Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies
Supporting Student Wellbeing
Join us for an online information session on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. (MST Edmonton, Alberta, Canada). The session will run for approximately one hour.
The next cohort of this program will start in Summer 2025 - application deadline: March 31, 2025.
Questions? Contact us at gcesinfo@ualberta.ca.
Student wellbeing is the cornerstone of a thriving educational environment. The Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies – Supporting Student Wellbeing is designed to equip educators and allied professionals with the latest knowledge, perspectives, and practical tools to support the holistic development and wellbeing of students. This certificate emphasizes the critical importance of fostering physical, emotional, cognitive, motivational, and social wellbeing in educational settings, recognizing that students’ learning is deeply interconnected with their overall wellbeing.
The GCES – Supporting Student Wellbeing is a four-course experience designed to meet the needs of educators and allied professionals seeking to upgrade their understanding of and skills to support student wellbeing.
Through the certificate you will learn to:
- Develop robust knowledge of the latest evidence related to student wellbeing.
- Reflect on and personalize new understandings about student wellbeing.
- Gain skills that allow you to be a wise consumer in choosing, evaluating, and implementing classroom practices for wellbeing.
- Create resources for use in classroom contexts that support student wellbeing.
- Cultivate culturally sensitive and informed ways of supporting student wellbeing in complex classrooms.
Notes:
- This program can ladder into a Master's degree. Click here for more information.
- This program does not qualify students for Alberta Teacher Certification.