Graduate Diploma in Education

The Graduate Diploma in Education is relevant for those involved in teaching, counselling, adult education and allied professions. This is also another pathway for teachers with a teaching diploma to upgrade their qualification.

In addition to the general Graduate Diploma in Education there are three specialisations offered:

• Disability Support
• Reading Recovery
• Special Needs Resource Teaching

Note: This programme does not qualify non-teachers 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). Contact the faculty for more information.

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 (criteria apply)
• Ministry of Education Reading Recovery Study Awards available
• Opportunity to continue with further study at 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.

• Disability Support: Aimed at practitioners in the disability sector who provide assessment, planning and co-ordination of support for people in the community eg, Needs Assessment and Service Coordination (NASC) Workers.
• Reading Recovery: This specialisation qualifies you to become a Reading Recovery tutor and to train Reading Recovery Teachers. Reading Recovery is an effective school-based early literacy intervention designed to significantly reduce the number of children with literacy difficulties in schools. Reading Recovery provides daily one-to-one teaching (over a period of time) with a specially trained teacher for children making the slowest progress in literacy learning after a year at school.
• Special Needs Resource Teaching: Qualified teachers appointed to Resource Teacher: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) positions are required to complete this specialisation within three years of appointment. Other interested teachers and SENCOs, or those with special needs responsibilities, may take one or more courses depending on availability of places. These are considered on a case by case
  basis. Please contact Joanne Walker, National RTLB Director and Programme Adviser for more details.

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

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 or school-based.

Length

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

Fees

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

You may be eligible to apply for scholarships, University awards or Ministry of Education study awards available to help you pay for your study. For more information, call the faculty direct on +64 9 623 8920 or visit www.auckland.ac.nz/scholarships.

Entry Criteria

1. In order 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, social work or relevant other profession approved by Senate or its representative.

or

• at least five years employment experience deemed relevant to this programme by the 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.

Programme Structure

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

General option
either

• 120 points from EDCURRIC 261–267, 338, 340–369, 630–632, EDCURRM 321–324, EDPROFM 321, 322, EDPROFST 220–226,316–371, 386–391, 735, EDSPEC 301, 330-333, 390, EDUC 341, 342, 381

or

• at least 90 points from EDCURRIC 261–267, 338, 340–369, 630–632, EDCURRM 321–324, EDPROFM  321, 322, EDPROFST 220–226, 316–371, 386–391, 700–702, 735, EDSPEC 301, 330–333, 390, EDUC 341, 342, 381
• up to 30 points from EDCURRIC 234–236, 238, 239, 241, 313, 334, 337, 433, EDCURSEC 601, 602, 604, 614, 635–640, 678, EDPROFST 363, 376–378, 703, EDUC 341 or other courses available at this University with the approval of the Programme Leader

Disability Support specialisation

• 120 points: DISABLTY 313, 314, 315, HUMSERV 202,211, 301, 303, 304

There is restricted entry in 2010 to those currently employed as needs assessors or service co-ordinators. If you are interested in this specialisation please contact the Education Student Centre on +64 9 623 8883 or education@auckland.ac.nz

Reading Recovery specialisation

• 120 points from EDPROFST 382-385

Special Needs Resource Teaching specialisation

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.

View Summary of courses offered in 2010 (Not all courses are offered every year)

Further study

You can continue with your professional development and maximise your career and salary prospects by completing a PostgraduateDiploma in Education or Educational Leadership. You could then go on to study at
masters and doctoral level.

Ministry of Education Reading Recovery Study Awards

Applicants holding a position in a New Zealand state or state integrated school may be eligible to apply for one of four Ministry of Education Reading Recovery study awards allowing leave with pay and assistance with fees and costs. Applications have been extended to 9 November 2009. Recipients will be expected to apply for any Tutor position throughout New Zealand that becomes available towards the end of 2010.

For information:
Phone: +64 9 623 8818 Fax: +64 9 623 8814
Email: natreadrecovery@auckland.ac.nz

National Reading Recovery
Faculty of Education, The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92601, Symonds Street, Auckland 1150.

www.readingrecovery.ac.nz

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.