Graduate Diploma in Education

The Graduate Diploma in Education is relevant for those involved in teaching, counselling, adult education and allied professions. This programme does not qualify students for teacher registration. Those with a prior degree, seeking teacher registration in New Zealand, should apply to enrol in a Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood, Primary, or Secondary).

Programme Highlights

• Ability to choose from a wide range of courses to suit your area of interest
• A range of delivery options available
• Enables you to advance your career and salary prospects
• Opportunity to continue with further study to postgraduate, masterate and doctoral level
  
  

Opportunities

This graduate diploma offers comprehensive professional development opportunities for educators from early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary, industry, community and social service settings. Registered teachers who hold a bachelors degree, or advanced diploma of teaching, and complete a stand alone level 7 120 point qualification may be eligible for Q3+ salary status.

Content

Those enrolled in the general option for the Graduate Diploma in Education are free to select any courses listed in the schedule. Students enrolled in either the

• Special Needs Resource Teaching option
  or
• Reading Recovery option

have core courses to complete that are listed in the schedule.

Programme Structure

Requirement: 120 points, including at least 75 points above Stage II

General option
either

• 120 points from EDCURRIC 260-268, 340-367, 630-632, EDCURRM 321-324, EDPROFM 321, 322, EDPROFST 220-226, 320-371, 386-389, EDUC 381, 601, 753
  or
• at least 90 points from EDCURRIC 260-268, 340-366, 630-632, EDCURRM 321-324, EDPROFM 321, 322, EDPROFST 220-226, 320-371, 386-389, 700-702, EDUC 381, 601
• up to 30 further points from EDCURRIC 234-236, 238, 239, 241, 312, 334, 337, 433, EDCURSEC 601, 602, 604, 614, 635-640, 678, EDPROFST 378-381, 703, EDUC 753 or other courses available at this university with approval of the Programme Co-ordinator.
  

Special Needs Resource Teaching option
Part I

• 60 points: EDPROFST 633, 634

Part II

• 60 points: EDPROFST 735, 736

Note: Admission to Part II requires prior successful completion of Part I.

Reading Recovery option
120 points from EDPROFST 382-385

View Summary of courses offered in 2008

Length

Equivalent to one year full-time study with part-time study options available.

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, on-campus block courses at Epsom Campus with some courses offered as flexible self-directed study or school-based. EDPROFST 344 is also offered at Tai Tokerau Campus.

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. To be admitted to this programme a student needs to have:
a.

• completed the requirements for a bachelors degree
  or
• completed the requirements for a university diploma approved by Senate or its representative
  or
• completed a professional qualification in teaching, counselling, or relevant other profession approved by Senate or its representative

and

b. satisfied the Dean of Faculty of Education that they have appropriate training and experience to undertake the programme.

2. Admission to the graduate diploma is at the discretion of Senate or its representative.

Supplementary Information

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

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