Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education
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Overview
Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education
Learn to navigate the pedagogical, social, and ethical complexities of AI and digital technologies in education with the Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education at UC.
Designed for teachers, educational leaders, learning designers, learning support professionals and other education practitioners, this diploma explores foundational theories in AI literacy, digital pedagogy, learning design, and educational innovation, preparing educators who can critically evaluate and apply AI-informed approaches within Aotearoa New Zealand and global educational contexts.
Through compulsory and elective courses in topics including leadership, special education, literacy education, and ethics you will learn to design, adapt, and implement AI-enabled and digitally supported lessons, assessments, and learning activities that support learner agency, inclusion, and equitable participation.
Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education
- Deepen your knowledge and capabilities in artificial intelligence, digital education, digital pedagogy, and learning design.
- Develop critical awareness of the ethical, cultural, and social implications of AI and digital technologies in education.
- Learn to interpret and apply research, policy, and evidence related to AI and digital education.
- Gain the skills to contribute to innovation and improvement within professional contexts and support responsible digital and AI-enabled change in education.
Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education
To be accepted into the Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education, you must hold an Aotearoa New Zealand bachelor’s degree in Education or a related discipline, or equivalent qualification, with at least a B grade average.
If English is not your first language, you are also required to meet UC's Postgraduate language requirements. See how to provide your English language evidence to UC. If you need help meeting these requirements, or would like to practise your English skills before studying, UC offers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) language programmes.
For the full entry requirements, use the admission requirements checker.
How to apply
You can apply online at myUC.
See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.
Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education
The Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education at UC is made up of 120 points, including 90 points of compulsory courses and 30 points of elective courses.
Beginning in February, July, or November, the programme will take 1 year full-time or up to 3 years part-time to complete.
Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education
Compulsory courses
- EDME433 Digital and AI pedagogies for enhanced learning
- EDME630 Leading Change in Digital Education
- EADE441 Foundations of AI Education
- EADE443 AI-Enabled Learning Design
Elective course
Choose 30 points from these options:
- EDME694 Research Methods in Education (30 points)
- EDME407 Contemporary Issues in Literacy Education (30 points)
- EDME420 Inclusive and Special Education (30 points)
- EDME618 Dyslexia: Identification and Intervention (30 points)
- EDME638 Teachers as Leaders (30 points)
- EDME659 Advancing Pacific Educational Success (30 points)
- EDME669 Decision Making in Leadership (30 points)
- EDME685 Culturally Inclusive Pedagogies: Motivating Diverse Learners (30 points)
- EADE442 Foundations of Learning Design in Digital Education (15 points)
- APAI601 Foundations of Applied Artificial Intelligence (15 points)
- APAI602 Applied Artificial Intelligence in Practice: Applications and Case Studies (15 points)
- APAI603 Contemporary Issues in Applied Artificial Intelligence (15 points)
- APAI620 Applied Artificial Intelligence Research in Practice (15 points)
- PHIL425 Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (15 points)
If you are interested in continuing with your postgraduate study, you can apply for entry to the Master of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education.
Contact a Student Advisor for further information.
Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education
Graduates of this diploma will be well-prepared to contribute to learning support, learning design, educational development or research roles across education settings in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.
