StudyQA — Bachelor: Education in the Liberal Arts

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If you are interested in education, but not necessarily teaching, you can study Education as either a major, minor or elective subject within a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. The study of Education is essential to informing and understanding life in a modern society. Studies in Education also complement a wide range of other subjects and degrees.

Programme highlights

Choose from a wide range of courses dealing with varied aspects and areas of education such as gender and education, child and adolescent development, and the sociology, philosophy, politics and psychology of education.
Course material is informed by the latest research in education. Learn from lecturers who are specialists in their field.
Opens doors into a wide variety of career opportunities.
Opportunity to complete part of your BA overseas at one of more than 90 universities in 25 different countries (360° Auckland Abroad).

Stage 1

Course Code	Course Name
EDUC 100G (15 Points)	The Creative Process
EDUC 104G (15 Points)	Sports in Society
EDUC 113 (15 Points)	Current Issues in Education Restriction: EDUC 118
EDUC 114 (15 Points)	Introduction to Māori EducationRestriction: EDUC 103, EDPROFST 100
EDUC 115 (15 Points)	Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development
EDUC 116 (15 Points)	Introduction to Educational Thought
EDUC 117 (15 Points)	Teaching and Learning: An Educational Psychological Perspective Restriction: EDUC 111, 119, 121/121G
EDUC 121/121G (15 Points)	How People Learn Restriction: EDUC 111, 117
EDUC 122/122G (15 Points)	Learning Sexualities Restriction: ACE 535.507
DISABLTY 113G (15 Points)	Making Disabilities: The Construction of Ideas
YOUTHWRK 152G (15 Points)	Understanding New Zealand Youth

Stage 2

Course Code	Course Name
EDUC 200 (15 Points)	Youth Mentoring Prerequisite: Any 60 points passed. To enrol in this course students must receive permission from the academic director, Dr Pat Bullen (email: p.bullen@auckland.ac.nz)
EDUC 201 (15 Points)	History of Education Prerequisite: Any 60 points passed
EDUC 204 (15 Points)	Philosophy and Sociology of Education Prerequisite: Any 60 points passed Restriction: EDUC 206, 208
EDUC 211 (15 Points)	Schooling Ethnic Diversity Prerequisite: Any 60 points passed Restriction: EDUC 310
EDUC 213 (15 Points)	Education and Social Justice Prerequisite: Any 60 points passed
EDUC 221 (15 Points)	Child Development Prerequisite: Any 60 points passed
EDUC 223 (15 Points)	Educational Psychology Prerequisite: Any 60 points passed
EDUC 224 (15 Points)	Assessment and Evaluation in Education Prerequisite: Any 60 points passed Restriction: EDUC 225, 230-232, EDUCM 230
EDUC 225 (15 Points)	Curriculum, Assessment and Evaluation Prerequisite: Any 60 points passed Restriction: EDUC 210, 224, 230-232, EDUCM 230
EDUC 283 (15 Points)	Pedagogy – Beyond Skills and Methods Prerequisite: Any 60 points passed Restriction: EDUC 383

Stage 3

Course Code	Course Name
EDUC 300 (15 Points)	Understanding Childhood Prerequisite: Any 45 points passes at Stage II
EDUC 304 (15 Points)	Educational Philosophy and Policy Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II
EDUC 308 (15 Points)	Teachers and Teaching Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II
EDUC 316 (15 Points)	Gifted Education Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II
EDUC 317 (15 Points)	History and Sociology of Education Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II
EDUC 318 (15 Points)	Teaching Languages in Schools Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II
EDUC 322 (15 points)	Re-thinking Pasifika Education Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II Restriction: EDUC 309
EDUC 323 (15 Points)	Contemporary Topics in Educational Psychology Prerequisite: 45 points at Stage II Restriction: EDUC 342
EDUC 341 (15 Points)	Introduction to Counselling in the Community Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II
EDUC 347 (15 points)	Special Topic: The Idea of the University Student Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II
EDUC 348 (15 Points)	The Reading Process Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II
EDUC 351 (15 Points)	Understanding Behaviour in Classrooms Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II
EDUC 352 (15 Points)	Adolescence Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II Restriction: EDUC 343, 344
EDUC 360 (15 Points)	Treaty Politics in Education Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II
EDUC 381 (15 Points)	Adult Learning and Education Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II
EDUC 384 (15 Points)	Information Technology in Education Prerequisite: Any 45 points passed at Stage II

General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level. A minimum of three A-Level subjects completed, with at least 'C' grade or higher attained. General Studies or similar general papers cannot be included.
Complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum total score of 24).
IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.0 and all bands 5.5 or better
Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 80 plus a written score of 21
Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 550 plus Essay (TWE) of 4.5
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 169 and all bands 162 or better
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 50 and no PTE communicative skills score below 42. You must authorise the University to view and verify your PTE scores.
Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 80