New Zealand
University of Waikato| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTchg | find out | 3 years | February | NZD 5879 per year | NZD 22790 per year |
Teachers are influential community members, making a difference to young people and their learning, knowledge and skill acquisition. They play a major role in helping their students develop their independence and success in their lives.
As a graduate of this programme you will be among the best prepared teaching graduates and highly regarded by education employers, within NZ and overseas. You'll have the understanding, skills and academic requirements to be an early childhood, primary or secondary teacher. You'll be eligible to apply for a provisional practicing certificate, and after two years of full time teaching be granted a full practicing certificate with the New Zealand Education Council. 82% of recent teaching graduates are in employment.
At the University of Waikato:
We consistently place in the top 100 for education in the international QS subject rankings, which assesses more than 800 universities across the world.
Our staff are dedicated to inspiring the next generation of teachers and improving classroom practice and conducting research inquiry of their own in their specialist areas.
We have:
Scholarships available: TeachNZ
Bachelor of Teaching (BTchg) specified programmes:
Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)
Prepare yourself for a career working in a variety of early childhood settings with children from birth up to six years old. Gain theoretical and practical experience as you learn about all the aspects of Te Whariki - the Early Childhood curriculum. It's an integrated programme with seven major themes: bicultural development; cultural diversity; equity and social justice; inclusion; parents and whanau; transition to school; and infants and toddlers.
Note: there is a Ki Taiao degree option if there is sufficient demand.
Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)
Prepare yourself for a career in primary, intermediate and middle schools or kura, working with children from five to 13 years old. You'll gain a solid foundation in all aspects of the New Zealand curriculum. You'll also learn about professional and ethical practices, child development, issues that face teachers and learners with special needs, teaching children from diverse backgrounds, classroom mangement, environmental education for sustainability, and the wider contexts of school, community and national systems. On practicum, you'll take an active role in the classroom under the guidance of an associate teacher. This includes a minimum of one day per week in the first year of your degree, a six week block in second year and an eight week block in third year. During your degree you'll experience different types of schools and work with a range of age groups.
Bachelor of Teaching (Primary - Kākano Rua)
He Tohu Pouako Paetahi (Kura Tuatahi) tēnei e toro atu ana ki ngā tāngata e hiahia ana ki te whakaako tamariki i roto i ngā hōtaka arareo Māori, taumata 1 me te 2, ki roto i ngā kura tuatahi me ngā kura takawaenga. Ka taea hoki ngā manu taiko o tēnei hōtaka ki te whakaako i roto i ngā kura auraki.
E tuwhera ana tēnei ara ki ngā tāngata e ngākaunui ana ki te mātauranga Māori me te tautoko i te whānau o ngā kura. Ko te kaupapa Māori te tūāpapa mō ētahi o ngā pepa nei. Me matatau te kaitono ki te reo Māori ahakoa tōna iti, engari i reira te kaikā ki te whakapakari ake i roto i ngā pūkenga ki te kōrero, ki te pānui, ki te tuhituhi.
Me ū te kaitono kia pakari ake tōna reo.
An area of national demand, prepare yourself for teaching in English language, bilingual and total Maori immersion settings. Students follow the BTchg Primary programme and take papers that examine Te Marataunga o Aotearoa and the teaching and learning of te reo Maori. For entry, a level of proficiency to Level 2 NCEA Te Reo Maori is required - conditions apply.
Bachelor of Teaching (Primary - Mixed Media Presentation (MMP))
Suitable for people living in regions where it would be difficult to attend the University of Waikato campus. The programme includes the same core papers available to BTchg (Primary) on-campus students. Learning is conducted primarily online with compulsory week-long, face-to-face sessions on-campus in Hamilton in February, June and August.
There are regular opportunities to observe and participate in teaching, with one day per week spent in a base school in your community during the first year, followed by a three-week practicum in October. During years two and three, further practicums will be completed at two different schools working with different age groups. Note that the preference is for school leavers to enrol in the on-campus programme.
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Contact University of Waikato to find course entry requirements.
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