Course details

Summary

The Master of Teaching and Learning (MTchgLn) endorsed in Secondary Education is an intensive, research-informed programme of postgraduate study, usually completed in one calendar year of full-time study, or its equivalent in part-time study.

Top graduates from any discipline will be considered for this prestigious qualification. Student teachers will engage in an inquiry-based approach and intensive and extensive practice, working in partnership with schools and the University, which will lead to enhanced practitioner skills at individual, group and whole-class level.

In addition to meeting the requirements for provisional teacher registration in New Zealand, students of this programme will be enabled to become teacher researchers as they move into the profession of teaching.

This unique and innovative qualification is a joint initiative between the University of Otago College of Education and University of Waikato Faculty of Education. Each institution will award their own Master’s degree.

Programme Requirements

Subject Area

Teaching in Context: EDUC 471 Teaching in a New Zealand Context

Curriculum

• EDUC 477 Secondary Curriculum 1
• EDUC 577 Secondary Curriculum 2

Inquiry (Professional Experience)

• EDUC 478 Evidence-based Inquiry (Secondary)
• EDUC 578 Extended Evidence-based Inquiry (Secondary)

Pedagogy: EDUC 476 Diversity and Inclusion

Content Competency Tests

• EICT 199 Information and Communication Technologies Competency Test
• ELIT 199 Literacy Competence Test
• EMAT 196 Mathematics Competency Test (Secondary Specialisation), or
• EMAT 197 Mathematics Competency Test (ECE/Secondary)

Note: Any student who does not pass one or more of EICT 199, ELIT 199, and (EMAT 196 or 197 or 199) at the first attempt is recommended to take EICT 198 Essential ICT for Teaching, ELIT 198 Essential Literacy for Teaching, and/or support appropriate for EMAT 196 or 197 or 199(or equivalent papers).

Entry criteria

Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities), on the advice of the Dean, College of Education, who must be satisfied that, in accordance with Section 224 of the Education Act 1989, the applicant satisfies the requirements for admission to an initial teacher education programme.

Every applicant must have:

• a degree (at Level 7 or above on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework) with an average grade of at least B+ in the final year major subject requirements for a bachelor’s degree (requiring papers worth at least 360 points) or in the course components for a postgraduate qualification; or,
• alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).

Applicants whose first language is not English or 毛利 must provide certified results of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 7.5 in the academic version (with no individual component below 7.5) prior to admission.