Postgraduate Certificate in Specialist Teaching
Course details
| Domestic tuition | $3,278 per year |
|---|---|
| NZQF Level | 8 |
About the course
The Postgraduate Certificate in Specialist Teaching will give you the skills and networks to work in a principles-based, interprofessional way to transform outcomes for all learners. You will work collaboratively at universal, targeted and tailored levels to bring about barrier-free access to education.
The qualification uses inquiry and evidence-based approaches to support you in working with practitioners, kaiako and whānau in proactive and positive ways. Through developing strong and productive partnerships you will be able to support identity, language and culture across educational contexts.
The Postgraduate Certificate in Specialist Teaching has two compulsory courses:
- Professional Learning Pathway (interprofessional)
- Specialist Theory and Foundations (specialist area)
The interprofessional approach allows you to learn with, from and about each other within a community of practice.
You can choose to continue your specialist teaching study by pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Teaching (two more courses) or a Master of Specialist Teaching (four more courses).
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Entry requirements
All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.
This is a selected entry qualification. This means there are a number of extra requirements you must meet.
To enter the Postgraduate Certificate in Specialist Teaching programme you will have:
- been awarded or qualified for a bachelor’s degree, (or equivalent) and
- been awarded or qualified for a relevant professional qualification, and
- have completed at least two years relevant professional experience.
- You must provide verified copies of all academic transcripts for studies taken at all universities other than Massey University
You will also provide the following documents as part of the selection process:
- a copy of your current curriculum vitae (including education and employment for at least the last five years)
- a verified copy of your current practising certificate issued by the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (if a registered teacher with a current full practising certificate)
- a copy of a police report from every overseas country you have lived in for more 12 months in the last 10 years – please do not supply originals as these will need to be supplied to the Education Council at a later date.
- If you are not a registered teacher you will also need to supply a completed New Zealand Police Request and Consent form, along with two pieces of verified identification (one of which must be photographic) from the list of acceptable forms of identification.
If your first language is not English or Te Reo Māori and you have not gained a New Zealand university entrance qualification, or an overseas entrance qualification in a country where the main language is English, you will be required to provide evidence of proficiency in English. This will take the form of an academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7.0 with no band less than 7.0 (or the equivalent TOEFL score) or other evidence that is acceptable to Academic Board.
IELTS exemption: A teacher who has registered with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand and holds a current Practising Certificate will be exempted from meeting this English language requirement.
About the provider
With a tradition of academic excellence, Massey University is the nearest thing New Zealand has to a national university. It has nearly 18,000 students enrolled on three main campuses, with approximately 17,000 national and worldwide distance learning (extramural) students.