Master of Professional Practice

If you want to research a significant area or issue at your own workplace and recognise your work with an advanced qualification, this master's programme is for you.

Domestic

Duration
18 Months Full-time
Level
9
Credits
180
Fees
$13,741
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee
Delivery
Work-based
Location
Distance
Intakes
Monthly

International

Duration
18 Months Full-time
Level
9
Credits
180
Fees
$48,750
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee
Delivery
Work-based
Location
Distance
Intakes
Monthly

What You Study

Is this for me?

The Master of Professional Practice takes approximately 18 months to complete, and is ideal for employees, volunteers, or the self-employed who have an undergraduate qualification and/or relevant and significant professional experience.

The Master of Professional Practice:

  • is ideal for those in paid or unpaid work, or self-employed
  • allows you to build a degree around your world. What skills do you need? What would help you to achieve your career or business aspirations? Do you need support in a particular area of your professional practice?
  • helps you to explore cross-disciplinary boundaries and enjoy greater scope, flexibility and application than traditional pre-prescribed postgraduate programmes
  • provides self-paced learning, occurs within the workplace and facilitators and academic/professional mentors will support you throughout the whole process

What will I learn?

The Master of Professional Practice supports you to become an efficient self-directed learner. You will be capable of managing and critically evaluating your learning, and undertaking work-based projects that meet your needs and those of others. Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

  • design and conduct research relating to an area of inquiry within the professional practice significant to you and your workplace
  • engage in self-appraisal/reflection on practice which leads to significant insights likely to make a lasting impact upon personal and professional understanding
  • undertake complex action-planning leading to effective and appropriate outcomes likely to impact upon the work of others
  • evaluate information and ideas independently; critically evaluate/argue a position concerning alternative approaches; justify evaluations as constituting bases for improvement in practice
  • use wide-ranging resources effectively; communicate successfully and persuasively in writing and orally; and work and learn independently or as part of a team spanning a range of contexts, often in a leadership role

Courses and delivery

The work-based learning approach centres around the relationship between you, your employer/sponsor and Capable NZ. The programme is divided into three main phases. 

Course

Name of paper

Credits

Course 1

Review of Learning

15

Course 2

Advanced Practitioner Inquiry

45

Course 3

Advanced Negotiated Work-based Learning Project

120

 

Programme Total

180

Learning and teaching activities within each course may include:

  • mentoring and facilitation
  • induction and review-of-progress workshops
  • on-campus workshops and seminars
  • online support and course resources through the Polytechnic’s Learning Management System platform (Moodle) and other learning technologies
  • workshops delivered at organisation/in other cities/Otago Polytechnic campus sites
  • online and video link assessment methodologies.

A blended learning approach, incorporating technology to facilitate access to learning activities and resources, means those who are working full-time or not based in Dunedin are fully supported.

Workload

Your workload 

This programme is delivered by a facilitator and academic mentor working with individuals and occurs within the workplace. Learning is self-paced and as communication can be face-to-face or via email, phone or Skype, learners can access the programme from anywhere within New Zealand.

Full-time learning will require about 20 hours of study per week. Part-time will require about 10 hours per week.

Entry

Entry requirements

  • You must hold an undergraduate degree in a relevant field of study, and/or degree equivalent professional experience (5-7 years of professional practice experience).
  • International students will be individually assessed to ensure you meet the entry requirements.
  • You will be required to undertake an interview. This will help determine your professional experience and ability to complete the programme. Learners will only be offered a place on the programme if they meet the entry criteria and have a confirmed professional practice context. Please note, the Head of School, Capable NZ makes the final decision on acceptance into the programme.
  • If English is not your first language, you must provide:

If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes. 

Fees

Domestic fees

First year
Standard
$4,666
Second year
Standard
$9,075

International fees

Course one
Standard
$4,062
Course two
Standard
$12,187
Course three
Standard
$32,500

Course fees

The fees shown above are approximate only. There may be a slight fee increase per year once Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) rules and guidelines are applied. Fees also may vary depending on your choice of courses. Please contact us for more specific information. Email info@capablenz.co.nz

Application

How to apply

1. If you want to find out a little more about this programme, send us an enquiry and we'll be in touch! 

2. If you know that you just want to apply, click on the light blue APPLY button in the top right section of this page and complete our online application form. 

Get in touch

0800 762 786
International +64 3 477 3014
Email: info@op.ac.nz
https://www.op.ac.nz/programmes/nzqa/master-of-professional-practice