Diploma in Arts

Summary

If you are wanting to study Arts subjects at university, the one-year Diploma in Arts (DipArts) is a great option without having to complete a full three-year bachelor's degree.

It also allows you to take Arts courses of interest to add onto your studies in other areas.

What will my study involve?

• Choose from a wide range of Arts subjects and courses at any level.
• Complete a compulsory course on foundational arts skills of academic writing, analysing evidence, or bicultural identity.
• This Diploma can be studied full-time in 1 year, or part-time for up to 6 years.
• Can be used as a pathway to the Bachelor of Arts with the ability to transfer your completed courses to that degree.

Subjects and Courses

• ARTS102 Problems, Questions, Evidence
• MAOR165 Tuakiri: Culture and Identity
• WRIT101 Writing for Academic Success
• Anthropology
• Art History and Theory
• Chinese
• Cinema Studies
• Classics
• Community Music
• Creative Writing
• Cultural Studies
• Digital Humanities
• Economics
• Education
• English
• European and European Union Studies
• French
• Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Geography
• German
• Graphic Design
• History
• Human Services
• Japanese
• Linguistics
• Māori and Indigenous Studies
• Mathematical Sciences Education
• Mathematics
• Media and Communication
• Music
• Pacific Studies
• Philosophy
• Political Science and International Relations
• Professional and Community Engagement
• Psychology
• Russian
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Statistics
• Te Reo Māori
• Writing