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.

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  Creative Industries

  

  Creative Industries

  • Masters

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    • Master of Design

      Level 9

      Duration: 18 months, full-time

      Start:  February

      Location: UCOL Whanganui

       

  • Postgraduate

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    • Postgraduate Diploma of Design

      Level 8

      Duration: 1 year, full-time

      Start:  February

      Location: UCOL Whanganui

       

  • Degrees

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    • 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, Design Media, or Textile/Fashion Design
    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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)

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    • 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

       
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  Music

  

  Music

  • Diplomas

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    • New Zealand Diploma in Creativity (Music)

      Level 5

      Duration: 1 year, full-time

      Start:  February

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North

       

  • Certificates

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    • 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)

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    • STAR Music Programme

       

      Duration: One day a week for eight weeks.

      Start:  TBC

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui

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