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Master of Arts
Youth Development
Programme code: AK3689
Level: 9
Points: 240
Duration: 2 years full time / 5 years part time
Venue: City campus
Starting date: 27 February 2012 / 16 July 2012
AUT encourages early application. Late applications will be accepted if the programme is not full.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Guidelines to entry
- Applicants may be required to submit a portfolio of work and/or attend a selection interview
The Master of Arts is a programme of advanced study and research.
This qualification is structured to include both research methodology and coursework papers, followed by either a full year thesis or the option of pursuing a site-based research project and dissertation.
The qualification has been designed with a clear focus on creating graduates who are both academically and practically grounded and who are capable of making a difference in their communities.
WHAT THIS QUALIFICATION COVERS
Year one
Students are introduced to an interdisciplinary approach to youth development.
The core paper is Youth Development Theories and Practice.
The following papers are recommended:
- Master of Arts Reading Paper
- Tā Te Ao Marama
- Tangata Pasifika: The New Peoples of the Pacific
- Te Rōpū Whakamātau: The Learning Organisation
- Tikanga Rangahau
- Development Theory and Practice.
Students, however, may choose papers from other masters degrees available at AUT. Students’ research skills are developed in preparation for undertaking a thesis.
Year two
In the final year, students write a thesis or complete a site-based project and dissertation.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Policy analyst – central and local government, iwi authority, non-government organisation
- Trainer
- Youth development worker – locally, nationally or internationally
PAPERS
Core paper
948411 Youth Development Theories and Practice
and 15 points from
948410 Community Research Methods - An Indigenous Perspective
288501 Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis
288502 Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis
289702 Social Research Design and Analysis
288600 Policy Research and Evaluation
and 75 points from
108006 Reading Paper
918401 Ta Te Ao Mārama
918402 Tangata Pasifika: The New Peoples of the Pacific
918403 Te Rōpū Whakamatau: The Learning Organisation
948412 Programme Management
948413 Development Theory and Practice
or any other paper from the Master of Arts schedule
And either:
109600 MA Dissertation
108005 Site Based Research Project
Or
109500 MA Thesis