Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Management

This postgraduate diploma is unique in New Zealand in that it offers a wide range of educational and business skills and knowledge needed by New Zealand’s current and aspiring educational leaders. The courses are taught by nationally and internationally respected professional and academic staff from both The Faculty of Education and The Graduate School of Enterprise (Business School).

Programme Highlights

An opportunity to advance your leadership skills in an educational setting
Can gain you entry into a Master of Educational Management
Combines teaching from both the Faculty of Education and the Graduate School of Business
Enables you to advance your career and salary prospects

Opportunities

The Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Management provides participants with the educational and management skills they need to be outstanding leaders. It is suited to current and aspiring leaders of educational organisations and to those who manage education and training functions in other organisations. The programme includes highly practical courses and projects and is carefully scheduled to minimise conflict with professional commitments. A student with an average grade of B or higher for the Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Management can apply for entry into the Master of Educational Management.

Content

The programme includes compulsory courses in Educational Leadership, School Improvement, Managing Organisations and People, as well as courses from the Postgraduate Diploma in Business schedule.

Programme Structure

Requirement:

60 points: EDPROFST 738, 757
30 points: BUSADMIN 761, 764
30 points from BUSADMIN 762, 769, HRMGMT 701, 756 or approved 700 level courses listed in the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Schedule

View summary of courses offered in 2008

* Please contact the Faculty of Education on (09) 623 8883 for more information.

Length

1. The requirements for a Postgraduate Diploma must be completed within

one year of initial enrolment for the postgraduate diploma if enrolled full-time
or
four years of initial enrolment for the postgraduate diploma if enrolled part-time

2. In all cases, the semester of initial enrolment is deemed to be the first semester in which the student enrolled for a course which is assigned or reassigned to the programme.

Further Study

If you want to take your studies further, and have completed this postgraduate diploma with an average grade of B or higher, you can apply to enrol in a Master of Educational Management and then move to doctoral level to maximise your career and salary prospects.

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Study location

Offered as weekly face-to-face and block courses at Epsom Campus (Faculty of Education courses) and City Campus (Graduate School of Enterprise (Business School) courses) with some courses offered as flexible self-directed study.

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.

Graduate School of Enterprise (Business School) courses

For the 2008 Graduate School of Enterprise (Business School) courses please refer to www.gse.auckland.ac.nz/pgdipbus for the timetable and venue of courses. Most Business courses are taught between 5.30pm-9.00pm. For further information please contact the Faculty of Education on +64 9 623 8883.

Entry Criteria

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

completed the requirements for a bachelors degree from The University of Auckland or an equivalent degree as approved by Senate or its representative
and
completed the requirements for a professional qualification in teaching, counselling, nursing, social work or other profession approved by Senate or its representative
and
at least three years practical experience in that or a related profession, including experience in a formal or informal leadership and/or management role.

2. Any student who has completed the requirements for the Degree of Master of Education in Educational Administration at The University of Auckland may not enrol for or reassign courses to this postgraduate diploma.

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

Note: Applicants who are interested in this programme but unsure of their eligibility should contact The Faculty of Education Contact Centre on (09) 623 8883.

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.