Master of Education – MEd
Wellington, New Zealand
DURATION
12 up to 18 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2025
TUITION FEES
NZD 36,150 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Full programme fee NZ$54250
Key Summary
Introduction
Build on your professional experience and broaden your knowledge and skills in the field of education with postgraduate study.
Take your degree and experience to the next level and become an expert in your area of interest in education.
This 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.
Workload and Duration
3 Trimesters, 1.5 years
Most students complete the MEd part-time while they are working. Part-time students doing two 15-point courses or one 30-point course per trimester will need to do around 20 hours of study a week. Make sure you take this into account if you are working.
If you are studying full-time, you can expect a workload of 40–45 hours a week.
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Curriculum
Tailor Your Studies
Design your study to suit your career goals and commitments. Choose from a range of courses covering subjects such as multicultural and international education, educational policy and leadership, youth development, and Māori, Pacific and Indigenous education. Or you might explore the issues around sustainability and the environment in education, learn about evaluation and assessment, or develop your skills in teaching ESOL. You may wish to focus on an area of specialisation.
You can complete the Master of Education either by coursework or by a combination of coursework and a thesis or dissertation.
Or you can complete the coursework-based Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Postgraduate Diploma in Education.
If you are planning on doing a dissertation or thesis course, you'll need to achieve an average grade of B or above for all your other postgraduate courses and a B+ or better in EDUC 503.
Within the Master of Education, you can choose to include a selection of courses that focus on a particular theme. Choosing a major is optional but may help you find the courses that best suit your interests and career goals. Majors include:
- Child and Adolescent Development and Learning
- Educational Leadership
- Education Policy
- Māori Education
- Pacific Education
- Teaching and Learning
Rankings
Globally Ranked
This programme is ranked in the top 2 per cent worldwide in the QS World University Rankings 2023.
The QS World University Rankings is an annual global publication that gives overall rankings and subject rankings for more than 18,000 universities worldwide.