Professional WritingSubject regulations

The Master of Professional Writing offers a research-led and strongly practice-based qualification in professional and creative writing. Students have the opportunity to include a writing internship and all MPW students will be offered an on-campus professional writing mentor, who will provide professional advice and direct students towards on-campus writing opportunities. Candidates for the Creative Writing Thesis are selected on the basis of assessment of a portfolio of work; students accepted for the Creative Writing Thesis complete a book-length manuscript of publishable standard.

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Prescriptions for:

The qualification regulations define the admission requirements for the Master of Professional Writing.
Students must complete 180 points from approved 500 level papers.
For the 180 point masters, students must complete at least one of WRITE501 and WRITE546, and a further 120 points from listed papers.
Students who are ineligible to continue with the Degree may be eligible to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate.

Professional Writing papers

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
ALPSS500Academic & Professional Research & Writing In this course, students will gain the skills and confidence to seamlessly transition from study to work. This course works to enhance the 'skills...	30	25A (Online) & 25B (Online)
ALPSS590Directed Study This paper allows students from the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences to undertake research on a specific topic related to their...	30	25X (Hamilton)
ALPSS591Research Project A research report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical or practice-led investigation (up to 12,500 words maximum).	30	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Tauranga)
ALPSS592Dissertation A research report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical or practice-led investigation (up to 25,000 words maximum).	60	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Tauranga)
CWRIT594Creative Writing Thesis This paper will provide students the opportunity to devise, carry out and revise an independent and original creative writing manuscript, while...	120	25X (Hamilton)
LCOMM583Leadership, Communication and Transformation Our focus in this paper will be on leadership communication, or the ways leaders and followers interact and the ways leaders attempt to create and...	30	25A (Hamilton)
LLTED522Teaching Writers This paper provides an opportunity for participants to build a professional community in which they critically consider theories, discourses, and...	30	No occurrences
LLTED523The Joy and Disruption of Children's Literature In this paper we engage with the depth and traditions of current scholarship in the field of children’s literature using texts from a wide range of...	30	25B (Hamilton)
MEDIA501Critical and Creative Approaches to Research This paper identifies the constraints and freedoms of research methods, and places a strong emphasis on research as an intellectual, theoretical, and...	30	25A (Hamilton)
MEDIA507Theory and Research in Action In this supervised paper, students will produce a pilot study utilising appropriate research frameworks and methodologies to form the basis of a...	30	25B (Hamilton)
MEDIA508Creative Practice Research Are you a creative practitioner that wants to experiment with practice related research? This supervised paper offers a site for experimentation and...	30	25A (Hamilton) & 25C (Hamilton)
WRITE501Writing for Publication This paper explores different forms of published output, including poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction, writing for advertising, digital and...	30	25A (Hamilton)
WRITE503Professional Writing Internship This paper allows students to gain professional writing experience in the workplace, under the guidance of an academic supervisor and the specialist...	30	25X (Hamilton)
WRITE593Professional Writing Thesis This paper will provide students the opportunity to devise, carry out and revise an independent thesis focussed on a specialised field of writing...	90	25X (Hamilton)

2025 Catalogue of Papers information current as of 5 May 2025 01:00am

Professional WritingSubject regulations

Other qualifications

PGCert(ProfWrit), PGDip(ProfWrit) and MPW

Professional Writing papers