九州影院

Our Early Childhood qualifications can be studied via distance.听

Your commitment

Fulltime students will need to be able to commit to:

• About 40 hours a week of independent study.
• Attendance at two On-site Intensives (OSI) each year, in-person, on campus in Christchurch
  • First week of Semester One
  • First week of Semester Two
• Professional Practice in an early childhood centre or setting听
  • Year 1: five individual days placed in an early childhood centre in May/June; plus a 3-week block placement in July/August
  • Year 2: two 4-week block placements in May/June and October/November
  • Year 3: two 6-week placements in March/May (allow for Easter break) and August/September
  • Students are required to attend these placements fulltime.
• Part-time students will attend an OSI for each year of study. See our course groups page for more information. Please note if you choose a part-time pathway you will be required to attend听 placements fulltime.

• See our Early Childhood page to find out more
• Course Groups, Orientation and Timetables

Our Primary teacher education programmes can be studied by distance.听

Your commitment

Fulltime students will need to be able to commit to:

• About 40 hours a week of independent study (part-time students about 20 hours a week, depending on courses taken).
• Attendance at two On-site Intensives (OSI) each year, in-person, on campus in Christchurch
  • First week of Semester One
  • First week of Semester Two
• Professional Practice in a primary school听
  • Year 1: five individual days placed in a primary school in May/June; plus a 3-week block placement in July/August
  • Year 2: two 4-week block placements in May/June and October/November
  • Year 3: two 6-week placements in March/May (allow for Easter break) and August/September
  • Students are required to attend these placements fulltime.
  • There are areas in New 九州影院where placements are extremely difficult to arrange, particulary where there are other tertiary providers (eg, Otago, Waikato, Victoria). If a placement is unable to be arranged in your area, you will be required to complete your placement in Christchurch.听
  • Part-time students will attend an OSI for each year of study. See our course groups page for more information. Please note if you choose a part-time pathway you will be required to attend听 placements fulltime.

听Further information听

• See our Primary Education webpage to find out more
• Course Groups, Orientation and Timetables

Our M膩tauranga M膩ori programme can be studied by distance.

Your commitment

Fulltime students will need to be able to commit to:

• About 40 hours a week of independent study.
• Attendance at two On-site Intensives (OSI) each year, in-person, on campus in Christchurch
  • First week of Semester One
  • First week of Semester Two

• He ako 膩-rorohiko, 膩-kanohi kitea hoki te momo ako, n膩 reira, ka taea te ako mai tawhiti. Heoi an艒 me matua tae 膩-tinana m艒 膿tahi w膩hanga o ia tau, he noho marae ki te hau k膩inga o K膩i Tahu ia tau.
  
  This is a mixed method style of delivery with content being available online, therefore there is the ability to learn from anywhere. Kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) delivery will also be included in the programme through scheduled block w膩nanga each year and one noho marae each year.

• Ko ng膩 wheako mahi ngaio, ar膩 ng膩 k艒hi 'Mana Ako', kei r艒 whare k艒hungahunga me ng膩 kura tuatahi M膩ori he w膩hanga matua kia m膩rama p奴 ki ng膩 膩huatanga o te taiao ako me ng膩 mahi o te kaiako.
  
  Professional Practice Exploration experiences may occur in whare k艒hungahunga (early childhood centres), bilingual primary, and kura kaupapa M膩ori settings throughout your degree.

Further information听

See our M膩tauranga M膩ori webpage to find out more

A number of postgraduate and professional development qualifications are also offered by distance. For more information see听Postgraduate and Professional Development Programmes.