The Graduate Diploma in Arts is designed for students who already have an undergraduate degree and wish to expand their knowledge or pivot into a new discipline within the arts, humanities, social sciences, language/literature, education, tourism, event management, Māori development, NZ Sign Language, psychology, criminology, interpreting and other related fields. Students custom-tailor their study plan by choosing courses from a wide range of disciplines to deepen their skills for further postgraduate study or career advancement.

Course Content

• Creative Writing (intro, kaupapa Māori storytelling, prose/poetry/non-fiction)

• Criminology and criminal justice (policing, crime, justice, restorative justice, media narratives)

• Education studies (critical questions in education, learning and social media, education and globalisation, alternatives in education)

• Event management (intro to event management, digital media, event planning, partnerships, production, leadership in management)

• Global tourism (tourism sustainability, ethics, globalisation, innovation, destination studies)

• International studies (intercultural competence, human rights, international relations, Māori politics)

• Interpreting and translation (introduction, interpreter role, legal and health studies, advanced interpreting, discourse in remote services)

• Māori media and Māori development (kaupapa Māori storytelling/media, te reo Māori, Māori issues, indigenous peoples)

• New Zealand Sign Language and Deaf studies (foundations, language levels, discourse, Deaf world, comparative analysis)

• Psychology (introductory psychology A/B, abnormal/social psychology, assessment, personality, biopsych, health psychology, positive psychology, developmental psychology)

• Social sciences and society (social thinking, institutions, research, ethics, politics, globalisation, diversity)