties of education worldwide

Ranked among the top 77 faculties of education worldwide, the Faculty of Education offers its students many opportunities 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.

Undergraduate studies

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.

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Graduate Studies

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 psychologyHealth professions educationEducational Leadership, Policy and EvaluationSocieties, cultures and languagesTeaching and learningEnseignement en santé, Second Language Educationor Éducation en milieux linguistiques minoritaires et inclusion.

Many program options are available at the Faculty of Education:

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Professional Development Program

This program provides teachers with opportunities to enhance their teaching skills in order to add to their Basic Qualifications other Qualifications recognized by the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT).

Teachers can take Additional Qualification Courses (AQ Courses) to upgrade and gain qualifications in a certain teaching division or subject area or The purpose of Additional Basic Qualification (ABQ) courses to expand your knowledge of program development, delivery, and assessment in a specific division.

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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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Eric Dionne
Faculty of Education

Eric Dionne earns French-language publication award for research in edumetrics

Professor Eric Dionne from the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Education and co-editor Sébastien Béland from the University of Montréal, have been a…
Research
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Research

University of Ottawa continues rise among top research universities in Canada

Once again, this year, the University of Ottawa has risen among the top research-driven universities in Canada, according to Canada’s Top 50 Research …
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Béatrice Crettenand Pecorini
Faculty of Education

Digital narrative gerontology: Wellbeing through storytelling in the later years

What is digital narrative gerontology? It’s based on a simple idea: bring two people together from different generations and combine the power of stor…
John M. Richardson
John M. Richardson
John M. Richardson

Richardson: It turns out students can live without cellphones Ontario's school …

“Teachers are building positive student-teacher relationships. They’re more connected to the kids without the technology being a barrier. Kids are act…
Lerona Dana Lewis
Lerona Dana Lewis
Lerona Dana Lewis

Un nouveau balado du CMRL sur la contribution afrodescendante dans les écoles q…

“The challenges that the Afrodescendant teaching profession has experienced are the same ones that its members face today”.
Tasha-Ann Ausman
Tasha-Ann Ausman
Tasha-Ann Ausman

4 ways to tackle a rise in disrespectful behaviour in classrooms

“Parents rule their own roosts, but they can't rule the institutional norms of a whole school system“
Dialogues sur la recherche
Dec 10

Building International Research Networks: Opportunities and Challenges

Join us for the next event in our Research Conversations Series entitled “Building International Research Networks: Opportunities and Challenges” with…

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Mar 4

Book launch - Women, Gender, and History Education: Perspectives from Ontario and Quebec

Join us on March 4 from 5 to 7 PM for the launch of the new book Women, Gender, and History Education: Perspectives from Ontario and Quebec, edited by…

University Student Studying Outdoors in Vancouver
Mar 6 to Mar 7

Jean-Paul Dionne Symposium 2025

The Faculty of Education invites the University community to attend the many workshops and presentations taking place during the 2025 Jean-Paul Dionne…

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Ottawa Campus

Lamoureux Hall (LMX)
145 Jean-Jacques-Lussier Private, Room 143
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5
Canada
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Telephone: 613-562-5800, Ext. 5804
Toll-Free: 1-800-860-8577 (Toll-Free)
 

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Windsor campus

To reach us
Centre communautaire francophone Windsor-Essex-Kent
720 Ouellette Avenue (main entrance at Tuscarora st)
Windsor, Ontario
N9A 1C2 CANADA

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Telephone: 519-948-6553
Fax: 519-948-9069
Email: [email protected]

Toronto Campus

To reach us

Collège Boréal
60 Distillery Lane
Toronto ON M5A 3C4

Telephone: (416) 289-5130
Toll-free: 1 800 860-8577
Email: toronto@uOttawa.ca

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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