Use your existing degree to teach.
If you already have a degree, you could become a teacher with the one-year Master of Teaching and Learning (MTchgLn) programme.
The Secondary Education programme builds on the knowledge you have acquired in your initial degree studies, and is designed to develop understanding, skills and values that allow you to implement innovative and effective teaching practices in New Zealand secondary schools.
On completion of the programme, students will be qualified to teach in secondary schools throughout New Zealand and in most overseas countries.
Secondary Education is an endorsement (specialisation) option for the Master of Teaching and Learning (MTchgLn).
Qualifications
Explore your study options further. Refer to enrolment information found on the following qualification page.
- Master of Teaching and Learning (MTchgLn)
Programme requirements
Master of Teaching and Learning (MTchgLn) endorsed in Secondary Education
| Subject Area | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching in Context | EDUC 471 Teaching in a New Zealand Context | 30 |
| Curriculum | EDUC 477 Secondary Curriculum 1 EDUC 577 Secondary Curriculum 2 | 30 30 |
| Inquiry (Professional Experience) | EDUC 478 Evidence-based Inquiry (Secondary) EDUC 578 Extended Evidence-based Inquiry (Secondary) | 30 30 |
| Pedagogy | EDUC 476 Diversity and Inclusion | 30 |
| Content Competency Tests | EICT 199 Information and Communication Technologies Competency Test ELIT 199 Literacy Competence Test EMAT 196 Mathematics Competency Test (Secondary Specialisation), or | 0 0 0 |
| Total | 180 | |
Note: Any student who does not pass one or more of EICT 199, ELIT 199, and (EMAT 196 or 197 or 199) at the first attempt is recommended to take EICT 198 Essential ICT for Teaching, ELIT 198 Essential Literacy for Teaching, and/or support appropriate for EMAT 196 or 197 or 199(or equivalent papers).
Key information for students
Contact us
University of Otago College of Education
Tel 0800 TO TEACH (0800 868 3224)
Email education@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/education
