Bachelor of Education (Teaching) (Honours)

This programme builds upon your Bachelor of Education (Teaching) degree, informing your present and future teaching practice and improving your career prospects.

Programme Highlights

• May Qualifies you for Q3+ salary status
• Option to complete by research portfolio or by courses
• Enhance your career prospects

Opportunities

The Bachelor of Education (Teaching) (Honours) is recognised in the Primary Collective Employment Agreement (Clause 5.3.1b) as a qualification that offers graduates Q/G3+ salary status.

Content

You can choose to do a supervised research portfolio or complete 120 points in courses. If you choose the latter option you must complete a 30 point dissertation.

Programme Structure

Requirement:120 points from:

either

Taught Course Option

• 30 points: EDPROFST 790
• 90 points from EDPROFST 704-708, 710, 711, 714-716, 718-725, 727, 729, 730, 737, 752, 753, 755, 756, 760, 761, 763, 765, 768, 769, 771, 773, 774, 776, 777, 779, 790, EDUC 702

or

Research Portfolio Option

Prerequisite: an approved research methods course

• 120 points: EDPROFST 789 Research Portfolio

In the taught Bachelor of Education (Teaching) (Honours) you may be approved to select up to 30 points from other 700 level courses offered at this university.

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Length

One year full-time study or two years part-time study.

Further Study

If you want to take your studies further, our programmes can lead you to masterate and doctoral level, to maximise your career and salary prospects.

Study location

Offered as weekly face-to-face and on-campus block courses at Epsom Campus with some courses offered as flexible self-directed study. Some courses are offered at Tai Tokerau Campus. Please note: EDPROFST 789A and B Research Portfolio BEd (Tchg) (Hons) and EDPROFST 790 Dissertation are not offered online.

Fees

Updated tuition fee information will be available at www.auckland.ac.nz/fees.

You may be eligible to apply for Faculty of Education fees bursaries. Call The University of Auckland on 0800 61 62 63 for more information.

Entry Criteria

1. In order to be admitted to this programme, a student needs to have:

either

• completed the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Education (Teaching)
  or
• completed the requirements for an equivalent qualification recognised for teacher registration in New Zealand as approved by Senate or its representative
  and
• gained an average grade of B or higher in 60 points above Stage II

2. A student who has not completed the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Education (Teaching) but who has:

• passed courses with a total value of at least 345 points for that degree
  and
• gained an average grade of B or higher in 60 points above Stage II

may, with the approval of the Dean of Faculty, enrol for this degree.
The remaining points for the Degree of Bachelor of Education (Teaching) must be passed within the first semester of enrolment for the Degree of Bachelor of Education (Teaching) (Honours). The Degree of Bachelor of Education (Teaching) (Honours) will not be awarded until the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Education (Teaching) have been completed.

3. Admission to this degree is at the discretion of Senate or its representative.

Note: This degree may be awarded only where a student’s overall grade for the Degree of Bachelor of Education (Teaching) (Honours) is sufficiently high to deserve Honours. An alternative qualification may be awarded.

Supplementary Information

To gain entry into this programme, you need to supply us with Supplementary Information. Click on the link below to download a Supplementary Information Form, complete it, and return it to the Faculty of Education as soon as possible.

Supplementary Information Form (Postgraduate awards and Graduate Diplomas in Education) (402kB)

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