NZ Diploma in Arts and Design [Level 6]

Build on your skills and knowledge from the Level 5 diplomas, through engaging in a series of real-life and in-house projects. You can explore various creative disciplines including design, fashion, music, screen production and visual arts.

This diploma teaches the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to think innovatively and develop a career as a creative practitioner in your chosen discipline. With your diploma completed successfully you can continue on to the final year of the Bachelor of Creative Practice.

Your future career and study opportunities
Possible jobs and career opportunities can include:

Arts Fashion Music Screen administration industry entry level position
Graphic designer entry level position
Furniture design entry level position
Gallery or museum curation entry level position

The academic entry requirement for the NZ Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 6) programme may be limited by the number of places available.

An offer of a place on the programme will be extended to applicants who meet the entry criteria (120 credits of an NZQA approved Level 5 Degree/Diploma qualification or equivalent) or can satisfactorily prove that s/he has the potential to succeed on the programme and is over the age of 20 by the official start date of the programme of study.

Applicants must provide a hand-written letter of application and a portfolio of work that represents their level of achievement at the interview.

English language entry requirements

All applicants must demonstrate an acceptable level of English language fluency prior to acceptance in the programme.
Ways in which English language fluency may be demonstrated include the following:

• Successful study of a programme in which English was the language of instruction (subject to the conditions in the EIT | Te Pūkenga Database for English Language Proficiency (DELP)).
• Completion of a New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 4 with any endorsement).
• IELTS Academic score of 6, with no band score lower than 5.5, achieved in a single test within the two years preceding enrolment.
• Accepted international equivalents to the above IELTS scores, achieved in a single test within two years preceding enrolment (see equivalency tables in DELP).