Creative

Unleash your creativity and develop your potential in the world of art and design at UCOL. You’ll learn from award-winning practicing artists and designers.

Most of our arts and design qualifications fall under the Creative Industries Vocational Pathway.

Creative Industries
Creative Industries
- Masters
  - Master of Design
    Level 9
    Duration: 18 months, full-time
    Start: February
    Location: UCOL Whanganui
- Postgraduate
  - Postgraduate Diploma of Design
    Level 8
    Duration: 1 year, full-time
    Start: February
    Location: UCOL Whanganui
- Degrees
  - Bachelor of Design and Arts
    
    Duration: 3 years, full-time or part-time study options
    Start: February/July
    Location: UCOL Whanganui
    with majors in Visual Arts, Textile/Fashion Design, and Design Media
  - Bachelor of Creative Media
    Level 7
    Duration: 3 years, full-time (part-time options are available)
    Start: February
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North
- Diplomas
  - New Zealand Diploma in Arts and Design
    Level 5
    Duration: 1 year fulltime, part time options also available.
    Start: February/July
    Location: UCOL Whanganui
  - New Zealand Diploma in Photography (Level 6)
    Level 6
    Duration: 1 year, full-time (part-time options are available)
    Start: February
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North
  - New Zealand Diploma in Photography (Level 5)
    Level 5
    Duration: 1 year, full time (part-time options are available)
    Start: February
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North
- Certificates
  - New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design (Level 4)
    Level 4
    Duration: 19 weeks, full-time
    Start: July
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui
  - New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design (Level 3)
    Level 3
    Duration: 19 weeks, full-time
    Start: February/July
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui
  - Certificate in Introductory Photography
    Level 5
    Duration: 10 weeks, part-time
    Start: August
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Ohakune
  - Certificate in Intermediate Photography
    Level 5
    Duration: 10 Weeks, part-time
    Start: October
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North
  - Certificate in Introduction to Video Creation
    Level 5
    Duration: 10 weeks, part-time
    Start: September/October
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North
- In School (programmes for current secondary school students)
  - Academy Digital Innovation Programme
    Level 2
    Duration: One day per week.
    Thursdays & Tuesdays.
    Start: February
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui
  - Academy Fashion and Textile Design Programme
    Level 2
    Duration: One day per week.
    Thursdays
    Start: February
    Location: UCOL Whanganui
Interior Design
Interior Design
- Diplomas
  - New Zealand Diploma in Interior Design (Residential)
    Level 5
    Duration: 1 year, full-time
    Start: February/July
    Location: Palmerston North
Music
Music
- Diplomas
  - New Zealand Diploma in Creativity (Music)
    Level 5
    Duration: 1 year, full-time
    Start: February
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North
- Certificates
  - New Zealand Certificate in Music
    Level 4
    Duration: 1 year, full-time
    Start: February
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui
- In School (programmes for current secondary school students)
  - STAR Music Programme
    
    Duration: One day a week for eight weeks.
    Start: TBC
    Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui
    N/A

Kelvin Gilbert and Amy Fowler
Creative Graduates
Since they were students at UCOL, Amy Fowler and Kelvin Gilbert had talked about setting up their own creative agency.
Meet Kelvin
Tim Wilson
Creative Graduate
Search and rescue, an army career, a registered charity and art exhibitions are all part of Tim's extraordinary journey.
Meet Tim

Creative

Masters

Postgraduate

Degrees

Diplomas

Certificates

In School (programmes for current secondary school students)

Diplomas

Diplomas

Certificates

In School (programmes for current secondary school students)

Kelvin Gilbert and Amy Fowler

Tim Wilson