Tertiary

Tertiary Education

The term 'tertiary education' in New Zealand is used to describe all aspects of post-school education and training.

Tertiary education institutions in New Zealand include:

Universities
Institutes of technology and polytechnics
Colleges of education
Wananga (Maori tertiary education institutions).
Industry training organisations
Private Training Establishments

The academic year for most tertiary institutions starts in February and finishes in November and is often divided into two semesters. Some institutions now offer a `summer trimester' which runs from December or January through to February.

Higher, or Degree-level education is mainly offered at universities, but some degree programmes are also available at institutes of technology, polytechnics, wananga and colleges of education, and at some private training establishments.

Technical and Vocational education is mainly offered at institutes of technology, polytechnics, private training establishments and in the workplace. However, some programmes are also available in secondary schools, wananga, government training establishments and several universities.

Teacher Education is offered at specialist colleges of education, as well as some universities, institutes of technology, polytechnics, wananga and private training establishments.

Universities
New Zealand Bachelor's degrees are recognised for enrolment in postgraduate programmes at universities throughout the world, subject to the normal grade and subject-specialisation requirements.

The eight universities in New Zealand offer some specialist subjects as well as the general areas of learning. It usually takes three to four years to complete a BA or BSc.

The University of Auckland
Specialist degrees include: