Education

To avoid delays in completing your programme and incurring unnecessary costs, you must follow the enrolment guide below.

Programme list

For more course information, please visit Course Outlines and the course catalogue.

Postgraduate Certificate in Education – PGCertEd

There are 2 new courses in the PGCert Ed. Not yet timetabled so can't include in the guide just yet. EDCURRIC 734 and LANGTCHG 702.

Full-time

New students starting full-time in Semester One, 2025 choose 60 points from the courses below.

Semester 1, 2026 (60 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDCURRIC 720   Teaching with Digital Pedagogies (30 points)
EDPROFST 738   Educational Leadership (30 points)
EDPROFST 745 Group Counselling (15 points)
EDPROFST 746 Disability Policy and Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 702 Curriculum Design in Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 704 Advanced Study of Education Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 708 Critical Literacy and Assessment (30 points)
EDUC 706 Measurement and Advanced Statistics (30 points)
EDUC 716 Education and Diversity (30 points
EDUC 755 Social Psychology of the Classroom (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 734
 Issues in Child Welfare and Protection (30 points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
SOCCLEAD 706 Innovation, Design, Evaluation (30 points)

Late year: EDPROF 702 - The Twenty-first Century Classroom/Centre (30 points)

Summer school: EDPROF 707 - Bilingual Education (30 points)

Part-time

New students starting part-time in Semester One, 2026 choose 30 points from the table below.

Semester 1, 2026 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDCURRIC 720 Teaching with Digital Pedagogies (30 points)
EDPROFST 738 Educational Leadership (30 points)
EDPROFST 745
 Group Counselling (15 points)
EDPROFST 746 Disability Policy and Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 702
 Curriculum Design in Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 704 Advanced Study of Education Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 708 Critical Literacy and Assessment (30 points)
EDUC 706   Measurement and Advanced Statistics (30 points)
EDUC 716 Education and Diversity (30 points)
EDUC 755   Social Psychology of the Classroom (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 734
 Issues in Child Welfare and Protection (30 points)
EDUCSW 700   Research Methodologies (30 points)
SOCCLEAD 706   Innovation, Design, Evaluation (30 points)

For Semester Two, part-time students choose 30 points from the courses listed below.

Semester 2, 2026 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDPROF 704 Advanced Study of Education Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 732 Collaboration and Inclusive Practices (30 points)
EDPROFST 734  Inclusive Classroom Contexts (30 points)
EDPROFST 739
 Education Policy and Organisations (30 points)   
EDPROFST 782 Educational Change (30 points)
EDUC 705 Education and Global Policymaking (30 points)
EDUC 758 Winner and Losers? Social Theories of Education (30 points)
EDUC 767 Childhood Studies (30 points)
EDUC 709 Re-claiming Pasifika Education (30 points)
EDUC 741   Educational Psychology (30 points)
EDUC 787 Researching Māori Education (30 points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 700 Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses (30 points)

Late year: EDPROF 702 - The Twenty-first Century Classroom/Centre (30 points)

Summar School:  EDPROF 707 - Bilingual Education (30 points)

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Postgraduate Diploma in Education – PGDipEd

Full-time

Year 1: New students starting full-time in Semester One, 2026, choose 60 points from the courses listed in the table below.

Semester 1, 2026 (60 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDCURRIC 720 Teaching with Digital Pedagogies (30 points)
EDPROF 702 Curriculum Design in Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 708 Critical Literacy and Assessment (30 points)
EDPROF 704 Advanced Study of Education Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 724 Developing Communities of Learning (30 points)
EDPROFST 764 Disability Policy and Practice (30 points)
EDPROFST 738 Educational Leadership (30 points)
EDPROFST 745  Literacy Theory and Practice (15 points)
EDUC 706 Measurement and Advanced Statistics (30 points)  
EDUC 716 Education and Diversity (30 points)
EDUC 755 Social Psychology of the Classroom (30 points)
EDUC 759 Special Topic: Inclusive Practices for Neurodiversity (30 points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
SOCCLEAD 706 Innovation, Design, Evaluation (30 points)

For Semester Two, choose 60 points from the courses below:

Semester 2, 2026 (60 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDCURRIC 725 Special Topic: Curriculum Changes in Aotearoa (30 points)
EDPROF 704 Advanced Study of Education Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 732 Collaboration and Inclusive Practices (30 points)
EDPROFST 734 Inclusive Classroom Contexts (30 points)
EDPROF 737
 Ako: Learning to Learn and Teaching to Learn (30 points)
EDPROFST 702 Curriculum Design in Practice (30 points)
EDPROFST 739
 Education Policy and Organisations (30 points)
EDPROFST 782 Educational Change (30 points)
EDUC 709 Re-claiming Pasifika Education (30 points)
EDUC 741   Educational Psychology (30 points)
EDUC 787 Researching Māori Education (30 points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)

Summer School:  EDPROF 707 - Bilingual Education (30 points)

Part-time

Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2026 choose 30 points from the courses below.

Semester 1, 2026 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDCURRIC 720 Teaching with Digital Pedagogies (30 points)
EDPROF 704   Advanced Study of Education Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 702 Curriculum Design in Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 708 Critical Literacy and Assessment (30 points)
EDPROFST 764 Disability Policy and Practice (30 points)
EDPROFST 738 Educational Leadership (30 points)
EDPROFST 745 Literacy Theory and Practice (15 points)
EDUC 706 Measurement and Advanced Statistics (30 points)
EDUC 716 Education and Diversity (30 points)
EDUC 755   Social Psychology of the Classroom (30 points)
EDUC 759 Special Topic: Inclusive Practices for Neurodiversity (30 points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
SOCCLEAD 706 Innovation, Design, Evaluation (30 points)

In Semester Two, choose 30 points from the following courses:   

Semester 2, 2026 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDPROF 704 Advanced Study of Education Practice (30 points)
EDPROF 732   Collaboration and Inclusive Practices (30 points)
EDPROFST 734 Inclusive Classroom Contexts (30 points)
EDPROF 737
 Ako: Learning to Learn and Teaching to Learn (30 points)
EDPROFST 739 Education Policy and Organisations  (30 points)
EDPROFST 782 Educational Change (30 points)
EDUC 709 Re-claiming Pasifika Education (30 points)
EDUC 741   Educational Psychology (30 points)
EDUC 787 Researching Māori Education (30 points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)

Summer School:  EDPROF 707 - Bilingual Education (30 points)

Year 2

Semester 1, 2027 (30 points)
 A full list of course options in Semester One, 2027 will be available from early November 2026.
Semester 2, 2027 (30 points)
 A full list of course options in Semester Two, 2027 will be available from early November 2026.

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Master of Education – MEd (120 points - thesis only)

Full-time

Year 1: New students starting full-time in Semester 1, 2026 take the following courses:

Semester 1, 2026 (60 points)
 EDCURRIC 796A or EDPROFST 796A or EDPROFM 796A - Thesis (60 points)
Semester 2, 2026 (60 points)
EDCURRIC 796B or EDPROFST 796B or EDPROFM 796B - Thesis (60 points)

Part-time

Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2026 take the courses below.

Semester 1, 2026 (30 points)
EDPROFST 799A - Thesis (30 points)
Semester 2, 2026 (30 points)
EDPROFST 799B - Thesis (30 points)

Year 2

Semester 1, 2027 (30 points)
EDPROFST 799A - Thesis (30 points)
Semester 2, 2027 (30 points)
EDPROFST 799B - Thesis (30 points)

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Master of Education – MEd (180 points) Full-time

Full-time

Year 1: New students starting full-time in Semester 1, 2026 must take one research methods course, as below.

Semester 1, 2026
Course code Course name (points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)   

Plus, choose 30 points from the following:

Course code Course name (points)
EDCURRIC 720 Teaching with Digital Pedagogies (30 points)
EDPROF 708
 Critical Literacy and Assessment (30 points)
EDPROFST 745
 Group Counselling  (15 points)
EDPROFST 738 Educational Leadership (30 points)
EDUC 706 Measurement and Advanced Statistics (30 points)
EDUC 716 Education and Diversity (30 points)
EDUC 755   Social Psychology of the Classroom (30 points)
EDUC 759 Special Topic: Inclusive Practices for Neurodiversity (30 points)
SOCCLEAD 706  Innovation, Design, Evaluation (30 points)

In Semester Two, you will take 60 points, including one 30-point thesis paper:

Semester 2, 2026 (60 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDUC 794A
 Thesis (30 points)

Plus, choose 30 points from the following:

Course code Course name (points)
EDCURRIC 725
 Special Topic: Curriculum Changes in Aotearoa  (30 points)
EDPROF 702 Curriculum Design in Practice (30 points)
EDUC 705
 Education and Global Policymaking (30 points)
EDUC 758 Winner and Losers? Social Theories of Education (30 points)
EDUC 767 Childhood Studies (30 points)
EDPROFST 782 Educational Change (30 points)
EDPROFST 734 Inclusive Classroom Contexts (30 points)
EDPROFST 739 Educational Policy and Organisations (30 points)
EDUC 709 Re-claiming Pasifika Education (30 points)
EDUC 732 Culturally Sustaining Leadership (30 points)
EDUC 741   Educational Psychology (30 points)
EDUC 787   Māori and Indigenous Research (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 700 Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses (30 points)

Year 2

Semester 1, 2027 (60 points)
 EDUC 794B - Thesis (60 points)

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Master of Education – MEd (180 points) part-time

Part-time

Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2026, choose 30 points from the courses below.

Semester 1, 2026 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDCURRIC 720 Teaching with Digital Pedagogies (30 points)
EDPROF 708
 Critical Literacy and Assessment  (30 points)
EDPROFST 738 Educational Leadership (30 points)
EDUC 706 Measurement and Advanced Statistics (30 points)
EDUC 716 Education and Diversity (30 points)
EDUC 755 Social Psychology of the Classroom (30 points)
EDUC 759   Special Topic: Inclusive Practices for Neurodiversity (30 points)
SOCCLEAD 706 Innovation, Design, Evaluation (30 points)

For Semester Two, choose 30 points from the courses below.

Semester 2, 2026 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDPROFST 734 Inclusive Classroom Contexts (30 points)
EDPROFST 739 Educational Policy and Organisations (30 points)
EDPROFST 782 Educational Change (30 points)
EDUC 709 Re-claiming Pasifika Education (30 points)
EDUC 741   Educational Psychology (30 points)

Year 2: Students take the courses listed below.

Semester 1, 2027 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)   
Semester 2, 2027 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDUC 793
 Thesis (30 points)

Year 3: All students take the courses listed below.

Semester 1, 2028 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
 EDUC 793A   Thesis (30 points)
Semester 2, 2028 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDUC 793B
 Thesis (30 points)

More information and advice

If you need help with any aspects of application or enrolment, please visit auckland.ac.nz/askus

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