Master of Applied Practice (Social Practice)

Our Applied Practice suite is designed to help social workers, counsellors, and community development practitioners advance their skills in a variety of social practice situations. Further your ability to work with individuals, whānau, and communities, and transform your practice in ways that enhance social justice and reduce inequalities for communities. Develop your ability to work cross-sector in complex environments within the Aotearoa New Zealand's treaty partnership and wider cultural contexts, and advance your decision-making, problem-solving, and research skills. Extend your knowledge in a specialist area of social practice and enhance your career prospects while adding value to your organisation, community, and beyond.

To be admitted to this programme all applicants must be at least 16 years of age on the date of the
programme's commencement for the semester in which they wish to enrol, and meet the following
requirements:
Applicants must:
Have a bachelor's degree (or level 7 Graduate Diploma) in the social work, community development, or
counselling disciplines with a B- Average or above, and
Provide documentary evidence of outcomes in the social work, community development, or
counselling work environment to demonstrate an ability to perform in the programme and commit to
achieving its outcomes,
Or
Have successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Practice (Social Practice) or the
Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Practice (Social Practice) with a B- achievement in CISC8002, AND, a
B- minimum GPA across all other courses.

IELTS - Academic score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6
TOEFL iBT - Score of 79 (with a writing score of 21)
TOEFL - PBT - score of 590.