Teacher Education
Qualifications
Overview
Teaching is a varied and rewarding career for people who are energetic, creative, and committed to making a difference for children and young people.
Develop your own teaching style with studies in education and learning theories, classroom placements, interactive workshops, and mentoring from practising teachers in Aotearoa.
- Qualify to be an Early Childhood, Primary, or Secondary school teacher.
- Learn the Aotearoa school curriculum, te ao Māori, and how to engage kids and young people with their academic, social, and emotional needs.
- Flexible study options for some programmes, including on-campus, distance, blended study, and part-time.
- School placements and community engagement projects will prepare you for the classroom.
UC offers qualifications in:
- Early Childhood Teacher Education
- Primary Teacher Education
- Mātauranga Māori
- Secondary Teacher Education (postgraduate only)
These programmes lead to provisional teacher registration in Aotearoa New Zealand.
For details on entry requirements and the application process, see the Guide to Applying.
See also Education offered as a major and minor in other degrees.
Your classroom skills planning lessons, coordinating tasks, and communicating ideas will prepare you to develop lifelong learning in young people. You will also suit other areas such as politics, business, and community engagement where working with diverse groups and motivating others is especially useful.
Career pathways could include:
- early childhood, primary, or secondary teacher
- policy and advocacy
- youth work and counselling
- educational publisher.
Find out more about what you can do with a teaching degree.
Contact us
Te Kura Whakangungu Kaiako | School of Teacher Education
Phone +64 3 369 3333
Email education@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
Level 5, Rehua building – see campus maps
Postal address
Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
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