Master of Teaching and Learning
Earn your Master of Teaching and Learning to become a certified primary or secondary teacher. Explore modern education trends, guided by the latest research. Challenge traditional teaching methods to empower all your students' voices.
This is a teaching qualification and will lead to becoming a registered teacher.
180 points, 13 months
Hamilton, Tauranga, Online
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January (H Trimester), July (B Trimester)
Why study the Master of Teaching and Learning?
This programme will develop your critical understanding of research-based pedagogical approaches, learning theory, inquiry skills and content knowledge to ensure you can effectively teach diverse learners in New Zealand schools.
You will also gain valuable practical experience with the professional support of Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education lecturers and Mentor Teachers. This programme will provide you with a total of 80 days in the classroom, in two different schools.
Papers examine teaching in the New Zealand context, evidence-based inquiry, teaching diverse learners, and curriculum design and implementation. Students complete eleven 500 level postgraduate papers (180 points). The Master of Teaching and Learning is an intensive course aimed at high achievers and requires a higher entry criteria than the Graduate Diploma in Teaching.
Please Note: This programme builds on the Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching with one extra 30 point paper.
Programme highlights
- Individual and small group mentoring
- Identifies your personal strengths
- Designed to equip you with the expertise to meet the needs of all learners
- Graduates achieve high-level skills and a stronger capacity for leadership roles in the future
- The reward for completing this more intensive programme is a higher entry point salary on entering the teaching profession
180 points, 13 months
Hamilton, Tauranga, Online
Papers offered differ by location. Find a Paper for full location info.
January (H Trimester), July (B Trimester)
Degree information
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To be eligible to gain entry into this programme, candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree at level 7 on the NZ Qualifications Framework or a recognised equivalent. The Bachelor's degree must have a B/B+ average.
Teacher Education applications open from 1 July every year. Please apply early as all applicants are subject to an interview and selection process. Selection of applicants is based on academic background, communication skills, personal qualities, background experiences, and a literacy and numeracy assessment. As well as meeting the selection criteria, you will need to meet the admission requirements for the University.
If you are applying to study the Master of Teaching and Learning (Secondary), in addition to the qualification requirements, candidates seeking to enter a secondary programme must have sufficient depth and breadth of a relevant subject or curriculum knowledge from Levels 5 to 7, or higher, in their entry qualification that is relevant for teaching a particular secondary school subject. When you apply for the programme you will need to submit your degree transcript(s). The programme leader/coordinator will discuss and advise the appropriate programme once you reach the interview stage.
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Students enrolling into one of our English-medium ITE programmes, specialising in Primary, will need to demonstrate competency in mathematics by completing the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool (LNAAT) test. This testing will be phased in over the next two years and we have outlined below how this will be done:
2025 enrolments - Students will need to pass the LNAAT test prior to graduating.
2026 enrolments - Students in the Bachelor of Teaching in Primary will need to pass the LNAAT test before the end of their first year of study. Students in the postgraduate ITE programmes will need to pass the LNAAT test prior to entry into the programme.
2027 enrolments (and onwards) - Students will need to pass the LNAAT test prior to entry into their ITE programme.
If you have any queries, or would like further support, regarding this assessment please reach out to us - teach@waikato.ac.nz.
Estimated fees
$11,588 per year
Domestic tuition fees
Approximate annual tuition fees and costs for domestic students enrolled in one year of full-time study.
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Relevant as of 06 February 2025.
All amounts are in New Zealand Dollars (NZD). Tuition fees shown are indicative only and may change. There are additional fees and charges related to enrolment. Please see the Table of Fees and Charges for more information. You will be sent an enrolment agreement which will confirm your fees. View information about fees free study.
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Master of Teaching and Learning (Secondary)
Your previous tertiary study
Candidates for the secondary endorsement must have sufficient depth and breadth of relevant subject or curriculum knowledge at Levels 5-7. When you apply for the programme you will need to submit your degree transcript(s). The programme leader/coordinator will discuss and advise the appropriate programme once you reach the interview stage.
Learning/Subject Areas
Learning Areas:
- English
- The Arts
- Health and Physical Education
- Learning and Languages
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Science
- Social Sciences
- Technology
Subject Areas:
- English
- The Arts (Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts)
- Health and Physical Education
- Learning Languages
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
- Social Sciences (Business Studies, Economics, Geography, History)
- Technology (includes areas of computational thinking, designing and developing digital outcomes, designing and developing processed outcomes, designing and developing material outcomes, and design and visual communications – all taught together)
Study in Tauranga
You can study at our Tauranga campus, subject to sufficient numbers.
Scholarships and prizes
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What our students are saying
I believe my tertiary education has helped me understand the effects of intergenerational trauma, the impact one’s environment can have on who they are and the power of reflectionTyler Te KiriBachelor of Teaching, Master of Education, Graduate Diploma
