Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)

Summary

Our Bachelor of Teaching Primary gives you the knowledge, skills and practical experience required to begin your career in primary education.

This 3-year Level 7 programme blends online learning with practical experience in a primary school setting to prepare you to become a qualified, registered primary teacher. The Bachelor of Teaching Primary combines online study with field-based practice.

If you would like to study for the Bachelor of Teaching Primary over more than 3 years, you can request to study parttime as long as you complete the programme within an agreed timeframe.

Programme delivery

Te ara tuku

You will study nine 30-credit courses and six 15-credit courses over 3 years. There are two semesters a year, and both are 16 weeks long.

Weekly requirements include:

• approximately 16 hours of online engagement

• 2 days field-based practice in a primary/middle/intermediate/area school (supervised by a registered teacher)

• an average of 9 hours of independent study.

In addition to supervised practice in your primary/middle/intermediate/area school, you will need to complete a teaching practicum in a different school setting during each year of the programme.

There will also be one 2-day noho marae experience each year.

Courses

In the first year, you will study four courses, in the second and third years, the themes in these courses will be expanded on.

Maori Teaching and Learning

Human Development for Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning as a Professional

The Teacher as Professional

The Practice of Teaching (1)

Professional Practice