新西蘭幼教類碩士是新西蘭長期短缺專業(yè)之一，畢業(yè)后有著廣闊的就業(yè)前景，學生很容易找到工作，且薪資水準較高。如下是AUT新開專業(yè)幼教碩士的詳細介紹。

　　Master of Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood

　　NZQA：9 級

　　學分：180

　　學制：1年

　　開學：2月

　　學費：NZ$51,115

　　學術要求 ：本科畢業(yè)，均分 B+， 最好學過教育課程

　　英語要求 ：雅思 7.0 (單項>7.0)，承認PTE。2 年內英語成績可以拼分

　　其他要求：

　　完成教師教育初評表格 Completing the Initial Teacher Education compliance form

　　推薦人報告 Receipt of referee reports

　　無犯罪記錄證明 Submission of appropriate police checks, including overseas police checks

　　計算和語文考試成績 Satisfactorily completing both an online numeracy and literacy test

　　參加面試 Attending an online interview in person or via zoom, which lasts for 30-40 minutes

　　課程涵蓋

　　教師認同與適應力 Teacher identity and resilience

　　學習與教學理論 Learning and teaching theories for the 21st century

　　教授不同文化學生 Adaptive expertise for working with diverse learners

　　學習毛利文化 Learning te Reo Māori

　　社會公正教學 Teaching for social justice

　　教學咨詢周期 The teaching as inquiry cycle

　　研究項目 A research project

　　所修課程180學分

　　成為合格幼教教師 ECET802 Becoming an Adaptive Teacher (ECE)

　　合格幼教教師 ECET803 Being an Adaptive Teacher (ECE)

　　教學領導力與教學原則 ECET804 Pedagogical Leadership and the Principles of Te Whāriki

　　教學大綱 ECET805 Strands of Te Whāriki: Weaving People, Places and Things

　　教學社會公正 EDUC871 Teaching for Social Justice

　　做一個有責任心的老師 EDCR804 Being a Responsive Teacher

　　教學與學習 EDCR801 Ako: Teaching and Learning

　　教學探究 EDUC901 Teaching as Inquiry

　　批判性反思實踐 EDUC902 Critical Reflection on Practice

　　教育背景研究 EDUC908 Research in an Education Context

　　學生實習

　　在幼兒園工作實習16周

　　For 16 weeks, student teachers will be on a sustained period of practicum in a partnership school (8 weeks in Semester 1 and 8 weeks in Semester 2) working with a professional learning mentor in the classroom.