Master of Teaching and learning

The Master of Teaching and Learning (MTchgLn) is an initial teacher education qualification. It is an exciting option for graduates seeking to become primary or secondary teachers and who wish to distinguish themselves with a postgraduate qualification.

This professional Master’s will equip you with enhanced research-based knowledge and inquiry skills, experiences of contemporary educational theory, and professional practice so you can become a teacher with the expertise essential to schools in the 21st century. It is also an ideal pathway for those who have a particular interest in and commitment to supporting learning for diverse learners in mainstream schools, including Māori and Pasifika children and youth, learners for whom English is a second language, and those who experience special learning needs.

Applicants for the MTchgLn programme need a degree in a disciplinary field appropriate to teaching and learning in Aotearoa New Zealand, with either:

a bachelor's degree or a bachelor's degree with honours with a B Grade Point Average or better
a master's degree
approval of successful prior academic performance that demonstrates an ability for postgraduate-level study.

IELTS (Academic) 7.0 with no individual score below 7.0 (or the equivalent TOEFL score).
TOEFL Internet - based test (iBT)- minimum of 98 LISTENING - 24 READING - 24 WRITING - 27 SPEAKING - 23