Entry requirements

You will need to have a bachelor's degree (or an equivalent degree) with a major in Education or a related subject with a B grade average; or have any Aotearoa university degree and a professional teaching qualification.

If English is not your first language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements. 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, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education or use the admission requirements checker.

You can apply online at myUC.

See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.

Subjects and courses

You may study towards the PGDipEd unendorsed, or may choose from the following endorsement options:

• Digital Education Futures
• Early Years
• Inclusive and Special Education
• Leadership
• Literacy
• Teaching and Learning Languages
• Tertiary Teaching

Courses towards an endorsement are listed in the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Schedule.

The remaining courses (or 120 points of courses for the unendorsed option) are chosen from Master of Education Schedule V.

More information on each endorsement is available on Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education.

Further study

You may choose to proceed to the Master of Education or Master of Education (Thesis).

UC also offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education, and a Doctor of Education.

Career opportunities

Postgraduate study can bring many career benefits eg, specialist skills and enhanced knowledge, entry into specific occupations, higher starting salary/progression rates, research capability/achievement, and evidence of high academic attainment/self-discipline.