Graduate Diploma in Arts
The Graduate Diploma in Arts offers students with an undergraduate degree the opportunity to broaden or specialise their skills across a range of fields within one year. Available areas include interpreting, education, hospitality, tourism, psychology, social sciences, event management, Māori development, and more.
NZ$9,466
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Broaden or specialise arts-related knowledge
Graduates will be able to select, integrate, and apply advanced knowledge from a chosen field within the Arts — including education, interpreting, social sciences, psychology, and more.
Develop advanced subject skills
Students develop advanced analytical, critical thinking, and communication skills tailored to their area of focus, through both theoretical and practical coursework.
About This Course
The Graduate Diploma in Arts is designed for students who already hold a bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience/qualification) and wish to advance or pivot their career or pursue postgraduate study. This one-year programme allows flexible course selection from areas including interpreting, education, hospitality, tourism, psychology, Māori development, and the social sciences. Students complete 120 points, with a combination of level 7 and lower level courses tailored to their interests and career ambitions. The diploma prepares graduates for professional roles or further postgraduate study in New Zealand and beyond.
Course Content
- Criminology and Criminal Justice (e.g., Understanding Crime, Policing and Society, Restorative Justice)
- Education (e.g., Critical Questions in Education, Learning and Social Media, Global Citizenship, Alternatives in Education)
- Event Management (e.g., Introduction to Event Management, Event Planning, Event Production, Contemporary Issues in Event Management)
- Global Tourism (e.g., Global Issues in Tourism, Tourism and Sustainability, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Tourism)
- Interpreting and Translation (e.g., Intercultural Competence, Principles and Practice of Translation and Interpreting, Legal/Health Interpreting)
- Māori Development (e.g., Te Tiriti O Waitangi, Māori Language, Contemporary Māori Issues)
- NZ Sign Language and Deaf Studies (e.g., Introduction to the Deaf World, NZSL I-IV, Deaf Studies Special Topics)
- Psychology (e.g., Abnormal Psychology, Health Psychology, Experimental and Applied Behaviour Analysis, Developmental Psychology)
- Social Sciences (e.g., Social Thinking, Social Institutions, Ethics and Society, Globalisation and Change)
Entry Requirements
Build towards these roles
InterpreterTranslatorEvent ManagerTourism OperatorEducatorResearch OfficerPolicy AdvisorCommunity Development Coordinator
