Educational Psychology – Graduate Diploma in Arts

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Educational Psychology) is a bridging tool for graduates in other subjects to get the equivalent of a major in educational psychology. You can then go on to a postgraduate qualification in educational psychology if you wish.

Get transferable skills

Educational psychology looks at what supports and hinders learning. It informs policy and practice in education systems. The qualification will equip you with transferable skills including research, analysis, communication and problem-solving.

You’ll explore lifelong ako/learning and teaching through an understanding of cultural, cognitive, social, behavioural and emotional characteristics of learners and teachers.

Applied learning

At Massey, educational psychology is:

• the application of Western and Māori psychological knowledge in education and human development
• a science that seeks to understand and an art that seeks to apply those understandings in the real world, to help learners realise their potential.

A wide choice of courses

You’ll learn about the complex relationships between learners and their environment. You can choose from a wide range of courses that reflect the diversity of psychology and education.

The types of questions you’ll consider in educational psychology include:

• how can we make learning more effective?
• what are the cultural and social mediators of thinking, learning and development?
• how can we best meet the learning needs of all learners?
• what factors help ensure educational success?
• how do we support the development of positive behaviours for learning?
• how do we reduce learning difficulties?
• how do we best support learners with disabilities?

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Educational Psychology) doesn’t qualify you to be a teacher.

Further study

If you successfully complete your Graduate Diploma in Arts, you could go on to study a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts or a Master of Arts.