Study Master of Educational Psychology - MEdPsych at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, Wellington Faculty of Education

Master of Educational Psychology - MEdPsych

New Zealand

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What will I learn?

Get the skills and knowledge you need to help people with social or learning difficulties in a range of educational settings. You'll have the opportunity to develop and practise your skills under the expert guidance of world-class researchers and practitioners. Explore a wide range of theoretical viewpoints and their practical applications in educational, community and workplace settings. The programme has a bicultural focus and is tailored to meet the needs of New Zealand communities. However your studies will also prepare you to work in multicultural communities and overseas.The Wellington Faculty of Education offers a research-based Master's programme and the practice-based Postgraduate Diploma that leads to registration as an educational psychologist. You need to complete the Master's before applying to study the limited-entry Diploma programme. The programme includes supervised practice as an intern psychologist and allows you to become a Registered Educational Psychologist with the New Zealand Psychologists Board.

Which department am I in?

Wellington Faculty of Education

Study options

Full Time (4 Trimesters)

Tuition fees
NZ$45,450.00 (US$ 27,111) per year
Books & Stationery – 870 (1 year of study)

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

01/12/2026

Start date

February 2027

Venue

Kelburn Campus

Kelburn, Wellington,

Wellington,

6012, North Island, New Zealand

Full Time (4 Trimesters)

Tuition fees
NZ$45,450.00 (US$ 27,111) per year
Books & Stationery – 870 (1 year of study)

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

01/05/2027

Start date

July 2027

Venue

Kelburn Campus

Kelburn, Wellington,

Wellington,

6012, North Island, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

To be accepted into this programme you will need to meet:

A Bachelor's degree with a major in Education, Psychology, Education and Psychology, or an approved teacher education degree, with an average grade of B or above for all coursework in the final year of their undergraduate programme

To be accepted by the Associate Dean (Academic) of the Faculty of Education as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

Proof of English proficiency

To be accepted into this programme you will need to meet one of the following:

IELTS: minimum overall score of 6.5 with no sub-score below 6.0

TOEFL: minimum score of 90 for the internet-based test with a minimum of 20 in writing

Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 58 (with a ‘Communicative score of not less than 50)

EPP: minimum final scores of 4,4,5,5

Application Deadlines - Trimester 1: 1 Dec and Trimester 2: 1 May.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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