Course details

Bachelor of Education ([Specialty] Teaching)
NZQF Level 7

About the course

Prepare yourself for a career in early childhood or primary/intermediate education, and learn from staff who are passionate about teaching.

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements

If you have New Zealand qualifications

*You can't use Discretionary Entrance to gain admission to this programme.

If you have qualifications from another country

See entry requirements for students from other countries. Select your country from the dropdown menu.

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Teaching Council requirements

You also need to successfully complete the compliance checks below before you can start your studies:

After you have applied to study at AUT, we will send you a link with more information about these Teaching Council compliance requirements that need to be successfully completed.

This process can take approximately 6 weeks as some of the compliance checks take time.

Useful New Zealand school subjects

All subjects are useful, in particular Art History, Classical Studies, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Technologies, Te Reo Māori, Te Reo Rangatira, Visual Arts, Digital Technologies, Health Education and Physical Education

About the provider

AUT is New Zealand's most welcoming and diverse university, situated in the heart of one of the wortld's most dynamic and liveable cities.  With three modern campuses, and almost 30,000 students from more than 100 countries, we pride ourselves on being a truly global community.

At AUT, our mission is to create great graduates.  Ranked first in New Zealand for international outlook, and long known as the leader in providing practical, work integrated learning opportunities, we provide exceptional learning experiences, guided by world-class academics and support staff in state-of-the-art-facilities.  Our global network of exceptional industry and tertiary partners provides endless opportunities to broaden your experience even further. 

We are the only New Zealand university ranked both among the top 1% of universities in the world and in the top 100 universities under 50 years of age, offering over 200 undergraduate and postrgraduate programmes.  Many of our subject areas are world-ranked, and our graduates are highly employable nationally and internationally. 

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