For undergraduates

The Bachelor of Arts is a three-year programme of full-time study (or six years part-time) within the Faculty of Arts. It is taught at the City Campus.

Your Education major will familiarise you with an essential part of modern society. You’ll gain transferable people and management skills, and will be able to combine your Education studies with a wide range of other subjects and qualifications.

Programme highlights

Students can:

1. Choose from a broad range of education courses across multiple educational disciplines, such as mātauranga Māori education, Pacific education, and the history, philosophy, psychology and sociology of education
2. Choose to focus on a specific topic in education, such as
   • Child and adolescent development (EDUC 115, 200, 221, 300, 352, YOUTHWRK 152)
   • Educational psychology and pedagogy (EDUC 121, 223, 224, 283, 316, 318, 323, 351)
   • Mātauranga Māori (EDUC 114, 211, 360)
   • Pacific education (EDUC 322)
   • History, sociology and philosophy of education (EDUC 105, 113, 116, 122, 201, 204, 304, 308, 347)
   • Social justice in education (EDUC 200, 212, 213, 360, 352)
   • Arts in education (EDUC 209)
   • Researching in education (EDUC 380).
3.  Learn from lecturers who are
   • Passionate about education and teaching, social justice and creativity
   • Leading researchers in their field
   • Using the latest education and teaching scholarship to inform their teaching.
4. Complete part of your BA overseas at one of more than 90 universities in 25 different countries
5. Access a wide variety of career opportunities after graduation.

Education as a major

To major in Education, you’ll need to select at least two Stage I Education courses in your first year, followed by at least two Stage II Education courses in your second year. 
Explore education courses.

Education as an elective

You can choose to study Education courses as part of your General Education schedule, or as part of your 30-point elective allowance. View our available General Education options. 

We also offer a youth mentoring elective for students passionate about social change, helping the next generation and building leadership skills. Learn about our youth mentoring elective.

Our Education graduates gain a wide range of transferable skills, equipping them for roles in sectors such as management, human resources, communication and many more. Explore careers in education here.

As a BA Education graduate, you can further develop your Education expertise by pursuing Education in the Faculty of Arts at the postgraduate level. See what options are available.