Bachelor of Teaching and Learning with Honours

Bachelor (Honours)

Note: The BTchLn(Hons) is currently not open to new enrolments and is subject to Te Pokai Tara | Universities New Zealand CUAP approval, due July 2021.

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Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor (Honours)

Duration

1 year full-time

Course Code

BTchLn(Hons)

About this course

Note:

The BTchLn(Hons) is currently not open to new enrolments and is subject to Te Pokai Tara | Universities New Zealand CUAP approval, due July 2021.

The Bachelor of Teaching and Learning with Honours is a one-year full-time postgraduate qualification for Bachelor of Teaching and Learning graduates (or an equivalent degree) with a B Grade Point Average in their 200 and 300-level courses. It is available for those trained in early childhood and primary teaching. The programme is taught either entirely on campus in Ōtautahi Christchurch, or as a mixture of on-campus and distance delivery.

The BTchLn(Hons) provides you with the opportunity to focus on educational issues or curriculum areas in which you have special interests, makes you more competitive in the job market, and moves you up a step on the salary scale. The programme includes a research project and other research in schools/early childhood centres.

The degree may be awarded with First Class Honours or with Second Class Honours.

Entry requirements

Note:

The BTchLn(Hons) is currently not open to new enrolments and is subject to Te Pokai Tara | Universities New Zealand CUAP approval, due July 2021.

Students wishing to enrol in the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning with Honours must have completed a Bachelor of Teaching and Learning degree with at least a B Grade Point Average at 200 and 300-level, and have met the standard required for a passing grade in all Professional Studies and Professional Practice courses at 100, 200, and 300-level.

Alternatively, students who have completed another programme of study approved by the Dean of Education and Health Sciences may also be admitted to enrol.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning with Honours or use the admission requirements checker.

How to apply

You can apply online at myUC. Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

Study locations

Main Campus

Career pathways

Postgraduate study can bring many career benefits eg, specialist skills and enhanced knowledge, entry into specific occupations, higher starting salary/progression rates, research capability/achievement, and evidence of high academic attainment/self-discipline.

Useful information:

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