Graduate Diploma in Arts in Education

University of Canterbury

The Graduate Diploma in Arts offers those who hold a bachelor's degree in a major in an unrelated area the opportunity to study arts in-depth, choosing from over 30 subjects. The GradDipArts is designed for graduates seeking to qualify for entry to postgraduate qualifications in arts, to change career direction, or to extend or upgrade their existing qualifications. Learning is something we do every day. It happens in more places than the classroom like community settings, the workplace, art, sport, and even gaming. Studying Education will give you the knowledge to understand how human development and learning are shaped by the history and context of Aotearoa New Zealand, and the opportunities and challenges we face in designing inclusive and effective educational experiences for everyone. If you wish to study to become a registered teacher, check out our Teacher Education qualifications. Study Involve: Study topics like child and adolescent development, and social and cultural studies in education. Education can be studied as a major or a minor and combined with many different degrees, so you are able to study Education alongside your other subject interests.

Faculty of Arts