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NZ Diploma in Arts & Design [Level 6]
Location
Study Options
Full-time, Part-time
Length
1 year full-time (part-time option available)
Level
Level 6
Intro
This qualification is designed for learners with broad knowledge and skills in art, design, music, fashion and screen production who wish to specialise in their selected area.
The creative industries and cultural sector in Aotearoa New Zealand will benefit from graduates who can critically analyse research findings, critically evaluate work, and present resolved work in a real-world context.
Your Future Career Opportunities
- Possible jobs and career opportunities can include:
- Painter
- Printmaker
- Sculptor
- Illustrator
- Spatial/interior design intern
- Furniture designer intern
- Graphic designer intern
- Web designer intern
- Arts administrator
- Gallery or museum curator intern
Entry
STANDARD ENTRY
A person is eligible to apply for entry who:
- Has attained University Entrance (UE) OR
- Can satisfactorily prove that they have the potential to succeed on the programme and is over the age of 20 by the official start date of their programme of study.
An offer of place on the programme will be extended to applicants who meet the entry criteria and demonstrate the potential to successfully complete the programme on the basis of:
- A hand-written letter of application
- A portfolio of work that represents the applicant’s level of achievement
- An interview
- Evidence of ability to cope with the academic demands of the programme (for those without University Entrance)
- Curriculum vitae (optional)
Applicants who submit a formal application to enrol on the programme including a handwritten letter, and who meet the entry criteria will be invited to submit a portfolio of work and attend an interview. Applicants are also encouraged to bring a workbook showing the creative process (e.g. drawings, designs, film/video etc) to the interview. The purpose of the interview is to assess the applicants portfolio of work and suitability for the programme. The interview provides an opportunity for staff to confirm the authenticity of the applicant’s portfolio, and appraise and discuss work in considering the applicant’s suitability for admission. It will determine whether an applicant is offered a place on the programme, and if so, at what level.
The interviewers will include two or more academic staff. Applicants may enlist whanāu support.
Please note : this process means that those applicants who do not successfully complete the selection process, even if they have achieved University entrance, may still not be offered a place on the degree. Instead, they may be offered a place in other relevant programmes.
LEVEL PLACEMENT THROUGH RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)
Recognition of Prior Learning is the mechanism by which the school ensures that students are placed at an appropriate level. On the basis of evidence provided at an interview and the presentation of an application portfolio, students may be granted RPL and be placed in Levels 6, or 7 of the programme. Students may be awarded credit for whole levels of the programme in this way.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENT
Students are required to have attained an acceptable level of English language fluency. This may be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including successful study in English, completion of a New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 4), approved scores on IELTS tests (6.0 Academic with no band score lower than 5.5), completion of accepted international equivalents, or completion of an EIT assessment.
Start Date
February
Outline
Graduates will be able to independently select and apply a range of processes in a specialised area of art, design, music, fashion and screen production.
GRADUATES OF THIS QUALIFICATION WILL BE ABLE TO:
- Apply specialised skills and theoretical knowledge in the production of work in a selected area of art, design, music, fashion and screen production.
- Use investigative tools with creative processes, methods and technologies to synthesise ideas and solve problems in a selected area of art, design, music, fashion and screen production.
- Critically analyse research findings to support the development of ideas and to position own work within conventions and contexts in art, design, music, fashion and screen production.
- Demonstrate leadership and professional practice to manage projects/briefs and prepare for selected career pathways in art, design, music, fashion and screen production.
- Critically evaluate work, communicate to a range of audiences, and present own resolved work in a real-world context.
SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDE:
- Drawing and Illustration
- Graphic Design: Abode creative suite, digital photography
- Music performance, composition and sound generation
- Fashion design and wearable arts
- Screen Production, video, film & sound
- 3D Design/ Sculpture: wood, clay, metal, plastics
- Furniture, interior, spatial design including CAD
- Print: woodblock, silkscreen, photo-silkscreen, etching
- Paint: acrylics, oils, new media
- Research by creative practice
Throughout the delivery of the diploma, students will learn through engaging in projects. This project based learning (PBL) approach places the student at the centre of the learning experience, and allows for the embedding of theory and practice within the project context.
By weaving their way through the various projects that form this diploma, students will learn the key skills, techniques, and theory needed to become professional Creative Practitioners. Some projects are individually focused, others are collaborative, some have prescribed elements, others demand self-directed learning – and all projects are situated within the context of the local, national and global Creative Industries.
Students will complete five projects at Level 6. There is an opportunity in each semester for students to choose between options.
The Level 6 projects are increasingly self-directed, to ensure the development of a stronger global understanding of creative industries, and include increasing professional skills such as marketing and business management, as well as legal issues relative to the creative practice.