Master of Education with Specialisation in Higher Education

at Auckland University of Technology - City Campus New Zealand

Be an agent for change in our criminal justice system with AUT's Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

This degree focuses on the communities most affected by the criminal justice system including Maori, Pacific and other vulnerable communities.

The Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice considers how colonisation has influenced the criminal justice system as well as how communities have responded. It covers how ethnicities, class, gender and age interact with the criminal justice system, with a particular focus on children and youth crime.

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.

Further your understanding of financial accounting, management accounting, audit, tax and accounting information systems with the Accounting specialisation in the Master of Business.

You explore an accounting topic of your interest and will be guided by research-active academics who are known as experts in their distinctive areas of interest.

AUT's Accounting department is well connected with local and global professional accounting bodies, ensuring our programmes are informed by latest trends and practice.

A Master of Laws will deepen your legal knowledge and legal research skills.

We offer a range of study options to suit your needs you can complete the Master of Laws entirely by thesis, entirely by coursework, or through a combination of coursework and research.
One area of focus for our taught program is advanced criminal law, enabling you to gain further expertise in that area. Other courses focus on human rights law, and indigenous rights and law.

Study the Postgraduate Diploma in Gastronomy at AUT.

This qualification also provides a pathway to postgraduate study, including the Master of Gastronomy. If you're already in the industry, this postgraduate diploma will enhance your skills and knowledge base at a more advanced level.

Study accounting in the Bachelor of Business degree. Accounting is a dynamic career, delivering multifaceted business analysis, and contributing to the strategic development of business, public sector and not-for-profit organisations.

Accountants must be excellent communicators and strongly analytical, as well as having the required technical skills specific to the vocation. They must relate to people from all walks of life, as they’re frequently called upon to explain concepts and strategies to those outside the financial sphere. The changing nature of accounting software packages means that accountants need to have well-developed technical skills. These broad-based skills mean that accounting graduates can start successful careers in a huge variety of roles.

Study the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management and develop the skills to manage people and projects in as little as eight months.

Prepare yourself for a management career either in New Zealand or anywhere else in the world with the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management. It's designed to help you quickly move into a career in business management, or advance your career to a management role. It’s ideal for students with an undergraduate degree in any discipline.

In the Software Development major in the Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences you develop the skills to design and develop new and existing software solutions using common development tools.

Demand for new technology is constantly increasing. Technological solutions could lead to advances in areas as diverse as biomedicine, communications, business and entertainment. Software developers play a role in those advances. This major prepares you for these diverse and exciting roles.

You design and develop secure software and use the latest technologies including modern programing languages, operating systems, networks, distributed computing systems, databases and modelling. You also carry out quality assurance tasks.

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.

AUT's digital communication courses offer a mix of media communication, production workflows, strategic thinking, and technological competencies that prepare you for a wide range of careers. You’ll work on various projects to create websites, app proposals, videos, motion graphics and print media that can serve as portfolio pieces.

Majoring in digital communications can lead you to an exciting and fast-paced career as a digital strategist or producer. You could also pair digital communications with another major or minor to build a breadth of desirable media production skills for any media or communications role.