New Zealand Diploma in Creativity (Level 6)

Summary

The Diploma in Creativity (Level 6) programme encourages you to be self-driven and is all about consolidating your creative practice.

The aim of the Level 6 programme is to increase your understanding of the creative process and develop a sustainable practice. You will continue to work from your core drivers and areas of interest, to develop transferable skills in creativity. These may be applied effectively to a wide range of industry roles and/or higher tertiary study.

Programme Requirements

Initiate. Creativity Project 1:

Initiate, visualise and develop multiple projects based on your existing practice

This project should take about 7 weeks (Full Time - FT) 14 weeks (Part time - PT)

Analyse patterns, Creativity Project 2:

Review the work you are now making and consider how it contributes to your creative goals

This project should take about 4 weeks (FT) 8 weeks (PT)

Present. Creativity Project 3:

Create and present a well developed body of work/creativity project/s

This project should take about 17 weeks (FT) 34 weeks (PT)

Apply. Creativity Project 4

Engage with your audience/followers through your work and expand your network

This project should take 3-4 weeks (FT) 6-8 weeks (PT)

Recognise. Creativity Project 5:

Review how your work recognises and uses the creative practices of different communities, cultures and disciplines

This project should take 2-3 weeks (FT) 4-6 weeks (PT)

Creativity; Thinking for a Change (CTFAC)

If you have received recognition of prior learning (RPL) and have joined TLC at Diploma level 5 you must also complete the Creativity; Thinking for a Change (CTFAC) class. You can do this either by attending on-site classes or by looking under 'Getting Started' on ORA - our Online Resource Area on this website.

Start Date: Onsite students may start either at the beginning of Term 1 in February, or at the beginning of term 2, 3 or 4, Distance Delivery or Blended learning students may start on the 1st, 4th or 7th Monday during term time and at other times upon request.