The Master of Creative Practice is applicable to creatives such as musicians, dramatists, performing and visual artists, designers, film makers, writers, directors or any professional engaged in creative pursuits. If you're a graduate with experience working in the creative community and you'd like to become a leader in creative practice, this is the perfect way to establish your credentials in your chosen domain. The programme may also suit you if you don't have extensive experience but you've demonstrated academic and creative success at graduate or undergraduate level. The Master of Creative Practice is designed to engage you in understanding, investigation and intervention within your chosen domain in academic or professional contexts. It will give you the opportunity to critically reflect on your practice through theory, and to further develop the practice into a more substantial and fully-independent research-based thesis. You'll be enabled to extend your domain of creative practice through enacting an advanced, sustained and sophisticated body of independent original practice-based research, which conforms to internationally recognised standards. You'll also be equipped with the skills and knowledge to extend your domain of practice through the undertaking of independent original research.
Study options
Full Time
(1.5 Years)
Tuition fees
NZ$27,458.00 (US$ 16,379)
per year
Start date
February 2027
Venue
City Campus, Christchurch
130 Madras Street,
Christchurch,
Canterbury,
8011, South Island, New Zealand
Entry requirements
For international students
A Bachelor Honours Degree or Postgraduate Diploma or an undergraduate degree followed by relevant professional experience. (All qualifications should be in a relevant subject area.) Applicants are required to undertake course advisement with an Ara staff member and complete a Postgraduate Proposal Outline form.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.