Graduate Diploma in Māori Language and Pedagogies: Aumiri Pounamu

The GradDipMLP is open to those who are provisionally certified as teachers, those that hold a subject to confirmation practising certificate, and full practising teachers.

You will need to have completed an Aotearoa New Zealand teacher education degree (or other qualifications of an equivalent standard) to enrol in this programme.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Graduate Diploma in Māori Language and Pedagogies: Aumiri Pounamu or use the admission requirements checker.

How to apply

You can apply online at myUC. Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

There will also be a hui with the Programme Coordinator as part of your application to assess your current level of te reo competency and ascertain the support you will need during study.

For information on the enrolment process, please see Te Kura Whakangungu Kaiako Aumiri Pounamu | School of Teacher Education website.

The GradDipMLP requires 120 points of compulsory courses, which can be completed within 4 years of part-time study, starting in January. These courses are delivered in collaboration with Mātauraka Mahaanui.

There are flexible options to suit working kaiako teachers, including noho marae experiences, day wānanga, and night classes.

Students who are unable to complete all of the requirements on the Diploma can apply to the Dean of Education and Health Sciences to transfer their completed courses to the Graduate Certificate in Maori and Language Pedagogies: Aumiri Pounamu.

For more information on the programme structure, please see Te Kura Whakangungu Kaiako Aumiri Pounamu | School of Teacher Education website.

Compulsory courses

• EDMI311 Whakapiki te Reo
• EDMI312 Mātauraka Māori
• EDMI313 Te Marau ā-iwi
• EDMI315 Kaupapa Māori Pedagogies
• EDMI316 Whakapiki i te Reo 2
• EDMI317 Rangahau Māori
• EDMI324 Te Reo o te Whenua Tahi
• EDMI325 Te Reo o te Whenua Rua

This Diploma is particularly suited as preparation for the Master of Hōaka Pounamu | Māori Bilingual and Immersion Teaching and Learning.

UC offers a number of postgraduate degrees for practising teachers to research and critique contemporary education practices, theories, and policies.

• Postgraduate Certificate in Arts in Education
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Education
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education
• Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning
• Master of Arts in Education
• Master of Arts (Thesis) in Education
• Master of Education
• Master of Education (Thesis)
• Master of Teaching and Learning
• Doctor of Education
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education

You may also consider further developing your te reo competency or Māori knowledge:

• Postgraduate Certificate in Arts in Te Reo Māori or Māori and Indigenous Studies
• Postgraduate Certificate in Māori and Indigenous Leadership
• Postgraduate Certificate in Te Reo Māori
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Te Reo Māori or Māori and Indigenous Studies
• Postgraduate Diploma in Te Reo Māori
• Master of Arts in Te Reo Māori or Māori and Indigenous Studies
• Master of Arts (Thesis) in Te Reo Māori or Māori and Indigenous Studies
• Master of Māori and Indigenous Leadership
• Master of Te Reo Māori
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Te Reo Maori or Māori and Indigenous Studies

Useful information:

• Read what other UC postgraduate students have gone on to achieve in their studies and careers in our student and graduate profiles.
• Te Rōpū Rapuara | UC Careers can help you to achieve the career you want, connect with employers, or find a job.
• For research into career destinations by qualification, visit Te Pōkai Tara | Universities New Zealand website.
• Find out more about what you can do with a degree from UC.
• Come along to an upcoming information event for prospective postgraduate students.