17 Education and Teaching Degree Programs in New Zealand

In this three-year undergraduate degree programme, you’ll gain the educational theory, curriculum knowledge and professional experience needed to become an outstanding teacher. Graduates will be eligible to apply for teacher registration and provisional certification in New Zealand.

Education serves a vital role in society and is often at the heart of public debate. This paper will introduce you to key social, cultural, historical, and political debates related to education in Aotearoa New Zealand. Through lectures, workshops, and readings, the paper provides students with provocations and tools to develop a critical and informed understanding of the complex and multiple roles of education in society. In particular.

The Master of Teaching and Learning (MTchgLn) is a one-year intensive postgraduate degree for those who have already graduated with a bachelor's degree, or approved equivalent. This evidence-based programme may be endorsed in either Early Childhood, Primary or Secondary Education.

The Master of Arts (Coursework) program is designed to give students the skills sought-after by employers around the globe, with a balance of specific subject knowledge plus broad-based transferable skills – such as oral and written communication, and analytical skills.

This programme is for educational practitioners who are graduates and want to improve their skills, knowledge and career prospects in Education. Developing skills in leadership in curriculum, pedagogy or policy development, the benefits include career advancement and the development of expertise in a specific area of educational practice.

Build on your professional experience and broaden your knowledge and skills in the field of education with postgraduate study. This Master of Education – MEd programme is a great opportunity for educators, policymakers and those in related fields to complete a postgraduate qualification that can be designed to suit a specific field of interest and fit around work commitments. Take your degree and experience to the next level and become an expert in your area of interest in education.

Teaching at the University of Waikato is a qualification that sets you up to become a skilled and reflective teacher. We produce qualified teachers who are in high demand both in New Zealand and around the world.

Become a teacher and make a difference. Build on your degree with a professional qualification in secondary school teaching with Master of Teaching and Learning programme.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies - Adult Teaching will suit you if you're wanting to advance your research and leadership skills, applying theoretical study to examples of work-based situations.

The Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary) is a 10-month, full-time programme with 35 weeks based in the classroom. This valuable experience will develop your skills and enable you to see how theory and practice are interlinked in your development as a teacher.

The Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary, Secondary) is an intensive one-year programme that prepares students with specialist skills and enhanced knowledge teaching in primary, secondary or Maori medium kura or wharekura settings.

Interested in learning and how it relates to culture, community, social media and social justice? We’ve all been to school and probably all have a view on education. The Bachelor of Arts in Education re-examines these views. It’s a great pathway for a number of careers in fields involved in education policy or strategic development, or for further study to become a teacher. Because this major is part of the Bachelor of Arts, it’s easy to combine it with many other aspects of society and culture. Choose from subjects in areas as diverse as social sciences, psychology, business or Māori development to include as part of your degree.

Bachelor of Teaching and Learning Kura Kaupapa Maori Ko te manu e kai i te miro nōna te wao tapu nui a Tāne Mahuta. Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga nōna te ao. The bird that feasts of the miro belongs to the great forest of Tane. The person that draws sustenance from knowledge the world is theirs to conquer.

Enhance your career prospects with a specialised programme that challenges you personally and professionally. Make a difference to the quality of education and create opportunities for your future leaders in education.

Are you a working professional who wants to gain higher level qualifications in your field of expertise? At Toi Ohomai you can advance your study of professional leadership with our unique suite of applied postgraduate courses that link directly to your current practice.