Master of Education with Specialisation in Higher Education

at Auckland University of Technology - City Campus New Zealand

Gain the skills to further your business career or for further study in the MBA with the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration provides an entry point for students who don’t want to enrol in a full Master of Business Administration (MBA) or who need added flexibility. All applicants need at least three years of relevant work experience. You're encouraged to continue into the MBA after completing this postgraduate diploma.

New media channels are emerging and rivalling traditional ways of going to market.Integrated shopping experiences extend from the shop floor to Facebook, Twitter, email marketing, texting, television, radio, direct mail, catalogues etc. Businesses need staff who are confident and competent at taking an interactive,omni-channel approach to business solutions and who know how to identify customers and connect with them in meaningful ways.

The Bachelor of Creative Technologies is New Zealand’s most innovative bachelor’s programme. It’s designed for this fast-moving digital era that recognises we need to think creatively about the application of technology in society. You’ll learn to identify new opportunities and creative approaches to guide the transformation of industries and businesses that this era requires.

The programme is organised around projects and challenges. You’ll learn existing and new technologies, creative processes and strategies to collaborate with others to tackle the complex challenges of our time. You could apply your skills to a wide range of fields, from developing a new creative audio or visual artform to solving one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The Master of Arts in Maori Development  is designed specifically to support your particular research interests and tailored to your individual learning needs.

Take your understanding of Maori development further, and research an area of your interest through your thesis or dissertation. The learning environment is wananga based, encourages inclusivity and discipline, and is informed by Maori beliefs and values.

Study digital design at AUT and prepare yourself for the challenges of a career in animation, visual effects or game design.

You learn in a future-focused and studio-based teaching and learning environment, and have access to world-class facilities including our cutting-edge green screen, motion capture and virtual reality studios and high-end computer labs equipped with industry standard software.

Our staff have a wide range of creative, academic and industry experience – from Weta Digital to running indie game companies. We also have strong and long-established links with industry, and you’ll have opportunities to gain professional experience while studying.

In this major you develop a sound understanding of the interplay between social forces, economics, and politics. This focus provides a strong platform to explore power dynamics, influences on decision making, demographic and behavioural trends, and the challenges caused by economic, political and social disadvantage.

Along with the depth of understanding you’ll gain throughout your degree, you’ll also develop critical analysis and problem-solving skills, which are crucial for the public service, social sector and community organisations; all areas where many of our graduates start their successful careers.

Study the Bachelor of Architecture and Future Environments,and learn to prepare and present building design projects of varying scales and complexity.
Architecture focuses on the relationship between people and their environments.Study architecture at AUT and gain an understanding of the critical, ethical, aesthetic, social cultural and technological components of architecture and the design of sustainable future environments.

You’ll develop a critical approach to architectural design, become familiar with architectural history and contemporary architecture practice, and learn to apply Te Aranga Maori design principles to your work.

Study data science and develop the skills for a career as data analyst, data scientist or data engineer; careers that are in high demand all over the world.

Advances in big data analytics are already driving businesses and organisations towards increasing levels of automated decision-making through sophisticated machine learning software. As a graduate of this major you’ll have skills in computing, machine learning and statistical modelling, and will be ready to design and implement data-driven solutions for a range of problems.

The Data Science major focuses on managing and preparing data, extracting knowledge from data for the purposes of modelling and prediction, and techniques for pipelining, presenting and visualising data.

Study the Environmental Science major in the Bachelor of Science and become an environmental problem solver, with an in-depth understanding of the science that supports healthy water, air, soils and ecosystems.

The Environmental Science major will immerse you in the science of environmental problem solving. Our courses are designed to give you a well-rounded degree, and cover environmental science concepts, scientific data interpretation and communication, and environmental management and policy. There's an emphasis on essential ‘hands-on’ skills, with multiple field trips and practical lab sessions each year.

Study communication design and apply graphic design and digital skills to create typographic and visual meaning in graphic and interaction design, branding, illustration, photography, advertising, motion graphics and art direction. Communication design focuses on generating content and visually communicating ideas, messages and meaning to respond to societal, environmental and commercially relevant themes and issues. Because it's such a diverse subject, it can lead to a wide range of design careers.