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Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiriao / Poutiritāeo) | Master of Professional Creative Practice

Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiriao / Poutiritāeo) | Master of Professional Creative Practice

Location

Hawke's Bay Campus Tairāwhiti Campus in Gisborne International

Study Options

Full-time, Part-time

Length

18 or 24 months full-time (depending on qualification chosen)

Level

7 - 9

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Cement your creative career

The Master of Professional Creative Practice | Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiriao / Poutiritāeo) is collaboratively offered by the EIT | Te Pūkenga two iconic creative practice schools: IDEAschool and Toihoukura. It offers a unique perspective from both the European and Māori creative culture allowing a wide selection of media to be advanced. The programme enables you to further your creative practice through guided reflection, research and professional practice.

Toihoukura offer Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiriao / Poutiritāeo) with a specific matauranga Māori focus.

Delivery is “blended”, meaning it is a combination of online study, wānanga and research by creative practice.

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Outline

Delivery of the programme is “blended” meaning it is a combination of online study, wānanga and research by creative practice. You may be “based” at either IDEAschool or Toihoukura but will have opportunities to engage with staff and students based at both schools and students who may be practicing throughout Aotearoa and indeed the world.

The Master of Professional Creative Practice | Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiriao / Poutiritāeo) is a Level 9 programme of 180 or 240 credits with full-time study for up to two years. The programme consists of four compulsory courses that provide you with the opportunity to create a body of creative work to a standard that develops, extends and refines prior professional practices, processes and knowledge.

This will be done through research and critical evaluation to strengthen your creative practice while contextualizing your practice in relation to relevant communities, contemporary concepts, models theory, technologies and professional practice management techniques.

Please note: It takes 18 months to do the MPCP | Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiriao) 180 credit programme after completing a Bachelor’s degree in a creative practice or 6 months (60 credits) to do this programme after completing an Honours Bachelor’s degree in a creative arts field. It takes 24 months to do the MPCP | Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiritāeo) 240 credit programme after completing a Bachelor’s degree in a creative practice or 12 months (120 credits) to do this programme after completing an Honours Bachelor’s degree in a creative arts field.

Dates

There is one entry date per year:

February

Entry

Entry Requirements

Entry Criteria

An NZQF-listed Bachelor’s or higher level degree (or equivalent) in a creative practice field with a minimum of the equivalent to a B average as per the EIT | Te Pūkenga-specified 11-point achievement-based grading system; or
In the absence of the above, provisional admission on the basis of an evaluation of a portfolio of work; or
At the Dean’s discretion, where an applicant’s situation is compelling but not covered by the requirements listed above.

English Language Entry Requirements (IDEAschool)

All applicants must demonstrate an acceptable level of English language fluency prior to acceptance in the programme.

The minimum IELTS score required for entry is 6.5 in all academic bands or accepted international equivalents.

Māori/English Language Entry Requirements (Toihoukura)

Applicants will need to demonstrate fluency, at a level sufficient to academically succeed in the course, in either Te Reo Māori or English.

Applicants who have the language fluency to support it may complete their assessments in Te Reo Māori.

Applicants from countries in which English is not the primary spoken language must demonstrate an acceptable level of English language fluency prior to acceptance in the programme. Ways in which English language fluency may be demonstrated include (i) completion of a programme of study in which English was the language of instruction (conditions apply*), and (ii) approved scores on IELTS tests, namely an Academic score of 6.5 with no band lower than 6 (or accepted international equivalents).

Standard discretionary entrance guidelines will apply.

Entry with Credit

Applicants may be admitted with credit transfer or recognition of prior learning.

The Postgraduate Programmes Cluster Committee shall have discretion in the granting of academic credit.

For more information on entry with credit please contact Irina Konig (IDEAschool) on 06 830 1121 or ikonig@eit.ac.nz or Emma Marino (Toihoukura) on 06 869 0847 or toihou@eit.ac.nz.

International Entry

Academic Learning Services

Academic Learning Services is here to assist you on your journey towards the successful completion of your studies at EIT | Te Pūkenga. Our aim is for you to become confident, competent and independent learners.

We have dedicated advisors who can assist with your learning.

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Scholarships

EIT | Te Pūkenga offers a variety of scholarships across various subjects and programme levels. Some scholarships are based on your age, some are specific to the subject you want to study. Not all scholarships are based on your academic ability and anyone wanting to study should investigate what scholarships are available to them.

You can find a list of EIT | Te Pūkenga scholarships here however there are many more scholarships offered nationally. Information about these is on an database called “givME”. givME is accessible at EIT | Te Pūkenga or at some public libraries. If you would like to come to EIT | Te Pūkenga to look through the giveME database don’t hesitate to contact scholarships@eit.ac.nz or call in for a chat.

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