Master of Education

This qualification is relevant to those working in a wide range of education areas. It provides the opportunity to review, inform and improve your knowledge and professional practice. You will develop knowledge, skills and experience in critiquing and undertaking educational research in your area of interest to enhance your practice. Through an independent inquiry under supervision from high-calibre experts within the faculty, you can contribute valuable knowledge and understanding to the field of education. This is a research masters programme with a 120-point and a 180-point option available.

120-point research masters

• Requirement: Thesis (120 points)
• Prerequisite: An approved Research Methods courses (at least 30 points)

180-point research masters

Requirement:

• Thesis (90 points)
  
  
• An approved Research Methods course (at least 30 points)
• Two 30-point elective courses (60 points total) from Education, Education Curriculum, Education Practice, Education Professional Studies Maori, Education Professional Studies, Education Special, Education Maori, and Social Work Child Family Practice.

• Special Topic: Research Methods in Language Education (EDCURRIC 716)
• Researching Educational Settings (EDUC 735)
• Researching Maori Education (EDUC 787)
• Practitioner Inquiry (EDPRAC 751)
• Literacy Education: Research and Practice (EDPROFST 700)
• Critical Research Methodologies in Education (EDPROFST 754)
• Undertaking Research for School Improvement (EDPROFST 757)