
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Majoring in Education
Dunedin, New Zealand
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Majoring in Education
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is Otago's most flexible undergraduate degree Program, enabling students to study from a selection of more than 40 arts and social science subjects, as well as papers offered elsewhere in the University. Academic breadth is complemented by in-depth knowledge gained through majoring in one or two subjects with the option of minors in one or two others.
Students are taught by research-active scholars, are expected to undertake a diverse range of learning tasks and are challenged to develop their intellectual independence. Graduates of the Program are well-informed, versatile, independent thinkers with the information literacy, communication, research and interpersonal skills necessary for a career or further academic study. The completed BA is an possible qualification for the PGDipArts in the major subject of the degree.
Why study education?
We are involved with education throughout our lives. Education papers investigate how education changes lives and how learning happens, and they identify and address patterns of success and failure in education.
Topics of interest are:
- Educational psychology (how children, young people, and adults learn)
- How education systems evolve and how they function
- The role of education in the lives of families, whanau and communities
- The historical influences that have shaped institutions of childhood and education systems nationally and internationally
- The cultural, social, and political influences on the school curriculum
Gender, disability, Maori education, ICT and research methods also feature in the undergraduate Program
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
100-level
- EDUC 101 Education and Society
- EDUC 102 Human Development
200-level
- Three 200-level EDUC papers
300-level
- Four 300-level EDUC papers
Plus
- 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
- Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Students with a major in Education can apply for a diverse range of jobs. Education can be an especially useful background for careers in research, policy analysis, social work, the counselling professions and many areas of public service.
Educational processes are important in almost all settings and Education graduates can have a valuable role in most organisations.
Program delivery
Application details
Applicants must apply online. They should also attach all the necessary supporting documents which includes scanned copies of their official high school or foundation transcripts (awards gained, marks, grades); scanned copies of the relevant official transcripts of previous university study; and provide proof of their identity this is usually achieved by providing a certified copy of the personal details page of their passport or a birth certificate (in English). Applicants may also be required to submit an Educational Credential Evaluators report (ECE). As soon as applicants have completed their online application, their proof of identity document must be posted to International Office, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. International student applications for semester 1/summer school study close: Oct-31; Semester 2 study close: Apr-30.