Acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to assist individuals with social or learning difficulties across various educational environments.
Develop and hone your expertise under the mentorship of world-class researchers and practitioners, while exploring a wide array of theoretical perspectives and their practical applications in educational, community, and workplace settings. This program emphasizes a bicultural approach tailored to New Zealand’s communities, yet also prepares you for work in multicultural and international contexts.
The Wellington Faculty of Education provides a research-based master’s program and a practice-based Postgraduate Diploma that leads to registration as an educational psychologist. Completion of the master’s degree is required before applying for the limited-entry Diploma program. The program includes supervised practice as an intern psychologist, culminating in eligibility for registration as a Registered Educational Psychologist with the New Zealand Psychologists Board.
Admission to the PGDipEdPP requires successful completion of 45 points of 200- or 300-level Psychology courses with at least a B grade. For more information, please refer to the requirements page.
