Bachelor Of Media Arts (honours) in Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), New Zealand

Bachelor Of Media Arts (honours) in Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)

Summary

The Bachelor of Media Arts (Honours) offers a contemporary, open and rigorous learning environment tailored to students' needs.

This is a postgraduate programme for students who wish to undertake an in-depth investigation into their chosen field, within a research-focused learning environment. Students will have the opportunity to respond to new developments in the communication, design, music, and visual arts fields.

As an Honours student supervision is provided for both the practical and the theoretical components of study. Additional supervision from external representatives of a student's professional field can also be established. Students will have frequent formal and informal meetings and critiques with other staff and students to discuss their work, helping to frame and respond critically to issues surrounding their practice at the level required by the professional world. The learning environment is good-humoured, varied and active, encouraging input from staff and students equally.

Facilities in the School of Media Arts are made available to students as determined by the nature and requirements of their project. Individual studio spaces, fabrication workshops and industry-standard digital and moving image facilities are provided for Honours students. Various test spaces, exhibition sites, tutorial and critique rooms are used for scheduled classes and for formative and casual review of work. Technical staff maintain the operation of facilities and equipment and are available to assist students in practical and logistical issues in their study.

What you'll learn

The programme includes the study of two modules, which can be studied full or part-time:

Research Practice (900 hours)
Includes a major studio-based research project and a parallel written research paper.

Contemporary Theory (300 hours)
Includes a tutorial-based survey of some recent theories of relevance to the arts and media.

Career/further opportunities

Graduates may be employed in a range of professional creative fields including as a designer, filmmaker, artist, advertising 
photographer, art director, teacher, cinematographer, editorial photographer, environmental designer, exhibition designer, film editor, film producer, freelance photographer, graphic designer, illustrator, photojournalist, scriptwriter, web designer, songwriter, or composer.

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