Teaching is a varied and rewarding career for people who are energetic, creative, and committed to making a difference for children and young people.
Develop your own teaching style with studies in education and learning theories, classroom placements, interactive workshops, and mentoring from practising teachers in Aotearoa.
UC offers qualifications in:
These programmes lead to provisional teacher registration in Aotearoa New Zealand.
For details on entry requirements and the application process, see the Guide to Applying.
See also Education offered as a major and minor in other degrees.
Your classroom skills planning lessons, coordinating tasks, and communicating ideas will prepare you to develop lifelong learning in young people. You will also suit other areas such as politics, business, and community engagement where working with diverse groups and motivating others is especially useful.
Career pathways could include:
Find out more about what you can do with a degree from UC.
Choose an area that you are interested in and learn how UC’s range of study options can let you study what you want to.
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