University Of Canterbury Education

Qualifications

Overview

Learning is something that we do every day, and it can be in applied in settings ranging from classrooms to the workplace to sport and gaming.



Students of Education gain a thorough understanding of human development across the whole lifespan and of teaching and learning processes. A breadth of study takes you from discussion on sociological perspectives and social justice issues in education to the exploration of inclusive education, adult learning, adolescent wellbeing, and more.

If you wish to study to become a registered teacher, check out our Initial Teacher Education qualifications.

Why study Education at UC?

UC is ranked in the top 200 universities in the world for Education and Training (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020).

Our intellectually challenging courses are designed to introduce students to in-depth, discipline-based knowledge of the social world as it applies to education. There are three broad streams of educational study offered at UC:

  • Learning: using the findings of behavioural science, cognitive science, and new research into how the brain works, you will address questions such as how we learn, and what the necessary conditions for learning are.
  • Child and Adolescent Development and Health: explore the theory, concepts, and processes of infant, child, and adolescent development within multiple contexts. It also considers the impact of health on children and adolescents.
  • Social and Cultural Studies in Education: examine the broader social context in which educational systems operate, looking at factors such as history, politics, social class, ethnicity, gender, disability, and inequality, and their impact on education.

Courses

UC offers a major and a minor in Education as part of the Bachelor of Arts.

You can also study this subject as a minor within the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Sport Coaching, and Bachelor of Youth and Community Leadership.

If you wish to study to become a registered teacher, check out our Initial Teacher Education qualifications.

See also Physical Education and Health Education major studies.

Education major

To complete a major in Education within the Bachelor of Arts, you will need to take the following courses throughout the degree:

100-level

  • Two 100-level EDUC courses

200-level



  • Three 200-level EDUC courses

300-level

  • Two 300-level EDUC courses

Throughout study, Education major students will need to complete at least one course from each of the following areas:

One course in psychology of education, chosen from:

  • EDUC 101 Spark! How & What People Learn
  • EDUC 102 Child and Adolescent Development
  • EDUC 202 One in Four: Different Developmental Pathways
  • EDUC 204 Promoting Child and Adolescent Wellbeing and Health
  • EDUC 205 Critical Issues in Adult Learning
  • EDUC 302 Researching Development: Opportunities and Risks in Adolescence

One course in socio-cultural studies of education, chosen from:

  • EDUC 101 Spark! How & What People Learn
  • EDUC 103 Education, Culture and Society
  • EDUC 206 Education and Society: Ideals and Realities
  • EDUC 315 Educating for Diversity
  • EDUC 339 Globalisation, Social Justice and Education

Education minor

For the Education minor in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Sport Coaching, or Bachelor of Youth and Community Leadership, you will need to take these courses throughout your chosen degree:

  • 75 points in 100 to 300-level EDUC courses, with at least 45 points at 200-level or above

Including at least one course in psychology of education, chosen from:

  • EDUC 101 Spark! How & What People Learn
  • EDUC 102 Child and Adolescent Development
  • EDUC 202 One in Four: Different Developmental Pathways
  • EDUC 204 Promoting Child and Adolescent Wellbeing and Health
  • EDUC 205 Critical Issues in Adult Learning

And at least one course in socio-cultural studies of education, chosen from:

  • EDUC 101 Spark! How & What People Learn
  • EDUC 103 Education, Culture and Society
  • EDUC 206 Education and Society: Ideals and Realities

Career opportunities

Bachelor of Arts graduates with a major in Education have many and varied career opportunities available to them including work in government (particularly in policy), the education sector (public and private), commercial enterprises, social service agencies, health and rehabilitation, museums, counselling, and voluntary organisations.

A major in Education can open the door to postgraduate study research in Counselling, Health Sciences, Child and Family Psychology, and to Teacher Education programmes.

Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Education.

Contact us

School of Educational Studies and Leadership

Phone +64 3 369 3333
Email [email protected]

Location
Rehua building – see the School’s website for up-to-date location details.



Postal address
College of Education, Health and Human Development | Te Rāngai Ako me te Hauora
University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand