Postgraduate Diploma in Education

Summary

Gain an advanced qualification in education and advance your career by exploring and investigating applied areas of education.

Programme overview

This programme offers further study in education and professional practice and can qualify graduates for an advanced salary status. It will enable you to explore and investigate applied areas of education such as learning and teaching, Maori education, literacy education, mentoring, research and evaluation. You can choose to study the general diplom, the Literacy Education specialisation or the Inclusive Education specialisation.

Study the Inclusive Education specialisation

One in four people in Aotearoa has a disability. This diversity is now represented in local early childhood settings and schools and teachers are expected to have the conceptual, culturally responsive and applied knowledge base needed to teach in inclusive environments.

In this specialisation, you'll develop advanced knowledge and capabilities in inclusive practices to support diverse learners in educational settings. You'll also extend your research skills through an inquiry-based approach and gain the skills and knowledge needed to take leading roles in effective planning, coordination and management of projects and in professional learning.

Find out more about the Inclusive Education specialisation.

Programme structure

120 points from a range of courses in Education, Education Curriculum Studies, Education Curriculum Secondary Diploma, Education Practice, Education Professional, Education Professional Studies, Education Professional Studies Maori, Education Special, or Education Maori - Special Study (EDUCM 739)

or

at least 75 points from a range of courses in Education, Education Curriculum Studies, Education Curriculum Secondary Diploma, Education Practice, Education Professional, Education Professional Studies, Education Professional Studies Maori, Education Special, or Education Maori - Special Study (EDUCM 739)

up to 45 points from 700-level courses in another subject. The approval of all Heads of Departments is required.

or

Literacy Education specialisation

120 points from:

Research Methodologies (EDUCSW 700)

Maori and Indigenous Research (EDUC 787)

Challenges of Literacy Difficulties (EDPROFST 702)

Leading Literacy Inquiries (EDPROFST 703)

Literacy Theory and Practice (EDPROFST 705)

Language Analysis for Teachers (EDPROFST 706)

Children's Literature in Education(EDPROFST 707)

Media Literacy in Educational Contexts (EDPROFST 708)

Teacher Leadership for Learning Equity (EDCURRIC 722)

Where could this programme take you?

This programme offers further study in education and professional practice and can qualify graduates for an advanced salary status. Graduates who meet the criteria can also go on to study at masters level.

Jobs related to this programme

Communities of Learning (CoLs) leader

Early childhood education teacher

Education sector leaders

Human resources practitioner

Literacy teacher

Private teacher/tutor

Reading recovery tutor

Trainer in organisations

Further study options

Master of Education

Master of Educational Leadership

Master of Professional Studies