Study Early Childhood Education
Overview
If you have a passion and enthusiasm for children and their learning you are encouraged to apply for admission to one of the University of Otago teacher education qualifications endorsed in Early Childhood Education.
If you are looking into becoming an early childhood teacher and are nearing the end of your studies in secondary school, or you do not hold a degree, the Bachelor of Teaching (3 year programme) or Bachelor of Education Studies and consecutive Graduate Diploma in Education and Teaching (combined 4 year programme) may be an option for you.
If you already hold a degree, you may wish to consider the Graduate Diploma in Teaching as an option. This graduate diploma is designed as a one year programme and may be taken part-time over two years.
Graduates of these well established and highly regarded programmes will be qualified to teach in early childhood settings.
Qualifications
Early Childhood Education Programmes:
- Bachelor of Teaching (BTchg)
- Bachelor of Education Studies (BEdSt) and consecutive
Graduate Diploma in Education and Teaching (GradDipEdTchg) - Graduate Diploma in Teaching (GradDipTchg)
Entrance Requirements
Please refer to this page.
Admission into our Teacher Education Programmes
Please refer to this page.