New Zealand may be a small country, but four of its eight universities are ranked within the global top 400. Studying a Masters in New Zealand will give you access to this excellent higher education system, whilst living abroad in a stunningly beautiful setting.
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This qualification will help you become an outstanding leader by providing you with the knowledge and tools to be able to make positive change in your organisation and the world around you. You will learn not only how to lead, but how to release that potential in others.
Massey University’s Master of Advanced Leadership Practice is a unique qualification in New Zealand. You will gain from Massey’s research-led approach, focusing on the latest findings in the fields of positive psychology and strengths-based leader development. Using internationally-tested and proven methods this programme has a strong focus on relevant, applied learning. We work hard to ensure your learning is relevant to your current situation, and career ambitions.
You are encouraged to bring challenges and current limitations from your workplace to the programme, ready for exploration and breakthrough solutions.
You will make the powerful shift from managing to leading, gaining a deep understanding of yourself, your performance and your impact on others. Learn how to motivate diverse teams and bring them with you. You can expect to emerge as an adept, authentic, self-aware and adaptable solution-seeker, who can think critically.
The big question for organisations in all fields is: “Where are your leaders coming from?”. The answer is that many of those future leaders are already present in your staff.
You may be a mid-level or senior manager, or an employer who knows exceptional leaders are vital to an expanding and thriving organisation.
The Master of Advanced Leadership Practice is specifically designed for those who are currently in full-time positions.
This is an intensive programme where we will help you develop the wide range of in-depth skills you need to become not just a good, but an excellent leader.
You will distinguish yourself not only by your communication, coaching, negotiation and influence skills. By your self-awareness and emotional and social intelligence, enabling you to ‘read’ and deal with a myriad of potential situations. You will learn how to negotiate difficult situations in governance, ethics and conflict resolution. To manage change and stress. To be entrepreneurial, strategic and inspirational. All the while maintaining a healthy work-life balance and thinking about your and the organisation’s future.
Experiential workshops are an integral part of MALP learning. They cover all aspects of being an effective leader, from established and emerging leadership concepts to self-awareness, advanced negotiation and influence, talent and diversity management, sustainability, mentoring, succession and future thinking.
Some will be centred around the engineering of peak performance, some include elements of sports and performing arts psychology, while others will focus on authenticity, power and politics. These focus on transforming any old inefficient behaviours into new more effective direction.
Ongoing assessments over the course of the programme include monthly reports and conducting a larger Social Enterprise Project.
The workshops run from 8.30am - 5.00pm on a Friday and Saturday. They are held once a month (mid-month) on the Massey University Auckland campus or at a residential Auckland location over the course of 9 months.
In the first year two of your courses are run concurrently. Upon successfully completing these you will undertake a research course focusing on leadership in your organisation.
The Master of Advanced Leadership Practice is led by international specialists in their fields.
You will learn from inspirational leaders, creative practitioners and Massey University’s own acclaimed staff. Guest speakers will bring confidential insights and wisdom about the challenges they have faced. You will gain from an intensive and outcome-focused experience.
Massey Business School is one of the country’s leading and largest business schools - it is ranked among the top two per cent of business schools globally and is AACSB accredited.
Massey University’s business and management studies rank in the top 250 (by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) rankings). We are also ranked in the top 150 universities worldwide for business administration programmes by the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.
The University recognises a growing global demand for engagement between business schools and organisations in defining future leaders capable of making both the big directional and daily changes needed for organisations - and countries - to thrive in uncertain economic times.
A masters programme is a challenging programme that involves a substantial time commitment. Participants will be supported every step of the way through mentoring and coaching.
The MALP is 180 credits, meaning you can complete the programme in one and a half years.
Gain skills aligned to industry requirements and join this rapidly growing industry.
Massey’s Master of AgriCommerce is an internationally-recognised qualification. You will gain the research and professional skills required across the value chain from farm production to food marketing.
When you study AgriCommerce at Massey you’ll gain from our expertise across relevant agribusiness-related skills.
Massey is world-ranked and New Zealand’s No 1 university in agriculture according to the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) rankings. We are also ranked in the top 150 universities worldwide for agriculture by the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.
Our proud record dates back to 1927 when we offered New Zealand’s first degrees in agriculture and horticulture. Our expertise in agricultural and environmental systems is supported by the Centre for Farm Business Excellence.
Massey University also has a focus on food - we were the first university to offer a food technology degree and today are the host of FoodHQ, the Palmerston North based centre for collaborative food research.
Our Massey Business School is also world-ranked - it is among the top two per cent of business schools globally and is AACSB accredited with internationally-acclaimed economics and finance specialists.
Key skills you will learn in the Master of AgriCommerce include how to communicate results of investigations and analyse opportunities clearly and persuasively, work effectively in small teams and apply advanced knowledge of agribusiness to effective solutions to agribusiness issues in an ethical and culturally-appropriate way.
You can choose a research or professional practice pathway.
The professional practice pathway is most relevant if you wish to continue to work while studying and offers an industry-related research project. Part-time this qualification can be completed in 2.5 to five years.
You will learn how to take advantage of new agribusiness opportunities and conduct an investigation of these ethically, taking into account relevant cultural and regulatory issues. You can choose a research project relevant to your own career and industry.
The research pathway is appropriate if you wish to go into a research or academic career, or have come from undergraduate study and wish to continue your learning at a more in-depth level. This pathway allows you to complete an in-depth thesis on a topic of your choice.
Our close links with industry will help you identify research that specifically addresses organisational problems.
New Zealand’s economy is dominated by agriculture and food - it generates close to $37 billion in export earnings a year and international demand is predicted to continue to grow. Join the large group of Massey students that have secured jobs before they graduate. They have gone on to become leaders in the industry.
Massey’s AgriCommerce programme aligns itself with agribusiness industries throughout the world - ensuring our graduates have the skills and industry knowledge employers want today, and in the future.
This qualification is 180 credits, which means you can complete full-time in 1.5 years, or two and a half to five years full time.
Postgraduate study is hard work but hugely rewarding and empowering. The Master of AgriCommerce will push you to produce your best creative, strategic and theoretical ideas. The workload replicates the high-pressure environment of senior workplace roles.
Postgraduate study is not just ‘more of the same’ undergraduate study. Our experts are there to guide but if you have come from undergraduate study, you will find that postgraduate study demands more in-depth and independent study. It takes you to a new level in knowledge and expertise especially in planning and undertaking research.
There is growing demand for professional skills in the primary industries.. The 2014 MPI People Powered report forecast growing demand and up to 50,000 more jobs in this sector.
Relevant skills for a growing industry
Gain skills aligned to industry requirements and join this rapidly growing industry.
Massey’s Master of AgriCommerce is an internationally-recognised qualification. You will gain the research and professional skills required across the value chain from farm production to food marketing.
When you study AgriCommerce at Massey you’ll gain from our expertise across relevant agribusiness-related skills.
Massey is world-ranked and New Zealand’s No 1 university in agriculture according to the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) rankings. We are also ranked in the top 150 universities worldwide for agriculture by the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.
Our proud record dates back to 1927 when we offered New Zealand’s first degrees in agriculture and horticulture. Our expertise in agricultural and environmental systems is supported by the Centre for Farm Business Excellence.
Massey University also has a focus on food - we were the first university to offer a food technology degree and today are the host of FoodHQ, the Palmerston North based centre for collaborative food research.
Our Massey Business School is also world-ranked - it is among the top two per cent of business schools globally and is AACSB accredited with internationally-acclaimed economics and finance specialists.
Key skills you will learn in the Master of AgriCommerce include how to communicate results of investigations and analyse opportunities clearly and persuasively, work effectively in small teams and apply advanced knowledge of agribusiness to effective solutions to agribusiness issues in an ethical and culturally-appropriate way.
You can choose a research or professional practice pathway.
The professional practice pathway is most relevant if you wish to continue to work while studying and offers an industry-related research project. Part-time this qualification can be completed in 2.5 to five years.
You will learn how to take advantage of new agribusiness opportunities and conduct an investigation of these ethically, taking into account relevant cultural and regulatory issues. You can choose a research project relevant to your own career and industry.
The research pathway is appropriate if you wish to go into a research or academic career, or have come from undergraduate study and wish to continue your learning at a more in-depth level. This pathway allows you to complete an in-depth thesis on a topic of your choice.
Our close links with industry will help you identify research that specifically addresses organisational problems.
New Zealand’s economy is dominated by agriculture and food - it generates close to $37 billion in export earnings a year and international demand is predicted to continue to grow. Join the large group of Massey students that have secured jobs before they graduate. They have gone on to become leaders in the industry.
Massey’s AgriCommerce programme aligns itself with agribusiness industries throughout the world - ensuring our graduates have the skills and industry knowledge employers want today, and in the future.
This qualification is 180 credits, which means you can complete full-time in 1.5 years, or two and a half to five years full time.
Postgraduate study is hard work but hugely rewarding and empowering. The Master of AgriCommerce will push you to produce your best creative, strategic and theoretical ideas. The workload replicates the high-pressure environment of senior workplace roles.
Postgraduate study is not just ‘more of the same’ undergraduate study. Our experts are there to guide but if you have come from undergraduate study, you will find that postgraduate study demands more in-depth and independent study. It takes you to a new level in knowledge and expertise especially in planning and undertaking research.
Join New Zealand’s no.1 university for agriculture
Join the Master of Science (Agricultural Science) to help increase the productivity and sustainability of agricultural systems in New Zealand and around the world.
Find out more about the Master of Science parent structure.
Studying Massey’s Master of Science in agricultural science is an opportunity to gain advanced knowledge in agriculture. This is a research-based masters, where will acquire the analytical and management skills to help you improve productivity and sustainability of agricultural systems, in New Zealand and around the world.
Massey is world-ranked and New Zealand’s No 1 university in agriculture according to the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) rankings. We are also ranked in the top 150 universities worldwide for agriculture by the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.
Our proud record dates back to 1927 when we offered New Zealand’s first degrees in agriculture and horticulture. As a student, you will benefit from our internationally recognised capability and leadership in this area.
As an agriculture student at Massey you will have access to lecturers and supervisors acknowledged as being among the best in the world. Collaboration between Massey University and adjacent Crown Research Institutes offers unrivalled advantages to postgraduate students, including access to specialised skills, equipment and networking opportunities.
You will have access to a wide range of facilities and services including the Pasture and Crop Research Unit, the Fertiliser and Lime Research Unit, the Plant Growth Unit, The Equine Unit, the Life Cycle Management Centre, Massey University farms, teaching laboratories and library resources.
Studying towards your masters is a satisfying and challenging process that will give you a sought-after postgraduate qualification.
Postgraduate study is hard work but hugely rewarding and empowering. The workload of the postgraduate diploma replicates the high-pressure environment of senior workplace roles.
Postgraduate study is not just ‘more of the same’ as undergraduate study. Our experts are there to guide but if you have come from undergraduate study, you will find that postgraduate study demands more in-depth and independent study. It takes you to a new level in knowledge and expertise especially in planning and undertaking research.
Join this unique qualification to become a leading, sought-after analyst, able to understand and communicate big data in social policy-related contexts.
Find out more about the Master of Analytics parent structure.
The Master of Analytics with a major in public policy is for public servants who want to be able to better understand, interpret and analyse large data sets.
The degree equips you with the technical ability and critical thinking needed to transform complex data into information that can be used as evidence for making policy.
Massey University is the only New Zealand university that offers the Master of Analytics (Public Policy).
The MAnalyt teaches fundamental data analysis tools, including data mining, statistics and econometrics in the core courses. You will then learn how these tools are applied in the public sector.
The Master of Analytics (Public Policy) teaches a critical appreciation of the complexity of data analytics including an examination of cross-cultural data analysis; methodology; ethics; systems mapping; attribution and data management.
It also introduces case studies examining the roles and possibilities of geospatial data and the use of outputs from the integrated data infrastructure (IDI). The IDI is the New Zealand cross-agency data set used by government agencies and policy makers.
At Massey University we ensure your learning is firmly based in a real-world context. To help you identify the most appropriate technique and data to address a problem, you need to understand the real challenges and context that policy makers face.
The Master of Analytics will help you understand all these things, as well as give you training in communicating your findings in a compelling way.
You will work in conjunction with an external agency on a real-world problem using the skills and knowledge you have already gained.
Block courses are held in Wellington.
The qualification can be completed in 12 months of full-time study, or over a longer period of part-time study. The programme starts in semester one of each calendar year.
You need to complete three core statistics and analytics courses and three public policy specialisation courses. The programme ends with the applied or capstone project.
The skills you will learn in the Master of Analytics meet the growing demand for graduates capable of processing, analysing and presenting data in ways that encourage informed and effective decision making. You will learn how to extract useful information from big data sets, while maintaining data security and privacy.
In 2011, Statistics New Zealand launched the IDI. It combines information from a range of organisations to provide the insights government needs to improve social and economic outcomes for New Zealanders. There are very few people skilled at using the IDI.
Postgraduate study is hard work but hugely rewarding and empowering. The Master of Analytics (Public Policy) will push you to produce your best creative, strategic and theoretical ideas. The workload replicates the high-pressure environment of senior workplace roles. Our experts are there to guide but if you have come from undergraduate study, you will find that postgraduate study demands more in-depth and independent study.
Postgraduate study is not just more of the same undergraduate study. It takes you to a new level in knowledge and expertise especially in planning and undertaking research.
Stand out from the crowd
The Master of Science will allow you to stand out from other animal science graduates
Find out more about the Master of Science parent structure.
Massey’s Master of Science (Animal Science) will allow you to make a major contribution to animal science.
Whether you want to take a first step in a research career or would like a specialised role in livestock or animal industries, a MSc (Animal Science) will give you the skills you need.
Animal science is a broad subject and you could engage in study and research in one of many subjects from livestock production, genetics, nutrition, reproductive physiology, lactation, animal behaviour and welfare.
A master’s builds your capability in sourcing, generating and interpreting quality information to make informed decisions. You’ll develop specialised knowledge in your chosen field.
Massey University provides an excellent environment for your animal science masters. We have an active research programme in many areas of applied and theoretical aspects of animal science and much of this is funded by industry. This means as a master’s student you have the opportunity to research a relevant issue and generate solutions for the real world.
Massey University’s proud record in land-based study dates back to 1927 when we offered New Zealand’s first degrees in agriculture.
Massey is world-ranked and New Zealand’s No 1 university in agriculture according to the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) rankings. We are also ranked in the top 150 universities worldwide for agriculture by the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.
Massey University’s veterinary school has been ranked first in the world by employers in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking. We are ranked no.15 for our veterinary science programme.
At Massey you will not just be studying animal science, you will be part of this world-leading animal and agricultural science hub. Massey’s Manawatu campus is surrounded by working farms and state-of-the-art animal science research facilities.. You are able to access our extensive research and working facilities as part of your study. These include:
We also host The International Sheep Research Centre which leads the world with its investigations into sheep husbandry and related areas.
Postgraduate study is hard work but hugely rewarding and empowering. The Master of Science (Animal Science) will push you to produce your best creative, strategic and theoretical ideas. The workload replicates the high-pressure environment of senior workplace roles. Our experts are there to guide but if you have come from undergraduate study, you will find that postgraduate study demands more in-depth and independent study.
Postgraduate study is not just ‘more of the same’ undergraduate study. It takes you to a new level in knowledge and expertise especially in planning and undertaking research.
This is a 180 credit taught degree which will take 1.5 years if you study full time. You can choose to include 60, 90 or 120 credits of research.
Take your career to the next level
With Massey’s Master of Applied Linguistics, you’ll help make second-language teaching work in a multilingual world.
The Master of Applied Linguistics provides professionals in all areas of second-language teaching, including Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), with a qualification that meets their specific combination of professional and research needs. This combination is increasingly important in both domestic and international settings.
You’ll use theories, methods and problem-based approaches that address real-world language issues. The Master of Applied Linguistics focuses on second-language acquisition and language use in an increasingly globalised and digitally mediated world.
Explore areas such as contextually relevant teaching of languages, reflective practices to enhance teaching and learning, and the sociocultural demands of language learning and teaching.
Massey’s research strengths include:
Master’s study includes a research component. On the Master of Applied Linguistics you’ll complete a research report (60 credits) or thesis (120 credits). Recent areas of student research include:
With a Master of Applied Linguistics you’ll be prepared for careers in language teaching, research and practice in national and international multilingual contexts. You’ll be supporting those who operate in multilingual contexts, such as migrants and former refugees, and international students in New Zealand. Our graduates are employed as educators, consultants and practitioners.
Influence positive change in your workplace with your people
NMIT now offers a Master of Applied Management pathway qualification. This qualification can be completed in three parts full time over 15 months, or part-time over a longer period. Students are required to complete 4 core papers, plus 4-6 (60 credits total) elective courses and a research project.
Become a manager who knows, values and utilises the natural talents of individuals
As specialisation continues to dominate the world economy, an enlightened model of management is emerging in response. This new style of management calls for people of sharp mind who can discover what makes a person tick and amplify this to drive productivity in socially responsible ways. Effective management responds to the needs of people, process, and technology. With this programme, NMIT is leading the charge.
Aspire for the Masters of Applied Management, with early exit options after
Evidence of previous postgraduate study or extensive work experience can be used to apply for recognition of prior learning, also known as Recognition of Academic Credit (RAC), potentially allowing you to skip courses which you can show you hold the required skills and knowledge for already.
We understand that many of our Postgraduate students juggle their study around other commitments, work, and home life.
Therefore we have designed our Postgraduate timetable to have courses in the early morning and late afternoon/evening, with one-hour lunchtime check-ins that could be in person or via video conference.
You can also choose to study online, giving even greater flexibility to work your study around other commitments.
We have put together an indicative timetable for a full time, face-to-face student, as an example of what your study timetable could look like.
Get started with Postgraduate study and pathway onto the Master of Applied Management
This programme is the first 12 months of the Master of Applied Management.
Work and world ready
You will learn
All degree holders are eligible to apply
NMIT offers open entry for holders of a degree in any subject area.
A student pursuing the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Business is required to complete four core courses and two to four electives across a range of areas. Add just two terms (< six months) with a research pathway and you can graduate with a Master of Applied Management.
The Master of Applied Practice is an innovative postgraduate qualification that allows you to choose options and electives from across faculties, tailoring your masters to your practice and career aspirations. You’ll undertake a practice-based research project in your own workplace, advancing your professional knowledge and contributing to your organisation, community or profession.
Looking for a flexible postgraduate programme with a focus on work-based learning? The Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Practice enables practitioners to develop knowledge and skills that are relevant to their work, practice and community.
This innovative programme allows you to choose options and electives from across faculties, tailoring your pathway to your career aspirations. You can undertake work-based-projects as part of your study, updating and extending your professional knowledge and contributing to your organisation, community or profession.
Please note: These programmes are designed for practitioners in work as we do not provide work placements. If you choose to study full-time, your study will likely relate to your current practice. You will have an opportunity to discuss this during your application interview.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Practice is a flexible postgraduate programme with a focus on work-based learning. This innovative new qualification enables practitioners from a range of fields to develop specialist knowledge and skills that are relevant to their work, practice and community.
Are you looking for a postgraduate programme that allows you to choose options and electives from across faculties, tailoring your pathway to your career aspirations? The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Practice will see you to undertake work-relevant research and projects as part of your studies, updating and extending your professional knowledge and contributing to your organisation, community or profession.
Please note: These programmes are designed for practitioners in work as we do not provide work placements. If you choose to study full-time, your study will likely relate to your current practice. You will have an opportunity to discuss this during your application interview.
A future-focused qualification for all practicing educators looking to adopt innovative, research-informed practice.
Postgraduate training for the digital age.
This 32 week blended learning programme from The Mind Lab by Unitec allows practicing teachers to study a recognised postgraduate qualification part-time while continuing in full-time employment.
Designed for educators at all levels from early childhood through tertiary, the qualification will build your capabilities as a 21st century educator regardless of your school or subject.
Delivered by The Mind Lab by Unitec, the programme offers informed, practical and hands-on training that is relevant and essential to what you are doing right now. We believe in learning by doing using digital and collaborative approaches that can be applied in the classroom straight away.
Hear what educators have experienced on the programme.
You’ll explore:
Do you want to become an accountant but you don’t have an accounting degree? If you have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline and wish to pursue a professional career in accounting, this postgraduate programme is the fast track to your success.
The Master of Applied Practice (Professional Accounting) (MPA) is a conversion Masters that gives you the opportunity to change your career if you don’t have an accounting background. It provides an advanced understanding of accounting principles and practise and combines this with practical work experience.
This programme provides you with the academic requirements for membership of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and the Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPA Australia); the pathway for those who want to become registered chartered accountants.
The Master of Applied Practice (Social Practice) 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, families and communities, and transform your practice in ways that enhance social justice and reduce inequalities for communities.
Develop your ability to work in cross-sector and complex environments within the cultural contexts of New Zealand, 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.
This major is designed for qualified and registered professionals from various disciplines, including social work, counselling, community development, nursing, and teaching, currently working in the sector.
At Unitec, we value your experience and are interested in helping you develop your practice and profession. If you are a practitioner who is interested in undertaking a work-based project and/or research, we're likely to have an Applied Practice postgraduate programme to suit you.
Please note: These programmes are designed for practitioners in work as we do not provide work placements. If you choose to study full-time, your study will likely relate to your current practice. You will have an opportunity to discuss this during your application interview.
