Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)

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How to apply

To apply for this qualification:

tick the box next to the course(s) you want to study in the Qualification Structure table
then click 'Apply now’ to start filling in the online enrolment application.

Read the information below to ensure you're enrolling in the right courses in the right order.

This programmes enrolment dates differ from our standard dates

New learners need to apply five weeks before their preferred start date. Re-enrolling learners can follow the standard enrolment dates for this programme.

Please use this table for specific enrolment close dates for new learners:

Course starting in	Applications for new learners close
23 February 2026	19 January 2026
15 June 2026	11 May 2026
19 October 2026	14 September 2026

Qualification Structure

The programme works in trimesters of 16 weeks. A full-time workload for a trimester is three or four courses. Part-time is a minimum of two courses.

You can only enrol into a maximum of 8 courses (120 credits) across three consecutive trimesters.

If you are enrolling into this programme for the first time, please follow the links below to see full-time and part-time study options for first time learners.

February start Study Plan

June start Study Plan

This programme is made up of 24 compulsory courses.

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Becoming a Teacher in Aotearoa EDU511

$760

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Tō Tātou Tiriti 1 EDU512

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Teacher Research and Inquiry 1 EDU513

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Learning and Development 1 EDU514

$760

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Curriculum Studies 1 EDU515

$760

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Identity, Language and Culture 1 EDU516

$760

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Inclusive Practice 1 EDU517

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Professional Practice 1 EDU518

$760

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Tō Tātou Tiriti 2 EDU611

$760

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Teacher Research and Inquiry 2 EDU612

$760

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Learning and Development 2 EDU613

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Curriculum Studies 2 EDU614

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Identity, Language and Culture 2 EDU615

$760

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Inclusive Practice 2 EDU616

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Professional Practice 2a EDU617

$760

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Professional Practice 2b EDU618

$760

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Tō Tātou Tiriti 3 EDU711

$760

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Teacher Research and Inquiry 3 EDU712

$760

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Learning and Development 3 EDU713

$760

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Curriculum Studies 3 EDU714

$760

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Identity, Language and Culture 3 EDU715

$760

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Inclusive Practice 3 EDU716

$760

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Professional Practice 3a EDU717

$760

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Professional Practice 3b EDU718

$760

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How much time will you need each week for study?

On each course page look for the Workload heading in the grey box. This will give you the approximate hours needed each week to study that course.

Do you have enough time?

To check if you have enough time in your life for study, try our handy time calculator tool.

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Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)

Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)

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