About Us
We offer programmes in teacher education, sport and leisure studies, counsellor education, human development, education studies and postgraduate study to doctoral level.
At Waikato Faculty of Education you will learn alongside the best. Our lecturers have won several education awards and are recognised for their teaching and research expertise. In the latest Performance Based Research Funding results* we were rated number one in Education in NZ (* when university and college of education scores are combined).
We are also a place of innovation. We were the first teacher education institution in New Zealand to merge with a university and the first to establish an online teacher education degree.
Our programmes are wide in scope. Study opportunities are available in Hamilton, Tauranga and online. Innovative offerings include a one-year graduate teaching programme, three-year bachelors degrees and four-year conjoint degrees. We also offer programmes that prepare students for teaching in bilingual (Mäori and English) and Mäori medium early childhood and primary school settings.
Our strong professional partnerships with schools and centres and the sport and leisure studies industry, ensures students theoretical knowledge is complemented with practical experiences.

Teacher Education
• 3 year Bachelor of Teaching - Early Childhood
• 3 year Bachelor of Teaching - Primary
• 4 year Bachelor of Teaching - Primary Conjoint
• 4 year Bachelor of Teaching - Secondary Conjoint
• 1 year Graduate Diploma of Teaching - Early Childhood, Primary or Secondary Teaching
• 2 year Graduate Diploma of Teaching - Secondary/Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Technology Teaching)
• 2 year Graduate Diploma of Teaching - Secondary/Graduate Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management (Teaching)
• 1 year Bachelor of Teaching with Honours
For qualified and registered teachers:
• Bachelor of Teaching Upgrade (Early Childhood or Primary)

Sport and Leisure Studies
• 3 year Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Studies
• 4 year Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Studies / Bachelor of Teaching (Conjoint)
• 1 year Graduate Diploma in Sport and Leisure Studies
• Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Studies with Honours
• Postgraduate Diploma in Sport and Leisure Studies
• Master of Sport and Leisure Studies

Other Options (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
• 3 year Bachelor of Arts (Education Studies)
• 3 year Bachelor of Social Sciences (Education Studies)
• 3 year Bachelor of Social Sciences (Human Development)

Graduate Study
We also offer Graduate Diplomas, Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas, Masters Degrees, a Doctor of Education and a Doctor of Philosophy.
A variety of areas can be studied at graduate level. Options include: Adult Education and Training, Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education, Counsellor Education, eEducation, Education, Education Studies, Educational Leadership, Human Development, In-Service Teacher Educator, Language and Literacy Education, Mäori Medium Teaching, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Science Education, School Principalship, Special Education, Sport and Lesiure Studies, Technology Teaching, Tertiary Teaching and various curriculum areas.

Why The University of Waikato?
The Faculty of Education is an integral part of the University of Waikato and has access to university-wide facilities. Onsite at our Hamilton campus is the internationally regarded Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research and the Educational Leadership Centre.
Located in the Waikato region, Hamilton is one of New Zealand's fastest growing cities. It is an affordable and manageable city with excellent shopping, international sporting venues, theatre groups and art galleries. It has a thriving café and bar scene and is centrally located to rivers, beaches, ski fields, forests, lakes and thermal hot pools.
The University of Waikato at Tauranga is located in the beautiful Bay of Plenty. A variety of Teacher Education programmes are offered at this campus or in conjunction with the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic.

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