Institute of Technology or Polytechnic
Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT)This course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Bachelor's Degree
Campus
New Plymouth Campus
Whether you are building on a Level 6 diploma qualification and completing the final year of a degree (Level 7) or plan to pathway into a degree you can compete the one-year Level 7 Design and Arts programme in Taranaki.
Develop and refine your art and design talent guided by our highly respected tutors, who are active in New Zealand’s art scene. Complement your practical studio learning with professional practice, research and an invaluable internship.
This Design and Art degree features independent work focused on your specialist area and relevant work experience. Learning will be studio-based at WITT with some collaborative blended learning with creative industries kaimahi and ākonga from UCOL Whanganui.
For domestic students there are full and part-time study options. An excellent option if working or those with a busy schedule to undertake one or two papers at a time. This is a great opportunity for you to upskill while in employment. There are also evening papers available.
You will learn to:Candidates who have English as a second languge are required to have an academic international English Language Test System (IELTS) score of 6.0 (general or academic) with no individual band score lower than 5.5, or equivalent..
Career OpportunitiesEmployment opportunities for Bachelor of Design and Arts graduates are diverse, and could include:
Graphic designer, practising artist, fashion designer, web designer, gallery curator, videographer, animator, marketing career, movie industry careers, television careers, product design, costume design, theatre and prop design, photgrapherm art or design administration and management, and secondary or tertiary teaching.
*Where possible we encourage students to use digital formats
It’s common for our kaiako (tutors) to be actively involved with local industry and in the case of our Arts and Design kaimahi (staff) it’s also common for them to be exhibiting artists.
Check out the story about our Arts and Design kaiako walking the talk
Changes for new learnersWITT and this programme are part of [Te Pūkenga – New...
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