NZ Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 6)
Visual Arts
A course by
EIT
Advance your creative career with the NZ Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 6), developing specialised skills through hands-on projects in areas like design, fashion, music, screen production, and visual arts. Graduates can progress to the Bachelor of Creative Practice.
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NZQA Level 6 Certification (120 Credits)
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NZQA Level 6 Certification (120 Credits)
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Core skills this course teaches
Produce work in a specialised creative discipline
Apply specialised skills and theoretical knowledge to create work in art, design, music, fashion, or screen production.
Use investigative and creative tools
Employ creative processes, methods, and technologies to synthesise ideas and solve problems within a chosen creative field.
What You're Signing Up For
This one-year diploma builds on foundational creative knowledge, letting students develop advanced skills in a chosen creative discipline through real-life and in-house projects. Disciplines include design, fashion, music, screen production, and visual arts. The project-based approach develops both practical and theoretical expertise, professional skills for the creative industries, and prepares graduates for a career as a creative practitioner or further study at the bachelor's level.
Course Content
- Project-based learning in creative disciplines
- Advanced skills in art, design, music, fashion, and screen production
- Professional and industry knowledge
- Creative processes and methods
- Research and critical analysis in creative fields
- Marketing and basic business management for creatives
- Legal issues relevant to creative practice
- Portfolio development
- Self-directed project work
What you need to know first
120 credits of an NZQA approved Level 5 Degree/Diploma qualification or equivalent
OR demonstration of potential to succeed and be over the age of 20 by the official start date
Find these employment opportunities
Entry-level positions in arts, fashion, music, or screen industryGraphic design rolesFurniture designGallery or museum curationIllustrator, painter, sculptor, printmakerInterior or spatial design internWeb designerFashion designerMusician, composer, performerScreen, film, TV production roles
