Postgraduate Diploma in Education

To successfully complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Education you need a total of 120 points (four courses).

You can either choose one of the Postgraduate Diploma in Education specialisations, or complete the programme without a specialisation and select the courses that interest you most.

• Educational Leadership

• EDLD802 Leading in Diverse Cultures and Communities¹ (30 points)
• EDLD803 Reflecting on Professional Practice as an Educational Leader¹ (30 points)
• EDLD804 Organisational Culture and Educational Leadership¹ (30 points)
• EDLD805 Education Policy and Leadership for the Public Good¹ (30 points)
• EDLD901 Conceptualisations of Educational Leadership (30 points)
• EDUC806 The Inquiring Practitioner (30 points)
• EDUC808 Concepts and Constructs in Education (30 points)
• EDUC809 Global Impacts on Education Practice in Contemporary Society (30 points)
• EDUC814 Individual Directed Study (30 points)
• EDUC815 Special Topic in Education I (30 points)
• EDUC816 Special Topic in Education II (30 points)
• EDUC824 Education Futures (30 points)
• EDUC827 Perspectives on Maori and Pacific Education Experiences (30 points)
• EDUC828 Education for Sustainability, Participation and Transformation (30 points)
• EDUC829 Research-Based Inquiry for Practitioners (30 points)
• EDUC830 Contemporary Issues in Education (30 points)
• EDUC836 Learning Environments for the 21st Century (30 points)
• EDUC837 Digital Pedagogies and the Techno-Literate Teacher (30 points)
• EDUC842 Building Mentoring Expertise (30 points)
• EDUC844 Steiner Education: Teaching and Learning through Imagination in a Digital World (30 points)
• EDUC845 Essential Aspects of Steiner Education (30 points)
• EDUC852 Scholarly Writing and Publishing: Drawing on Practice (30 points)
• EDUC856 Concepts of Educational Research² ³ (30 points)
• EDUC859 Pacific Education - Issues and Perspectives (30 points)
• EDUC863 Who am I as a Higher Education Teacher?¹ (30 points)
• EDUC864 Focusing a Critical Lens on Curriculum in Higher Education¹ (30 points)
• EDUC865 Higher Education Assessment and Evaluation¹ (30 points)
• EDUC866 The University: Past, Present and Future (30 points)
• EDUC867 Kaupapa Maori Approaches (30 points)
• EDUC868 Innovations in Early Childhood Education (30 points)
• EDUC869 Leadership and Collegial Practice in Higher Education¹ (30 points)
• EDUC906 Educational Research in Context³ (30 points)

1. Relevant professional experience is necessary to take this course. Programme leader approval required.
2. Students enrolled in specialty courses may substitute another course from the table for this course.
3. If you're planning to go on to the Master of Education you must complete the courses EDUC856 and EDUC906.

The outcomes for graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Education are outlined in the Graduate Profile below.

Graduate Profile