NZ Diploma in Arts and Design [Level 6]

Location

Hawke's Bay Campus International

Study Options

Full-time, Part-time

Length

1 year full-time (part-time option available)

Level

Level 6

Develop your career in the creative industries

This qualification is designed for creatives 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.

As a graduate you will be able to independently select and apply a range of processes in a specialised area of art, design, music, fashion and screen production.

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Career Opportunities and Outcomes

Possible jobs and career opportunities can include:

Arts/Fashion/Music/Screen administration / industry entry level positions
Graphic Designer entry level positions
Furniture Designer
Gallery or Museum curation entry level positions
Illustrator, Painter, Sculptor, Printmaker
Spatial/Interior Design intern
Web Designer
Fashion Designer
Musician, composer, performer
Screen, Film, TV production

Outline

Throughout the delivery of the diploma, you will learn through engaging in projects. This project-based learning (PBL) approach places you at the centre of the learning experience and allows for the embedding of theory and practice within the project context.

The aim of project-based learning is to facilitate your development of knowledge, creative skills and research skills by beginning the learning journey on any given topic with questions, problems or provocations to be addressed or resolved.

You will complete five projects at Level 6. There is an opportunity in the second semester for you to choose between two options: individually working towards an external outcome (such as a competition) or a group project with an external client.

As a graduate of this qualification you 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:

Design
Fashion
Fine Arts
Music
Screen Production

Dates

There is one entry date per year:

February

Entry

Entry Requirements

Admission to the NZ Diploma in Arts and Design [Level 6] programme may be limited by the number of places available.

An offer of a place on the programme will be extended to applicants who meet the entry criteria (120 credits of an NZQA approved level 5 Degree/Diploma Qualification or equivalent) or can satisfactorily prove that s/he has the potential to succeed on the programme and is over the age of 20 by the official start date of the programme of study.

All applicants must also provide a hand-written letter of application and a portfolio of work that represents their level of achievement.

All applicants will be required to attend an interview (and may bring whānau support) and are encouraged to bring evidence of creative work and any documentation of process to the interview. The purpose of the interview is to confirm the authenticity of the applicant’s portfolio of work and to assess the portfolio of work and the applicant’s suitability for the programme. The interview will determine whether an applicant is offered a place on the programme and at what level of the programme the applicant is offered a place (see Level Placement below). Thus, meeting the academic entry requirement is not on its own sufficient to ensure admission to the programme.

The interviews will be conducted by two IDEAschool academic staff and in the case of cross credit or Level placement by the Programme Coordinator and a staff member.

Level Placement Through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Recognition of Prior Learning is the mechanism by which the programme 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, applicants may be granted RPL and be placed in Levels 6, or 7 of the programme. Applicants may be awarded credit for whole levels of the programme in this way.

English Language Entry Requirement

All applicants must demonstrate an acceptable level of English language fluency prior to acceptance in the programme.

For international applicants, ways in which English language fluency may be demonstrated include the following:

●   Successful study of a programme in which English was the language of instruction (subject to the conditions in EIT’s Database for English Language Proficiency (DELP)).
●   Completion of a New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 4 with any endorsement).
●   IELTS Academic score of 6, with no band score lower than 5.5, achieved in a single test within the two years preceding enrolment.
●   Accepted international equivalents to the above IELTS scores, achieved in a single test within the two years preceding enrolment (see equivalency tables in the DELP).

Entry with Credit

For information and enquiries about Recognition of Prior Learning and Cross Credit please contact Nigel Roberts on 06 830 1155.

Scholarships

EIT offers a variety of scholarships across various subjects and programme levels. Some scholarships are based on your age, some are specific to the subject you want to study. Not all scholarships are based on your academic ability and anyone wanting to study should investigate what scholarships are available to them.

You can find a list of EIT scholarships here however there are many more scholarships offered nationally. Information about these is on an database called “givME”. givME is accessible at EIT or at some public libraries. If you would like to come to EIT to look through the giveME database don’t hesitate to contact scholarships@eit.ac.nz or call in for a chat.

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Academic Learning Services

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We have dedicated advisors who can assist with your learning.

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