What will my study involve?

Courses

UC offers the following qualifications specialising in Secondary Teacher Education:

• Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning
• Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning
• Master of Teaching and Learning

Secondary Teacher Education is made up of courses in the following areas of study:

• Professional Studies where you learn about the secondary school student and hone presentation skills, lesson planning, classroom management, questioning skills, learning theories, and teaching strategies.
• Education Studies provides opportunities for students to explore issues surrounding the history, sociology, philosophy, politics, cultural contexts, and psychology of education. It also considers strategies for using ICT in education and e-learning.
• Teaching Practice is the school-based requirement of the programme and provides the placement contexts in which students develop skills and gain experience in practical situations.
• All Teaching Studies courses focus on the essential learning areas of the Aotearoa New Zealand Curriculum including curriculum statements, examination prescriptions, unit and achievement standards, teaching and management approaches, assessment practices, and curriculum resources.

For the Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning, Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning, and Master of Teaching and Learning, you can choose up to two teaching subjects from the Teaching Studies list below. Previous degree studies, preferably to 300-level, is required for your main teaching subject. For your secondary teaching subject, study to at least 200-level is preferable.

• Biology with Science
• Classical Studies with Social Studies
• Chemistry with Science
• Commerce with Business Studies
• English
• Geography with Social Studies
• Health with HPE
• History with Social Studies
• International Languages
• Mathematics
• Music
• Outdoor and Environmental Education with HPE
• Performing Arts
• Physical Education with HPE
• Physics with Science
• Te Reo Māori
• Technology
• Visual Arts

Career opportunities

Career pathways could include:

• secondary teaching
• public sector
• human services
• industry training.

Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Secondary Teacher Education.