Postgraduate Diploma in Education

The Postgraduate Diploma in Education encourages students to develop advanced knowledge and critical analysis skills in the field of education. You will develop research skills, and explore different theoretical perspectives to apply across a wide range of contemporary issues and professional contexts in education. This postgraduate education qualification is awarded upon completion of 4 papers.

  • Choose from a wide range of papers to suit your specific needs and interests.
  • Learn from qualified experts who are experienced practitioners as well as published researchers in the field of education.
  • Early exit opportunity with the Postgraduate Certificate in Education.
  • Progression opportunity to further study with the Master of Education.

Quick Facts

Entry Requirements

Minimum entry requirements

One of the following or equivalent:

  • Bachelor of Education [Specialty] Teaching
  • Graduate Diploma in [Specialty] Education

Majors

Additional Majors and Minors

Additional majors and minors

Structure and Content

The Postgraduate Diploma in Education consists of 120 points of papers from the Master of Education, and does not include a thesis or dissertation.

Papers include:

  • Building Career Practice Capabilities
  • Career Counselling Skills
  • Career Theories
  • Conceptualisations of Educational Leadership
  • Contemporary Issues in Education
  • Curriculum Design and Assessment in Higher Education
  • Early Years: Extending Children’s Thinking
  • Early Years: Reconceptualising Childhood
  • Educational Futures – Part 1: The Theory
  • Educational Futures – Part 2: The Practice
  • Educational Philosophy
  • Educational Research
  • Education in Schools: Learning and Teaching
  • Leadership in the Career Industry
  • Leading in Diverse Cultures and Communities
  • Learning in a Digital Age
  • Organisational Culture and Educational Leadership
  • Pasifika Education: Issues, Educational Research Methodologies
  • Reflecting on Professional Practice
  • The Inquiring Higher Education Teacher

Note: This qualification doesn’t lead to eligibility for provisional teacher registration.

Related Programmes

Career Opportunities

This qualification enhances the academic, research and professional expertise of graduates in the educational work sector. This includes:

  • Adult and tertiary education
  • Career education
  • Compulsory education
  • Early childhood education
  • Non-formal education

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