Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Practice
Creative Media
A course by
Ara Institute of Canterbury
Advance your creative career and develop specialist knowledge with a Postgraduate Diploma designed for professional creatives across art, design, music, film, and related fields.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
It will take a total of 1 year
Core skills this course teaches
Advance creative practice
Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in creative practice within a chosen field.
Apply critical and creative theory
Use reflection and critical/creative theory, including Te Ao Māori worldviews, to enhance and guide creative work.
Conduct supervised research
Initiate and develop a specialized research project supervised by academic staff, relevant to a domain of creative practice.
What You're Signing Up For
The Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Practice is designed for musicians, dramatists, performing and visual artists, designers, filmmakers, writers, directors, and other professional creatives wishing to begin postgraduate study. It enables students to advance their creative practice, develop specialist skills, and extend knowledge beyond undergraduate level through research and application of critical theory, including Te Ao Māori worldviews. Students will undertake a supervised research project and apply creative and theoretical concepts within their field of interest.
Course Content
- Contemporary Theory
- Practice-Based Research Methods
- Research Project (supervised)
- Advanced creative practice
- Reflection on creative and critical theory
- Te Ao Māori worldviews in creative practice
What you need to know first
Bachelor's degree followed by relevant work or professional experience, OR Postgraduate Diploma in a relevant subject area, OR Bachelor Honours degree
Course advisement and application form required
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Creative Arts
Design
Media Production
Music
Film
Performance
Broadcasting
