Postgraduate Diploma in Virtual Production
Course details
| NZQF Level | 8 |
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About the course
Filmmaking and content creation through Virtual Production allows incredible innovation using real-time technologies to seamlessly integrate digital and traditional production methods.
The Postgraduate Diploma of Virtual Production (PGDipVirProd) extends your capabilities in storytelling, technical design, and virtual production pipelines, culminating in a portfolio of short-form creative outputs and a production-ready concept.
What will my study involve?
- Gain practical skills suitable for advanced virtual production or related screen contexts, including technical fundamentals, visual setups, real-time workflows, and platform-aware concept development.
- Be career ready with experience developing a full production-ready scene or short film, including writing, through test cases such as simulated travel, branded content, or music videos, using real-time tools in a collaborative studio setting.
- Learn from academic staff with internationally recognised experience in film, games, animation, and virtual production; and work in close association with Kōawa Studios, UC’s purpose-built digital screen production facility. This includes a fully equipped virtual production stage with LED volume, real-time rendering workstations, motion capture systems, and high-quality film and sound equipment.
Subjects and Courses
- DISC611 Foundations of Virtual Production
- DISC612 Story, Design, and Creative Context
- DISC613 Virtual Production Studio
- DISC614 Story Development Studio
Entry requirements
To apply to the PGDipVirProd, you will need to have one of the following:
- a bachelor's degree in a relevant subject, with at least a B grade average in your 300-level courses
- a bachelor's degree in any subject, plus relevant professional or work experience
- a Postgraduate Certificate in Virtual Production with at least a B grade average
- other qualifications of an equivalent standard.
If English is not your first language, you are also required to meet UC's Postgraduate language requirements. See how to provide your English language evidence to UC. If you need help meeting these requirements, or would like to practise your English skills before studying, UC offers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) language programmes.
For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Virtual Production or use the admission requirements checker.
About the provider
At the University of Canterbury you will get to enjoy the very best a university has to offer 'a world class learning environment, a vibrant campus and a great student lifestyle that's packed with opportunities.
You will gain hands-on experience in courses led by academics who are actively engaged in research and who are experts in their fields. The culture promotes active learning, where the vibrant community allows you to be who you are and do what you love. UC's picturesque campus with modern teaching and research facilities is set in the heart of a city that has become a magnet for growth and innovation. Further afield lies a region packed with outdoor adventure, from the mountains to the sea.