Master of Professional Practice
Course details
魅影直播 the course
魅影直播 the programme
Are you an experienced professional facing interesting challenges in your workplace?聽Advance your career with a postgraduate qualification.
Professional practice is all about you and your work context.
This programme is delivered via our assessment of prior learning centre, .
We base our philosophy on using the real-life experiences from your professional life as rich learning material. Our Master of Professional Practice allows you to identify a challenge or goal in your work environment; this could be developing a new process, entering a new market, responding to stakeholders, fostering innovation or addressing internal organisational culture, for example. You can then research and define this issue, develop an approach for resolving it, and implement processes to achieve your desired outcomes.
This qualification is perfect for advancing your professional career, while also addressing a significant work challenge. What鈥檚 more, you can apply a Master of Professional Practice to virtually any discipline or sector.
During this learning experience, you will explore cross-disciplinary boundaries and enjoy greater scope, flexibility and application than traditional prescribed postgraduate programmes. Study is self-paced and occurs within the workplace. Facilitators and academic/professional mentors will support you throughout the process.聽
The degree can be gained alongside full-time employment due to the flexible work-based learning (WBL) focus of the programme. Because the programme is closely aligned with your organisation鈥檚 goals, it is often strongly supported by employers as a professional development opportunity.
Entry requirements
Entry
Entry requirements
Academic 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聽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.聽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.
International equivalence
To enter Otago Polytechnic's undergraduate certificates, diplomas and degrees, you need to have achieved a secondary school qualification that is equivalent to New Zealand's NCEA levels (National Certificate of Educational Achievement).
This information is available by country on our Equivalent academic entry requirements page.
English Language requirements
If English is not your first language, you must provide:
- New Zealand University Entrance聽OR
- Overall Academic IELTS 6.5 with no individual band score lower than 6.0 (achieved in聽one聽test completed in the last two years),聽OR
- Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS聽(see here for聽internationally recognised proficiency tests and proficiency outcomes for international students).
If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a聽wide range of English programmes.
魅影直播 the provider
If you want to get a job and build a great career, Otago Polytechnic is a smart choice.
We鈥檙e known for offering the highest quality, hands-on training that helps students succeed. Our graduates are confident, skilled, and ready to work from day one. And, employers love that.
We鈥檝e earned the highest ratings from the New Zealand Government for our teaching and support. Our flexible study options make it easier for you to learn in a way that suits your life.
At Otago Polytechnic, you鈥檒l gain practical skills, real-world experience, and the confidence to make a real impact - in your career and in your community.