Preparing Professionals for Practice in a Wide Range of Education-Related Fields

The UBC Faculty of Education is one of the leading faculties of education in the world. For over 60 years, the Faculty of Education has served the international education community through leadership in research, service, and advocacy.

As the largest Faculty of Education in British Columbia, it plays a critical and influential role in the advancement of education in the province, shaping and participating in education’s possibilities and potential as a social good.

Today, the Faculty creates conditions for transformative teaching, innovative learning, and leading-edge research guided by the highest standards of scholarship and the principles of collaboration, inclusion and equity. Offering undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional development opportunities, the Faculty of Education enrolls thousands of students each year and ranks within the top 10 faculties in the world.

With 55,000+ alumni, the UBC Faculty of Education prepares more than 45% of the elementary and secondary educators in British Columbia, and a significant proportion of British Columbia’s special needs and Indigenous teachers, counsellors, school administrators, school psychologists and vocational rehabilitation counsellors.

Find out more about our faculty-wide focal areas, including Indigenous education, our work in learning technologies, and the many professional development opportunities for education professionals.