Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiriao / Poutiritaeo) | Master of Professional Creative Practice offers a unique perspective from both the European and Maori 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 / Poutiritaeo) with a specific matauranga M?ori focus. The programme is delivered online, through compulsory wananga, and face-to-face.

 

Delivery of Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiriao / Poutiritaeo) is “blended”, meaning it is a combination of online study, wananga and research by creative practice.

 

You will have opportunities to engage with staff and students based at both Toihoukura and IDEAschool in Hawke’s Bay, as well as students who may be practicing throughout Aotearoa and indeed the world..

 

Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiriao) is a level 9 programme of 180 credits and Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiritaeo) is a level 9 programme with 240 credits. Both offer 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.