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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 |
The Creative Process |
EDUC 104G |
Sports in Society |
EDUC 113 |
Current Issues in Education |
EDUC 114 |
Introduction to Māori EducationRestriction: EDUC 103, EDPROFST 100 |
EDUC 115 |
Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development |
EDUC 116 |
Introduction to Educational Thought |
EDUC 117 |
Teaching and Learning: An Educational Psychological Perspective |
EDUC 121/121G |
How People Learn |
EDUC 122/122G |
Learning Sexualities |
DISABLTY 113G |
Making Disabilities: The Construction of Ideas |
YOUTHWRK 152G |
Understanding New Zealand Youth |
Stage 2
Course Code |
Course Name |
EDUC 200 |
Youth Mentoring |
EDUC 201 |
History of Education |
EDUC 204 |
Philosophy and Sociology of Education |
EDUC 211 |
Schooling Ethnic Diversity |
EDUC 213 |
Education and Social Justice |
EDUC 221 |
Child Development |
EDUC 223 |
Educational Psychology |
EDUC 224 |
Assessment and Evaluation in Education |
EDUC 225 |
Curriculum, Assessment and Evaluation |
EDUC 283 |
Pedagogy – Beyond Skills and Methods |
Stage 3
Course Code |
Course Name |
EDUC 300 |
Understanding Childhood |
EDUC 304 |
Educational Philosophy and Policy |
EDUC 308 |
Teachers and Teaching |
EDUC 316 |
Gifted Education |
EDUC 317 |
History and Sociology of Education |
EDUC 318 |
Teaching Languages in Schools |
EDUC 322 |
Re-thinking Pasifika Education |
EDUC 323 |
Contemporary Topics in Educational Psychology |
EDUC 341 |
Introduction to Counselling in the Community |
EDUC 347 |
Special Topic: The Idea of the University Student |
EDUC 348 |
The Reading Process |
EDUC 351 |
Understanding Behaviour in Classrooms |
EDUC 352 |
Adolescence |
EDUC 360 |
Treaty Politics in Education |
EDUC 381 |
Adult Learning and Education |
EDUC 384 |
Information Technology in Education |
- 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
- University of Auckland International Student Scholarships