Institutions & Courses The University of Auckland Courses
Master of Education
This course is available at the following The University of Auckland campuses:
Auckland
Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city, with 1.3 million people.
Research provides opportunities for your creativity and individuality to flourish as well as giving you a sense of satisfaction that you are contributing valuable knowledge and understanding to the field of education. There is also a Taught Masters option that includes a specialisation in Counselling.
Programme Highlights
- Opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and experience in critiquing and undertaking educational research and to enhance practice
- Range of delivery modes available
- Relevant to those working in a wide range of education or social service fields.
If you choose to enrol in a thesis, research portfolio or dissertation, you will have the opportunity, with supervisory advice and support, to undertake research in an area of interest.
There are two options available within this programme. Students can elect to enrol in the Research Masters option which can include either a 120 point thesis or a 120 point research portfolio. Completion of an approved 30 point research methods course is a pre-requisite to enrolling in this option. Alternatively, there is a Taught Masters option available. This can be completed by gaining 120 points from the courses listed in the schedule. Enrolment in a 60 point dissertation is possible as part of the Taught Masters option. Again, for those enrolling in a 60 point dissertation, a pre-requisite is completion of 30 points from an approved research methods course.
The Counselling specialisation includes compulsory courses.
In order to be admitted to this programme, a student needs to have:
- completed the requirements for a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from this university or an equivalent Postgraduate Diploma in Education as approved by Senate
or its representative with an average grade of B or higher
or
- completed the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Education (Teaching) (Honours) from this university or an equivalent Bachelors Honours degree in Education as approved by Senate or its representative with an average grade of B or higher
or
- if enrolling for the Counselling specialisation, completed the requirements for a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Counselling) from this university or an equivalent
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Counselling) as approved by Senate or its representative with an average grade of B or higher.
2. An interview supported by referees’ statements and evidence of practical experience is required for students enrolling in the Counselling specialisation for the Master of Education.
3. A student who has not gained an average of a B or better as specified in Regulation 1 must have otherwise shown to the satisfaction of the Dean of Faculty of Education capacity to undertake advanced study and research in the courses proposed to be taken for this degree in order to be admitted to this programme.
4. No student on whom the Degree of Master of Arts in Education has already been conferred by The University of Auckland may enrol for this degree unless specific approval is given by Senate or its representative.
5. Admission to the programme requires the approval of Senate or its representative.
Supplementary Information
To gain entry into this programme, you need to supply us with a Supplementary application form which can be downloaded from the Education website.
or its representative with an average grade of B or higher
or
or
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Counselling) as approved by Senate or its representative with an average grade of B or higher.
