Unitec New Zealand | Experience Real World Learning

[MEd]

9, 240

Full-time for two years or part-time for four years

Starts throughout the year

25 places 

CA2287

Mt Albert campus

NZ$ 5500

International fees
Programme summary
Career opportunities
Courses and timetables
Admission requirements

Programme summary

Become a more effective educational leader and manager, and enhance your professional development. Further your understanding of a number of topics within educational theory, policy and practice, and conduct original research in an area of your interest.

Are you working in the education sector and want to further your professional development? The Master of Education supports educators working in a wide range of educational settings, as well as those with an academic interest in the field of education. The Master of Education is designed to promote critical engagement with contemporary issues in education. It provides particular opportunities for graduates with early childhood degrees who want to further enhance their professional knowledge.

Develop the knowledge and skills to advance your career in education. Courses cover a wide range of educational theory, policy and practice, including: curriculum and assessment, equity and evaluation in education, education policy, technologies for teaching and learning, and professional development. Choose between a full thesis and a smaller dissertation, and deepen your understanding of educational research methods. Research topics are selected in relation to participants' areas of interest.

Highly qualified academic staff
All academic staff have experience in practical and research settings in public and private organisations.

Flexible study options
To help you fit study around the other demands of your life, you can also study the Master of Education on a part-time basis.

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Career opportunities

You will gain the knowledge and understanding needed to advance your career in the education sector.

 

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Courses and timetables

To view the list of courses and timetables for this programme for 2010, please click here.

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must meet either the general admission requirements or the special admission requirements. Applicants must also meet the English language requirements. Applicants may be interviewed.

General admission

Applicants must:

  • Have a recognised bachelors degree in the same or similar discipline, with merit achievement (deemed to be an average grade of B- or higher in all level 7 courses); or
  • Hold a professional qualification in a relevant discipline, recognised as being equivalent to at least merit achievement in a bachelors degree.

Special admission

Applicants must hold a qualification equivalent to one recognised by the Ministry of Education as a degree for salary purposes.

English language

Applicants must:

  • Have a minimum of eight NCEA credits in English at level 2, of which four must be in Reading and four in Writing, or equivalent; or
  • Have successfully completed tertiary study at level 5 or higher in an English medium; or
  • Have a grade of 5 or better in New Zealand Sixth Form Certificate English in an English-rich subject, or equivalent; or
  • Have an overall IELTS band score (Academic) of no less than 6.5 (with no band score lower than 6.0 in Writing), or a TOEFL score of no less than 575, or equivalent; or
  • Have an appropriate Unitec English language qualification, such as the Diploma in English (Advanced), or equivalent.

 

 



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