About Nz Diploma In Arts & Design [level 5] in Eastern Institute of Technology

Do You Want to Start a Career in the Creative Industries?

This qualification is designed for learners who wish to further develop their practical and conceptual skills and knowledge in arts, crafts and/or design.

The creative industries and cultural sector in Aotearoa New Zealand will benefit from graduates who can use research to inform, critique and present resolved work in simulated contexts.

Graduates will be able to independently select and apply a range of processes in arts, craft and/or design contexts.

Outline

Do you want to start a career in the creative industries?

Graduates of this Qualification will be able to: 

• Produce practice-based creative works from a critically engaged personal standpoint informed by contemporary and historic contexts
• Apply broad knowledge, and practical and conceptual skills in the production of arts, craft 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, crafts and/or design.

Subject Areas Include: 

• Drawing and Illustration Graphic Design: Abode creative suite industry standard software, digital photography, video, 3D rendering, web design
• Graphic Design: Abode creative suite, digital photography and TypographyFurniture interior, spatial design including CAD
• Print: woodblock, silkscreen, photo-silkscreen, etching and intron press
• Paint: acrylics, oils, new mediaSpatial design & product design
• 3D Design/ Sculpture: wood, clay, metal, plastics
• Research by creative practice

Throughout the delivery of the diploma , students will learn through engaging in projects. This project based learning (PBL) approach places the student at the centre of the learning experience, and allows for the embedding of theory and practice within the project context.

By weaving their way through the various projects that form this degree, students will learn the key skills, techniques, and theory needed to become professional visual artists and designers. Some projects are individually focused, others are collaborative, some are prescribed, others demand self-directed learning – and all projects are situated within the context of the local, national and global visual arts and design world.

Your Future Career Opportunities

Possible jobs and career opportunities can include:

• Painter
• Printmaker
• Sculptor
• Illustrator
• Spatial/interior design intern
• Furniture designer intern
• Graphic designer intern
• Web designer intern
• Arts administrator
• Gallery or museum curator intern

Academic qualification equivalents

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS    :    Score of 5.5 with no band lower than 5
• TOEFL  :    Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
• PTE       :    Score of 50 with no band less than 42

Eastern Institute of Technology Highlights

Eastern Institute of Technology Tuition Fees

New Zealand Living Expenses

You'll require between $20,000 and $25,000 a year ($380–480 per week) for housing/rent, food, transportation, phone bills, internet usage, and entertainment, in addition to your tuition and insurance fees. The average living expense will be the same for everyone, regardless of their tuition or course price. Please keep in mind that these are only suggestions; the Immigration New Zealand requirement is $15,000 per year including return travel or an additional $2,000.