University
The University of Waikato
Graduate Certificate (GradCert) in Education and Society
This course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Graduate Certificate or Diploma
Duration
0.5 years
Next start date
Expected
Summary
If you are looking to quickly acquire skills for a new career, a graduate certificate is a great option for you.
Why study a GradCert?
Graduate certificates are intended to develop your knowledge and skills in a subject area that is different to your first degree's major. You may be eligible if you haven't studied for a degree before if you can demonstrate an interest in the subject area and a satisfactory academic ability. By choosing to study a graduate certificate you can quickly develop career competency in a single subject area.
A graduate certificate is a shorter version of a graduate diploma, is studied at undergraduate level, and can be completed in the equivalent of one trimester of full-time study.
The Graduate Certificate comprises a minimum of 60 points at 100 level or above, including 45 points at 300 level or above in the Graduate Certificate subjects listed below, and including at least 45 points from one of the subjects listed in Schedule A. Normally it involves one trimester of full-time study (or more extended part-time study).
Why study Education and Society?
Education and Society involves critical inquiry into the social, political, cultural, and economic policies, theories and practices of education in New Zealand society. Its origins are in humanities and social science disciplines such as History, Philosophy, and Sociology, and it has close affinities with contemporary interdisciplinary fields exploring social policy, culture, gender, and work. Education and Society raises questions about the role of education in addressing issues of social justice, power and inequality. Education and Society is available as a major for the BA and BSoc
Sc. Education and Society may also be taken as a second major or as a supporting subject within other undergraduate degrees, subject to academic approval of the Faculty or School of Studies in which the student is enrolled. Note: Education and Society was previously known as Education Studies.
Entry criteria
A recognised bachelors degree.
English Language Requirements
- an Academic IELTS overall score of 6.0 (with no bands below 5.5), or
- a TOEFL iBT (Internet Based TOEFL) score of 80 with a Writing score of 21, or
- a TOEFL iBT Home Edition score of 80 with a Writing score of 21, or
- a B grade or better at Level 7 in the Certificate of Attainment in Academic English, or
- a PTE Academic overall score of 46 with no band less than 36, or
- a Language-Cert International ESOL (LRWS) B2 Communicator Expert with 33-37 score per skill, or
- awarded a New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 4), or
- a Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II with distinction in all four components, or
- a B2 First (formally known as Cambridge English: First (FCE)) with an overall score of 169 and no bands below 162, or
- a C2 Proficiency (formally known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)) with an overall score of 169 and no bands below 162, or
- a Michigan English Test (formally known as Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)) minimum score of 54.
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