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Study Education at Otago

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements
• Further Information

Overview

Education programmes provide a critical analysis of contemporary educational theories, policies and practices. Education papers also enhance students' programmes in related fields of history, psychology, social work, and other major subjects.

Note: Further information about teaching qualifications is available elsewhere on this website.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts)
• Master of Arts (MA)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Note: A full list of qualifications offered by the College of Education is available elsewhere on this website.

Papers

See the full list of Education (EDUC) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Education

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	EDUC 101 EDUC 102	18 18
200-level	Three 200-level EDUC or EDUX papers	54
300-level	Four 300-level EDUC or EDUX papers	72
Plus	198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts	198
Total		360

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Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Education

Stage	Papers	Points
1st stage	EDUC 101 EDUC 102 90 further points	18 18 90
2nd stage	Four 200-level EDUC papers 54 further points One 300-level EDUC or EDUX paper may be substituted for one 200-level EDUC paper	72 54
3rd stage	Seven 300-level EDUC or EDUX papers 400-level EDUC / EDUX papers may be substituted for up to two 300-level EDUC / EDUX papers	126
4th stage	EDUC 480 / EDUX 480 EDUX 407 60 further 400-level EDUC / EDUX points Students who have already passed EDUC 351 may substitute EDUC 422 or EDUC 427 for EDUX 407 A 300-level paper may be substituted for one 15-point 400-level paper. Alternatively, two 300-level papers may be substituted for one 30-point 400-level paper	30 30 60

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Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Education

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) programme in Education is the same as the fourth stage course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Education is also available through Distance Learning.

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Minor Subject Requirements

Education as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	EDUC 101 EDUC 102	18 18
200-level	Two of EDUC 211, EDUC 230, EDUC 251, EDUC 252, EDUC 253, EDUC 254, EDUC 257	36
300-level	One of EDUC 306, EDUC 307, EDUC 308, EDUC 311, EDUC 313, EDUC 318, EDUC 330, EDUC 331, EDUC 335, EDUC 351, EDUX 311, EDUX 317	18
Total		90

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Further Information

Email us at education@otago.ac.nz or visit our home page http://www.otago.ac.nz/education