Graduate Diploma in Teaching - Early Childhood Education

Overview

One-year Programme (full-time or part-time available)

Dunedin and Invercargill (dependent on student enrolments in Invercargill)

This is an intensive programme and a rigorous qualification for graduates who want to enter the exciting world of early childhood education. Courses within this qualification address professional teaching issues, the early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki, education theory and practical teaching experience.

This is ideally suited to primary-qualified teachers who want to enter the early childhood sector, or graduates who want to gain an early childhood teaching qualification. Students need to have met a proportion of the outcomes prior to entry. Students wishing to undertake this diploma would also need to ensure that they undertake the prerequisite course, EDTX132 – An Introduction to Human Development, or an equivalent paper.

Programme Structure

*Selected from EDSU/EDSX 106 Te Whiranga o Te Reo or MAOR 110 Introduction to Conversational Māori, or equivalent paper

 

Entrance Requirements, Admission Process & Application Forms

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Further information

The Graduate Diploma programme structure is available on the website: http://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/qualifications/graddiptchg.html

Enquiries about teaching:
Phil Lemalu
Tel +64 3 479 3762
Email phil.lemalu@otago.ac.nz

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