Education qualifications

UC's Youth and Community Leadership (YACL) programmes meet a growing need for innovative leaders who can take action on national and global challenges facing our young people and communities. Learn about how you can be empowered to make positive, meaningful contributions in your community.

UC Education offers a wide range of initial Teacher Education pathways that are innovative, applied, and relevant. From early childhood to mātauranga māori, primary and secondary teaching, check out Teacher Education options at UC. Tūhuratia te manahau o te ao ako, Discover the joy of teaching!

UC offers postgraduate courses online and on campus that are ideal for teachers, educationalists, and professionals who want to extend their existing qualifications or expand their knowledge in educational studies. Learn more about postgraduate study and professional development in education at UC.

Studying education relates our learning and development to the formal and informal social structures that contextualise these daily experiences. Educational studies is an interdisciplinary subject that intersects psychology, philosophy, sociology, history, and political science. Find out about Educational Studies and Leadership at UC.