Master of Education–MEd 180 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the MEd degree shall have:

(i) completed at an appropriate level (normally the equivalent of a B average) a Bachelor’s degree with a major in Education, Psychology, Teacher Education or a related discipline, or a Bachelor’s degree and teaching qualification approved by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand, or, at the discretion of the Associate Dean (Academic), an equivalent qualification; and

(ii) been accepted by the associate dean.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the associate dean for a candidate who has completed a Bachelor’s degree and has produced evidence of sufficient educational training and experience to proceed with the proposed course of study.

2. The course of study for the MEd shall comprise:

(a) EDUC 503; and

(b) A further 150 points from the Schedule to the Med

(c) To enrol in EDUC 585 or 590, students are required to have achieved an average grade of B or above for all postgraduate coursework and have completed EDUC 503 with a B+ or better.

(d) A candidate who has been awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Education shall abandon that qualification upon being awarded the Master of Education.

3. A candidate who has completed a BA(Hons) in Education or the BEd(Hons) may complete the MEd by completing EDUC 503 and either EDUC 590 or a further 90 points from the Schedule to the MEd regulations.

4. A candidate shall complete the degree within six years of first enrolling in it. The associate dean may extend the maximum period in special cases. 

5. (a) The MEd may be awarded with one major where the student’s programme of study includes the relevant set of courses as specified below.

(b) If a supervised research course (EDUC 585, EDUC 589 or 590) is to be included in the major, the topic must be approved by the programme director as sufficiently related to that major.

Child and Adolescent Development and Learning (CADL) At least 75 points from EDUC 518, EDUC 585, EDUC 589, EDUC 590, EPSY 515, EPSY 524, EPSY 530, EPSY 532, EPSY 534, EPSY 535

Educational Leadership (EDEL) EDUC 553, EDUC 538; and at least 15 points from EDUC 511, EDUC 544, EDUC 569, EDUC 585, EDUC 589, EDUC 590

Educational Policy (EPOL) EDUC 511; and at least 45 points from EDUC 504, EDUC 509, EDUC 520, EDUC 522, EDUC 526, EDUC 585, EDUC 589, EDUC 590, MAOR 411

Māori Education (EDME) EDUC 540; and at least 45 points from EDUC 520, EDUC 539, EDUC 585, EDUC 589, EDUC 590, MAOR 411

Pacific Education (EDPE) EDUC 525; and at least from EDUC 505, EDUC 539, EDUC 540, EDUC 585, EDUC 589, EDUC 590

Teaching and Learning (TCHL) At least 75 points from EDUC 505, EDUC 509, EDUC 512, EDUC 515, EDUC 516, EDUC 522, EDUC 526, EDUC 539, EDUC 543, EDUC 575, EDUC 585, EDUC 589, EDUC 590, EPSY 524, EPSY 531, EPSY 534 

7. The MEd may be awarded with Distinction or Merit as described in the Assessment Handbook.