NZ Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 5)
Visual Arts
A course by
EIT
A one-year full-time programme that builds your practical and conceptual skills in arts, crafts and design through project-based learning in disciplines such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, graphic design, and 3D design.
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Core skills this course teaches
Produce creative works
Produce practice-based creative works from a critically engaged personal standpoint informed by contemporary and historic contexts.
Apply arts and design skills
Apply broad knowledge and practical and conceptual skills in the production of arts, craft and/or design work.
About This Course
Through a series of real-world and in-house projects across creative disciplines like paint, sculpture, print, photography, graphic design, and 3D design, this diploma provides the skills, knowledge and attributes to develop as a practicing creative. Graduates can produce practice-based creative works, apply broad arts and design skills, and use research and professional practices relevant to creative industries. Completion of this qualification allows direct entry into the second year of the Bachelor of Creative Practice.
Course Content
- Project-based learning in creative disciplines
- Drawing technology
- Graphic design using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, After-Effects)
- 3D Design and Sculpture with wood, clay, metal, plastics
- Spatial, Object, and Architectural Design
- Printmaking including silkscreen and press printing
- Painting in acrylics, oils, and new media
- Contemporary and historic arts contexts
- Creative research and investigation
- Critique and presentation skills
- Professional practices for creative industries
Entry Requirements
University Entrance (NZQA) or evidence of capability to complete the programme as assessed by the Discipline Leader
Build towards these roles
PainterPrintmakerSculptorIllustratorSpatial/interior design internFurniture design internGraphic design internWeb design internArts administratorGallery or museum curator intern
