Transdisciplinary Practice MSc

Overview

This programme is designed for experienced practitioners who are facing the complex challenges in their field of work and want to equip themselves to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world. This master's degree offers a unique approach to professional development for mid-career practitioners.

Why study MSc Transdisciplinary Practice at Middlesex University?

Our degree will help develop you as a hybrid practitioner who will be capable of framing issues across organisational and disciplinary boundaries to create innovative solutions to challenging problems.

During this course, you will produce a critical self-narrative that analyses your professional experience and achievements. You will develop your distinctive practice through critical reflection and inquiry. You'll learn how to adopt different perspectives to frame complex issues and be equipped to make a purposeful and practical difference in your organisation or community of practice. You'll also have the opportunity to undertake a project that will have a direct impact on your field of practice.

The flexible approach of this course has been designed to fit around busy work and personal commitments.

Course highlights

• Develop as a practitioner and enhance the clarity and effectiveness of your practice
• Gain greater confidence in your own authority and agency in the workplace
• Explore perspectives beyond established ways of seeing and working that can transform your practice
• Thrive in complex and uncertain environments
• Design and deliver a project that will have impact in your organisation or community

Teaching

How is the MSc Transdisciplinary Practice taught?

You will study in a flexible learning mode, joining a small cohort of other participants, supported by an online learning environment and facilitated through regular online discussion forums, a programme director, and a facilitation team.

You will continue to work throughout the programme and the flexible approach is designed to fit around busy work and personal commitments. We work with your employer or professional community to identify learning experiences relevant to the unique demands of your field.

Assessment

Your progress on the programme is assessed by work-based assignments, written assessments and an opportunity to orally present your project proposal and the interim findings of your professional inquiry to your peers.

The assessments allow you to consolidate your learning and make an immediate impact on your daily work, bringing a tangible benefit to you and your context throughout the programme.

Careers

How can the MSc Transdisciplinary Practice support your career?

This programme will help you with advancement and/or promotion prospects in your field. It will also help you to take on additional responsibility in your current role.

All applicants are expected to have significant experience (at least 5 years) within a work environment, paid or unpaid; be currently in work and able to evidence a level of autonomy and advocacy within their work. Previous experience of higher education is not a prerequisite for entry but a first degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent, a relevant postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject area, or full membership of a professional body are also routing onto the programme. Further requirements: Specifically applicants will have broad experience in their professional field and will be able to evidence significant achievements and contributions to organisational goals; have taken a proactive approach to their own professional development and can evidence learning activities (both formal and informal) that have contributed to their continuing professional development; gained experience in the management of people and/or projects within their operational sphere of influence; display a level of critical thinking together with written and oral communication skills that indicate a capacity to meet level 7 assessment criteria; Applicants will be required to provide a personal statement reflecting on their reasons for applying for admission to this programme and giving evidence of these entry criteria.