Master of Teaching and Learning MTchgLn

at University of Canterbury

The MTchgLn delivery model is designed as a school-university community of practice. It is undertaken within a digitally enriched learning environment that reflects and supports modern learning pedagogies that are necessary for current and future professional practice in education.
 

The MTchgLn is an intensive, professional preparation programme comprised of 180 points, over one calendar year (January—December). It involves:
 

• Part I: 150 points of coursework based on courses in the Postgraduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning schedule for your Primary or Secondary Education endorsement

• Part II: 30 points of core courses taken as a single cohort of MTchgLn students

Part I must be completed with a B Grade Point Average or better before moving onto Part II.
 

The period of enrolment for a full-time student is 1 year. Part-time enrolment is not permitted for this degree.
 

The MTchgLn is made up of two parts that comprise a total of 180 points, involving core coursework and courses towards an endorsement.
 

Part I must be completed with a B Grade Point Average or better before moving onto Part II.
 

Part I

You will complete 150 points from the following course lists depending on your chosen endorsement. These courses are from the Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning schedule.
 

Compulsory courses (both Primary and Secondary Education endorsements)

• TEPI413 Professional Learning and Inquiry 1

• TEPI415 Understanding Every Learner: Intercultural and Inclusive Education

• TEPI416 Tō tātou reo, ā tātou tikanga

• TEPI614 Professional Learning and Inquiry 2

• TEPP413 Teaching Professional Practice 1

• TEPP414 Teaching Professional Practice 2

Primary Education endorsement

• TECP423 Literacy and Mathematics for Primary School Teaching

• TECP424 Curriculum 2: Teaching and Learning in, through and about Health and Physical Education and the Arts

• TECP425 Curriculum 3: Exploring Science and Technology through Collaborative Design

• TECP426 Curriculum 4: Learning Languages and Social Sciences in Diverse School and Community Settings

Secondary Education endorsement

• TECS433 Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1: Teaching subject for junior secondary

• TECS434 Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2: Teaching subject for senior secondary

• TECS435 Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 3: Contemporary Developments in Secondary Education

Secondary Education — specialist teaching subjects

For our secondary teacher qualifications, you will need to choose a teaching subject and have an academic background in this subject. Your teaching subject is chosen from those taught at junior and senior secondary levels.
 

You will focus on your specialist teaching subject (which you will preferably have studied to 300-level). It is also a good idea to pick up an additional teaching subject, for which you have a background of study to 100 or 200-level (depending on the subject).
 

We offer the following specialist teaching subjects:

• Biology with Science

• Classical Studies with Social Studies

• Chemistry with Science

• Commerce with Business Studies

• English

• Geography with Social Studies

• Health with HPE

• History with Social Studies

• International Languages

• Mathematics

• Music

• Outdoor and Environmental Education with HPE

• Performing Arts

• Physical Education with HPE

• Physics with Science

• Te Reo Māori

• Technology

• Visual Arts

Secondary Education — additional subjects

For our secondary teacher qualifications, you will also need to choose an additional teaching subject, for which you have a background of study to 100 or 200-level (depending on the subject).
 

Additional teaching subjects are usually junior subjects (years 7—10), these include:

• Business Studies

• English

• HPE (Health and PE)

• International Languages

• Mathematics

• Music

• Performing Arts

• Science

• Social Studies

• Te Reo Māori

• Technology

• Visual Arts

Additional senior social sciences subject are only available where junior Social Studies is already part of your specialist teaching subject:

• Geography Yrs 11—13

• History Yrs 11—13

• Classical Studies Yrs 11—13

Additional senior Health, OE, and PE subjects are only available where junior HPE is already part of your specialist teaching subject:

• Health Yrs 11—13

• Outdoor and Environmental Education Yrs 11—13

• Physical Education Yrs 11—13

Additional senior sciences subjects are only available where junior Science is already part of your specialist teaching subject:

• Biology Yrs 11—13

• Chemistry Yrs 11—13

• Physics Yrs 11—13

To specialise in any of the above teaching subjects, you will need to take one of:

• TECS436 Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 4: Additional teaching subject for junior secondary

• TECS437 Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 5: Additional teaching subject for senior secondary

If you do not have the background for one of these additional teaching subjects, you can take a course from the Primary Education endorsement schedule above, or an approved course elsewhere at UC.
 

Part II
 

All MTchgLn students complete the following:

• TEPI615 Research for Teaching

Applicants for the MTchgLn programme need a degree in a disciplinary field appropriate to teaching and learning in Aotearoa New Zealand, with either:
 

• a bachelor’s degree or a bachelor’s degree with honours with a B Grade Point Average or better

• a master's degree

• approval of successful prior academic performance that demonstrates an ability for postgraduate-level study.

You will also need to have English language ability and demonstrate literacy and numeracy competence that meets the requirements set out by Matatū Aotearoa | Teaching Council of New Zealand, and meet the requirements stipulated in the Children’s Act 2014.
 

For the Secondary endorsement, you will need a body of knowledge from their previous studies in a subject relevant to the Aotearoa New Zealand secondary school curriculum eg, English, physics, geography, etc.
 

If you completed your entry qualification overseas, and intend to become a registered teacher in Aotearoa, Matatū Aotearoa will require an assessment of your qualification by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).

FEES (NZD) 2022    180pt    Special (Set) Programme Fee    $40,500

• This Master’s programme is internationally recognised allowing you to find work nationally and abroad.

• Gain transferrable skills such as management, communication, coordination, organisation, and leadership which are prized by many professions outside of the teaching career.

• Become a teacher with skills that are essential to schools in the 21st century including research-based knowledge and inquiry skills, experiences of contemporary education theory, and professional practice.

• Acquire expertise in teaching and learning for diverse learners in mainstream schools, Māori and Pasifika children and youth, English as second language learners, and special learning needs.