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: Whanganui, Palmerston North
- Postgraduate
  - Postgraduate Diploma of Design
    Level 8
    Duration: 1 year, full-time
    Start: February
    Location: Whanganui, Palmerston North
- Degrees
  - Bachelor of Design and Arts
    Level 7
    Duration: 3 years, full-time or part-time study options
    Start: February/July
    Location: Whanganui
  - Bachelor of Creative Media
    Level 7
    Duration: 3 years, full-time (part-time options are available)
    Start: March
    Location: 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: Whanganui
  - New Zealand Diploma in Photography (Level 6)
    Level 6
    Duration: 1 year, full-time (part-time options are available)
    Start: February
    Location: Palmerston North
  - New Zealand Diploma in Photography (Level 5)
    Level 5
    Duration: 1 year, full time (part-time options are available)
    Start: February
    Location: Palmerston North
  - New Zealand Diploma in Interior Design (Residential)
    Level 5
    Duration: 1 year, full-time
    Start: February/July
    Location: Palmerston North
- Certificates
  - New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design (Level 4)
    Level 4
    Duration: 19 weeks, full-time
    Start: July
    Location: Palmerston North, Whanganui
  - New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design (Level 3)
    Level 3
    Duration: 19 weeks, full-time
    Start: February
    Location: Palmerston North, Whanganui
  - Certificate in Graphic Design
    Level 4
    Duration: 17 weeks, part-time
    Start: July
    Location: Whanganui
  - Certificate in Introductory Photography
    Level 5
    Duration: 10 weeks, part-time
    Start: June/September
    Location: Palmerston North, Whanganui
  - Certificate in Introduction to Video Creation
    Level 5
    Duration: 10 weeks, part-time
    Start: August
    Location: Palmerston North
- In School
  - Academy Digital Innovation Programme
    Level 2
    Duration: One day per week.
    Thursdays.
    Start: February
    Location: Palmerston North, Whanganui
Music
Music
- Diplomas
  - New Zealand Diploma in Creativity (Music)
    Level 5
    Duration: 1 year, full-time
    Start: February
    Location: Palmerston North
- Certificates
  - New Zealand Certificate in Music
    Level 4
    Duration: 1 year, full-time
    Start: February
    Location: Palmerston North, Whanganui
- In School
  - STAR Music Programme
    Level N/A
    Duration: One day a week for eight weeks.
    Start: TBC
    Location: Palmerston North, Whanganui

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

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Diplomas

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Kelvin Gilbert and Amy Fowler

Tim Wilson