School of Teacher Education

The School of Teacher Education provides a range of undergraduate, graduate and masters qualifications, teacher education programmes, and postgraduate endorsements in Specialist Teaching, Literacy, Teaching and Learning Languages, and Hoaka Pounamu.

We are committed to providing exemplary programmes for teachers, supervisors, curriculum specialists, and other professionals pursuing careers in education both in on-campus and distance deliveries. For more details, please review the course offering pages.

Planning a career in schools or education?

We have courses for students interested in careers in teaching at all levels. Find out more.

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Melissa Waite, who is now a secondary school teacher, shares her UC story.

Staff contact and research profiles

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News, events and seminars

Ground broken on new UCSA building Haere-roa

A ground-breaking ceremony was held today to celebrate the new University of Canterbury Students’ Association (UCSA) bui...

UC study aims to improve symptoms of depression an...

A world-leading new University of Canterbury research trial aims to help pregnant women improve symptoms of anxiety and...

Using milk protein to 3D-imprint muscle and bone c...

A University of Canterbury PhD student is using milk protein to 3D-imprint muscle and bone cells and one day she hopes h...