Postgraduate Diploma in Education – PGDipEd
Education studies
A course by
Massey University
Extend your professional knowledge, explore new developments, and enhance your contribution to the education field with this flexible postgraduate qualification.
NZ$11,615
inc GST
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This course starts anytime
NZQA Level 8 Certification (120 Credits)
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NZ$11,615
inc GST
Enquire about international pricing
This course starts anytime
NZQA Level 8 Certification (120 Credits)
Post Grad
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Core skills this course teaches
Critically apply theory and research in education
Learn to understand and analyse complex issues, practices, and policies in education within various contexts.
Demonstrate analytical, synthesis, and critical evaluation skills
Develop advanced skills in analysis, synthesis, and critical evaluation related to teaching and learning.
What You're Signing Up For
Massey's Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDipEd) is designed to extend your professional knowledge, support exploration of contemporary developments in education, and enhance your leadership and analytical abilities. Tailor your study through a range of specialisations—such as digital education, early years, educational leadership, inclusion, mathematics, and more—or through an individualised pathway. The programme is enquiry-based and focused on critical reflection, research skills, social justice, and contemporary issues in education.
Course Content
- Compulsory course: Ruia taitea: Transforming Education (critical issues in education, social justice, collective wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand)
- Research methods course (options include Research Methodologies in Education; Indigenous Research Methodologies)
- Specialisation options in: Digital Education, Early Years, Educational Administration and Leadership, Inclusive Education, Literacy Education, Mathematics Education, Unendorsed/individualised pathways
- Electives such as: Guidance in Education, Education and the Law, Pacific Peoples and Education in New Zealand, Advanced Studies in Motivation and Learning, Assessment for Learning and Teaching, Mana Kura: Leadership in Māori Education, STEM in Education and Society
What you need to know first
Bachelor of Education or equivalent, OR any bachelor's degree plus a professional qualification in teaching
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