Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Practice (Social Practice)
Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology trading as Unitec
Subject area
Mixed Field Programmes not elsewhere classified
Qualification
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Entry requirements
General admission requires applicants to: Have a bachelor's degree (or level 7 Graduate Diploma) in the same or similar discipline; or Provide documentary evidence of outcomes in the discipline work environment to demonstrate an ability to perform in the programme and commit to achieving its outcomes. International applicants and any Domestic applicant for whom English, Māori or NZ Sign is not their first language must also provide evidence that they have the necessary English language proficiency required for the Programme as described in the NZQA rules.
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
The purpose of this programme is to enable graduates to develop research and evaluation skills allowing them to plan for applied research within social work, counselling, and community development, contexts and in related fields in health, education and welfare. Students acquire an understanding of the challenges and opportunities in these contexts that can be explored through applied research. Graduates engage with employers, industries, cultures, and communities. Through transdisciplinary engagement across the major categories of social practice, they can identify, define and contextualise important issues to enhance social justice and challenge structural inequality, with a strong focus on Māori and indigenous practice. Graduates plan for, relevant research projects aiming to provide solutions and innovations that influence practice.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Other Mixed Field Programmes at this level can earn:
($1)
Median earnings one year after study
$52,000
Median earnings two years after study
$61,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Not Available
Employment rate two years after study
57%
Employment rate two years after study
Data as at November 2022
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Rural Women New Zealand Tertiary Bursaries
Provided by:
Rural Women New Zealand
Website:
https://ruralwomennz.nz/services/charitable-grants/
Value:
$1,000 each.
Rural Women New Zealand Text Book Grant for Tertiary Students
Provided by:
Rural Women New Zealand
Website:
https://ruralwomennz.nz/services/charitable-grants/
Value:
$500 each
This information comes from Generosity New Zealand. For more scholarships, search their givME database (formerly called BreakOut) via your college, university or local library website.
Contact details
Main Campus Office
Free phone: 0800 10 95 10
Phone: (09) 815 2945
Fax: (09) 815 2905
Email: study@unitec.ac.nz
Web: http://www.unitec.ac.nz
Sources
NZQA supplies course information based on material from the provider.
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