Bachelor of Education (Pasifika Primary Teaching) - AUT University

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The Bachelor of Education (Pasifika Primary Teaching) is designed to equip educators with the skills knowledge and attitudes they need to be effective teachers in a Pasifika primary setting and/or to work with Pasifika primary children.

Programme Code: AK3594
Level: 7
Points: 360
Duration: Three years full time / Maximum six years part time
Venue: North Shore Campus
Starting date: 3 March 2008 / 21 July 2008
Application deadline: 16 November 2007 / 27 June 2008

AUT encourages early application.
Late applications will be accepted if the programme is not full.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• University Entrance
• Interview, police clearance, references and CV
• Must meet New Zealand Teachers Council requirements

Note: Entrance to university does not guarantee admission to a specific programme of study.

SPECIAL ADMISSION

Applicants over 20 years of age who do not hold a university entrance qualification (such as NCEA or CIE) may qualify for university entrance via Special Admission.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants for whom English or Māori is not their first language are required to provide proof of an acceptable pass/grade gained in an accepted English language test. 

THE KEY SKILLS YOU WILL ACQUIRE

This programme equips students with the skills, knowledge and attitudes they need to be effective teachers in a range of primary/ intermediate settings and in Pasifika settings in particular. It successfully integrates theory and practice, and has been developed with specific regard to the context of primary education within Aotearoa/New Zealand with an emphasis on Pasifika peoples.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• Graduates will be eligible to apply for provisional teacher registration.
• Member of teaching team in a diverse range of primary/intermediate settings, but particularly Pasifika settings.

FURTHER STUDIES

Master of Education
Master of Educational Leadership

PAPERS

YEAR ONE
195153 Health and Physical Education
195156 Social Studies
295113 Human Development and Learning I
295114 Whānau/Family and Society
295115 Mātauranga Māori
295112 Professional Inquiry and Practice I
295151 Mathematics I
295152 English

YEAR TWO
295154 Mathematics II
295157 Technology
295158 Arts
296224 Critical Issue in Education I: A Psychological Perspective
296225 Professional Inquiry and Practice II
296226 Inclusive Education
296227 Principles of Learning and Teaching
296252 Reading

YEAR THREE
295150 Science
297001 Tautai: Soa Lau Pule: Pasifika Research and Methodologies
297002 Tofa liuliu: Pasifika Pedagogies-Philosophies
297003 Fataua'lupu: Languages
297004 Alafua: Pasifika Perspectives on Mathematics
297005 Soalaupule: Pasifika Perspectives on Programme Planning, Assessment and Evaluation
297331 Professional Inquiry and Practice III
297334 Critical Issues in Education II: A Sociological Perspective

In support of the Treaty of Waitangi, AUT offers Nil Fee Te Reo Māori papers that can be taken as part of a Bachelor of Education at AUT.