Institute of Technology or Polytechnic

Bachelor of Creative Practice

This course is available

On-Campus

Level of Study

Bachelor's Degree

Duration

3 years

Next start date

Expected Feb 2027

Campus

Hawke's Bay Campus

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Summary

It is New Zealand's first project-based creative degree which sets you up for a job in the creative industries or almost any other vocation. Engaged in real-life and on-campus projects, you can explore a range of creative disciplines such as design, fashion, music, screen production or visual art.

Programme Outline

IDEAschool’s Bachelor of Creative Practice (BCP) programme teaches the ideas and technologies associated with Design, Fashion, Music, Screen Production and Visual Art through hands on projects aligned to Industry.

During the BCP you will:

Be taught a wide range of technical and professional skills that are essential for success in creative industries today.
Learn industry standard software alongside practical hands on techniques to create Design, Visual Art, Fashion, Music and Screen Production works.
Be challenged to develop your powers of creative thinking and idea generation.

IDEAschool has a suite of up-to-date and well-appointed workshops, along with expert tuition, to help you navigate and master all the equipment and tools on offer.

Course content within the BCP reflects the cultural concerns specific to Aotearoa New Zealand as well as wider contemporary global trends and influences.

EIT and IDEAschool maintain strong relationships with local and national creative communities and connects with these through real world projects.

By weaving your way through the different media pathways that form this degree, you will learn the key skills, techniques and theory needed to become professional in the Creative Industries. All courses are delivered in projects, some are individually focused, others are collaborative, some are prescribed, others demand self-directed learning – and all projects are situated within the context of the local, national and global visual arts and design world.

Entry criteria

Entry Requirements

The academic entry requirement for the BCP is either:

University Entrance, as defined by the NZQA; or
Evidence regarded as sufficient by the Discipline Leader of the capability to undertake and complete the programme of study; or
At the discretion of EIT, where the applicant is over 20 years of age and demonstrates the capability to undertake and complete the programme of study.

All applicants are required to attend an interview (and may bring whānau support).

Applicants must provide a hand-written letter of application and a portfolio of work that represents their level of achievement at the interview.

English Language Entry Requirements

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 the EIT 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

Level Placement through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

RPL 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.

For information and enquiries about RPL and Cross Credit please contact Irina Konig on 06 830 1121, ikonig@eit.ac.nz.

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