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Tai Poutini PolytechnicNew Zealand Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 5)
This course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Diploma
Duration
40 weeks
Next start date
Expected Feb 2027
Campus
Greymouth Campus
Summary
About the programmeGraduates will master the ability to apply technical skills to their chosen design and art endeavours; they will be prepared for self-employment by creating unique designs suitable for production, employment in industry and/or higher level study and personal exploration. Graduates will produce unique creative works of art for exhibition or commission, completing various design and carving projects based given or agreed briefs. The NZ Diploma aims to help you develop the creative design process and enhance your artistic interpretation of hard stone and jade carving.
Core elementsGraduates of this programme will be able to:
- Apply broad knowledge, and practical conceptual skills in the production of arts, crafts and/or design work
- Use investigative tools with creative processes, methods and technologies to develop responses to a brief and solve problems
- Use research to support the development of ideas and to inform own work within conventions and contexts in arts, craft and or/design
- Critique own work and the work of others communicate in a range of situations, and present own resolved work in simulated contexts
- Apply professional practices to manage projects/briefs within defined guidelines, and select potential education and employment pathways in arts, craft and/or design.
Graduates of this programme could move directly into industry. Previous graduates from the Diploma in Jade and Hardstone Carving (Level 5) have gone onto;
- Self-employment
- Employed in a carving studio
- Complete commissioned works
- Employed in retail outlets
The qualification provides a pathway from:
- New Zealand Certificate in Digital Media and Design (Level 4)
- New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design (Level 4)
- New Zealand Certificate in Creativity (Level 4)
Graduates of this qualification may wish to undertake further tertiary study at diploma or degree level in areas including the following:
- New Zealand Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 6)
- New Zealand Diploma in Creativity (Level 6)
Entry criteria
Entry requirementsApplicants must meet the following criteria:
- Have successfully completed either the New Zealand Certificate in Hard Stone and Jade Carving Level 3 or Level 4 prior to commencing study. Other similar qualifications or relevant industry experience may be considered as acceptable, at the discretion of the programme lead tutor
- Have their application reviewed by Tai Poutini staff
- Have evidence of appropriate language competency if English is not the applicant's first language of IELTS 5.5 (or equivalent) across all bands
Learners must:
- Have successfully completed either the New Zealand Certificate in Hard Stone and Jade Carving Level 3 or Level 4 prior to commencing study. Other similar qualifications or relevant industry experience may be considered as acceptable, at the discretion of the programme lead tutor
- Have evidence of appropriate language competency if English is not the applicant's first language of IELTS 5.5 (or equivalent) across all bands
- Have their application reviewed by Tai Poutini staff
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