Course details

NZ Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 6)
Domestic tuition $6,800 per year
International tuition $22,200
NZQF Level 6

About the course

Develop your creative career

Build on your skills and knowledge from the Level 5 diplomas, through engaging in a series of real-life and in-house projects. You can explore various creative disciplines including design, fashion, music, screen production and visual arts.

This diploma teaches the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to think innovatively and develop a career as a creative practitioner in your chosen discipline.

With your diploma completed successfully you can continue on to the final year of the Bachelor of Creative Practice.

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Career and Study Opportunities

Possible jobs and career opportunities can include:

  • Arts / Fashion / Music / Screen administration / industry entry level position
  • Graphic design entry level position
  • Furniture design entry level position
  • Gallery or museum curation entry level position
  • Illustrator, Painter, Sculptor, Printmaker
  • Spatial / interior design intern
  • Web designer
  • Fashion designer
  • Musician, Composer, Performer
  • Screen, Film, TV production

Continue your study pathway with a Bachelor of Creative Practice followed by an Honours or Masters degree.

Outline

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

The Level 6 projects are increasingly self-directed, ensure the development of a stronger global understanding of creative industries and include increasing professional skills such as basic marketing and business management, as well as legal issues relative to the individual creative practice.

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
  • Music
  • Screen production
  • Visual arts

Academic Learning Services

Academic Learning Services is here to assist you on your journey towards the successful completion of your studies at EIT. Our aim is for you to become confident, competent and independent learners.

We have dedicated advisors who can assist with your learning.

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Hawke’s Bay Campus

About the provider

The Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) offers you over 160 qualifications from certificate and diploma, to degree and postgraduate level at campuses in Hawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) and Auckland. Or learn at one of our Regional Learning Centres situated in Hastings, Maraenui, Ruatoria, Waipukurau and Wairoa. EIT Hawke's Bay is one of New Zealand's most attractive campuses with superb architecture and shaded outdoor areas for study on warm days. EIT Tairāwhiti two campuses are located in the heart of Gisborne, near the Taruheru River, and you can get more central than EIT Auckland location on Queen Street! When you choose to study at EIT you'll get the kind of experiences that will help you gain the knowledge and skills to get ahead, whether you want to break into your chosen career or change direction in life.

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