Courses

UC offers the following postgraduate teaching and education programmes:

• Graduate Diploma in Māori Language and Pedagogies: Aumiri Pounamu
• Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood)
• Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning
• Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Teaching
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education
• Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education
• Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning
• Master of Arts (Thesis) in Education
• Master of Education
• Master of Specialist Teaching
• Master of Teaching and Learning
• Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Doctor of Education
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education

See the individual qualification pages for more information on degree requirements.

The degrees in Teaching and Learning are the only programmes that qualify you as an Aotearoa New Zealand Teacher. Other programmes are suitable professional development programmes for practising teachers, or those wanting study in mentoring, training, or other educational settings.

The degrees in Specialist Teaching are open only to those with previous studies in teacher education, and with current teacher registration in Aotearoa New Zealand or overseas (will require police vetting).

Career opportunities

Teachers at all levels in Aotearoa New Zealand are currently in high demand.

Graduates from select UC teaching programmes are eligible to apply to Matatū Aotearoa | Teaching Council of New Zealand for provisional registration as a teacher. After completing two years of satisfactory teaching, graduates are eligible to apply for full registration.

Those who complete UC’s teaching professional development programmes will have formal training in areas such as technology-enhanced learning, specialist learning needs, international teaching environments, and in tertiary contexts that will enhance and reflect on their current teaching practice.

Teaching skills of management, communication, coordination, responsibility, and organisation are also valued in many professions such as management, policy and advocacy, publishing, politics, and business.

Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Teaching.