Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | Master of Creative Practice | |||
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Qualification Type | Masters Degree | |||
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Level | 9 | |||
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Credits | 180 | |||
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
The Master of Creative Practice aims to enable ākonga to extend their domain of creative practice through enacting
an advanced, sustained and sophisticated body of independent practice-based research, which conforms to internationally recognised conventions. |
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Graduate profile |
1. Communicate a thorough account and critique of the relevant knowledge, principles, research methods and problem-solving techniques applicable to a specific domain of creative practice. 2. Demonstrate intellectual independence, critical thinking, analytic rigour and self-directed learning in the design and execution of a self-directed creative project. 3. Apply domain-based knowledge to practice-based research; analyse and develop arguments from primary evidence. 4. Demonstrate knowledge of a range of research perspectives, including engagement with Te Ao Māori to support creative practice. 5. Demonstrate mastery and work independently to undertake sustained and substantial, practice-based research in a specific domain
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Education pathways |
Graduates may enrol in further postgraduate qualification programmes such as the following:
PhD DMus/DPhil/DocFA Teacher Education qualifications |
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Entry Requirements |
Academic Requirements A Bachelor Honours Degree or a Postgraduate Diploma or an undergraduate degree followed by relevant professional experience. Alternative Requirements Applicants unable to evidence that they meet Academic Entry requirements, but who can demonstrate relevant skills and knowledge acquired through appropriate work or professional experience, may be approved for alternative entry. English Requirements If English is not the applicant's first language, applicants will need to provide a result from a test or qualification on the acceptable alternatives English Proficiency Outcomes Chart. Applicants who do not have evidence of English language skills and are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, may contact Ara for an assessment. IELTS 6.5 Academic (no lower than 6.0 in any subtest). Note: IELTS scores used must be taken from a single IELTS Test Report Form and are valid for two years from the date of the test. Applicants who have achieved NCEA Level 3 University Entrance requirements are not required to provide evidence of English language skills.
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Education Organisation | Ara Institute of Canterbury | |||
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Developed By | Ara Institute of Canterbury | |||
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |||
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Number | 4140 | |||
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Status | Current | |||
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Created | October 2019 | |||
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Last Reviewed | January 2021 | |||
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Next Review | September 2030 | |||
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Content |
The programme consists of three compulsory courses:
1. Contemporary Theory (level 8) 2. Practice-based Research Methods (level 8) 3. Practice-based Thesis (level 9) Master's students will initially complete both the Contemporary Theory and Practice-based Research Methods courses at Level 8, studying alongside PGDipCP students (see description above for detail), followed by a 120 credit Practice-based Thesis. |
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