Graduate Diploma in Creativity (Digital Media)

Summary

Take your creative skills one step further by engaging in independent, cultural and collaborative projects. Enhance your portfolio and skills for the creative workplace or further and higher education. Learn from industry experts alongside like-minded individuals.

What you will learn

The aim of this programme is to build your expertise in the creative technology discipline, developing your creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration and communication, for a career in creative technology occupations.

Graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced technical proficiency, artistry and understanding of creative technologies.
• Use research and problem-solving skills, critical thinking and imagination when creating and developing innovative ideas, products, processes or presentations.
• Demonstrate awareness of social and cultural diversity and tikanga Maori, and respond appropriately in their creative practice.
• Apply collaborative, entrepreneurial skills to contribute to a creative development project, within the discipline or in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrate responsible, professional, ethical and sustainable business practice in community and/or commercial environments.

Careers

Opportunities within the creative industries include employment in public organisations, private companies, creative enterprises, portfolio careers, self-employment, roles in funding agencies, teaching and private tutoring (further training required for school teaching).