About our degree programme
The Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) is an innovative level 7 centre-based qualification that equips early childhood teachers with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to work effectively with infants, toddlers and young children in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Earn and learn
As a full-time centre-based programme, students work while they study - giving them the opportunity to apply their new learning in their work environments.
Course structure
Weekly requirements on this full-time programme include -
- attendance at a one-day tutorial
- 12 hours of supervised practice in an early childhood centre
- an average of 15 hours of independent study.
Students must complete a teaching practicum in a different setting at each stage of the programme and attend two noho marae. Online resources are available to support the student's study.
The degree is comprised of twelve 30 credit papers that integrate -
- curriculum knowledge
- pedagogical knowledge
- te reo me ona tikanga Māori.
Teacher identity, teaching dispositions and the Graduating Teacher Standards (New Zealand Teachers Council, 2007) are central aspects of the papers.
Key dates
Application dates
- Applications open - 01 September 2010
- Applications close - 01 December 2010
- Mid-year intake - 01 June 2011 (intake to be advised 2011).
Study length and dates
- Three year full-time programme
- A 36 week academic year.
- Orientation commences the week of 07 February 2011.
The qualification is modular in structure and students may ‘step off' and ‘step on' but need to complete within six years.