• He ako kei rō horopaki ako reo rua, kākanorua, he ako ā-whānau. He tohu tēnei mā te hunga e ngākau nui ana ki te whakapākari i ā rātou mōhiotanga ki te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. Hei te tau tuatoru o te tohu paetahi, he reo rumaki ngā akoranga katoa (81+ te reo Māori).

  Learn in a bilingual, bicultural, whānau-style atmosphere. This qualification is open to all who have a commitment to developing competence in te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. By the third year of the degree, the delivery is level 1 (81+% te reo Māori immersion).

• He ako ā-rorohiko, ā-kanohi kitea hoki te momo ako, nā reira, ka taea te ako mai tawhiti. Heoi anō me matua tae ā-tinana ki ētahi wāhanga o ia tau, he noho marae ki te hau kāinga o Kāi Tahu ia tau.

  This is a mixed method style of delivery with content being available online, therefore you can learn from anywhere. Kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face) delivery will also be included in the programme through scheduled block wānanga each year and two noho marae each year.

• Ko ngā wheako mahi ngaio, arā ngā akoranga 'Mana Ako', kei rō whare kōhungahunga me ngā kura tuatahi Māori he wāhanga matua kia mārama pū ki ngā āhuatanga o te horopaki ako me ngā mahi o te kaiako.

  Professional Practice Exploration experiences may occur in whare kōhungahunga (early childhood centres), bilingual primary, and kura kaupapa Māori settings throughout your degree.

Ko ngā pūkenga o te reo Māori me ōna tikanga, me ngā mātauranga Māori ētahi pūmanawa whakaharahara ki Aotearoa nei, he tino taonga mā tātou katoa. Ko ngā raukura o tēnei tohu, e kaha kōrero Māori ana, me ngā pūmanawa o te kākanorua, e kaha pīrangitia ana hei kaimahi ki Aotearoa me te ao whānui, nā ngā mōhiotanga maha, me ngā hononga ki ngā iwi taketake o te ao.

Ko ngā māramatanga o ngā tikanga rua, he tūāpapa pai mō ngā mahi kei ngā kaupapa here mātauranga, mahi kaitautoko whakaako me ētahi atu kaupapa ki te poipoi i ā tātou tamariki, mokopuna.

Kaiako with skills in te reo Māori and mātauranga Māori are highly valued in Aotearoa in both English medium and Māori medium settings.

Bicultural knowledge and competence is essential for work in educational policy, support services, and other fields that involve working with and for people.