Become a qualified secondary school teacher in UC's one-year programmes.
Secondary Teacher Education offers you an exciting and rewarding career teaching and creating a positive impact on the youth of Aotearoa, in particular subjects of your choosing.
To complete this subject, you will need to already have an Aotearoa New Zealand bachelor’s degree.
Qualify for registration as a secondary school teacher with three postgraduate degree programmes offered at UC.
UC offers the following qualifications specialising in Secondary Teacher Education:
Secondary Teacher Education is made up of courses in the following areas of study:
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 200-level is preferable.
After completing one of our programmes, you will be eligible to apply for provisional registration as a secondary school teacher and can apply for teaching positions in Aotearoa New Zealand schools and in many countries around the world.
A teaching degree also prepares you for roles in school leadership, business management, and services that involve training and working with youth and other people.
Career pathways could include:
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Secondary Teacher Education.
