If you are looking for a supportive hands-on learning environment that focuses on developing practical skills through working on self-initiated projects, then the Graduate Diploma of Creative Technologies is for you.

The GDCT will help you further develop your production and design skills through both project-based and problem-based learning.

You’ll investigate, propose and produce projects in the creative area of your choice that compliment your existing skill-set. As you choose your own research topic, you may opt to work across multiple disciplines, to broaden your skill base and increase your career options.

Career Paths Include
Business owner or freelancer lifestyle, Web designer, mobile and front end developer, Ad agencies, Design studios, High end production houses, Film post production and animation

When you apply, you'll need to let us know your preferred discipline. You can select from any of the following streams:

Advanced 3D
Game Development
Interactive & Web Design
Graphic Design, or
VFX & Motion Graphics

Level 7 (Bachelor’s degree)

• Duration: Equal to length of study (typically up to 3 years)
• Requirement: minimum 30 weeks full time study in NZ

Level 7 (Graduate Diploma)
Eligible for PSWV
Conditions:

• Must also hold a Bachelor’s degree (NZ or overseas)
• Duration: Up to length of study (typically 1 year)

Level 8 (Postgraduate Diploma)

• Duration: Equal to length of study, OR
• Up to 3 years in some cases (if part of higher qualification pathway)

Level 9 and 10 (Master’s degree and Doctoral degree)

• Duration: 3 years
• Condition: Must study at least 30 weeks in New Zealand

- Most eligible international students can work up to 25 hours per week during study and full-time during scheduled breaks, only if their student visa includes work rights.

- Foundation, pathway and short courses have different rules.

- Not allowed for part time students.

Qualifications you'll need for this course
Age: Minimum 18 years

Domestic and international Prerequisites: Applicants must hold a Bachelor's Degree or be able to evidence equivalent work experience.

This programme needs people with a variety of different backgrounds and experiences, so your degree or work experience could be in any sort of visual or written communication: art, design, film, animation, gaming, social sciences or the broader humanities, as well as law, marketing or business in general.

In fact, we’re very open to discussing the relevance of your degree or background, because what we’re looking for above all else are the tenacious, the motivated, the insatiably curious and any individual with a definite impulse towards a more creative pathway.

Entry Requirements:

If you are applying for the GDCA after completing a Bachelor's Degree you will need to provide:

Your completed Creative Advertising Task Sheet.
Your transcripts from your Bachelors qualification
If you are applying for the GDCA after having a combo of six years in tertiary or relevant work experience, you will need to provide:

Your completed Creative Advertising Task Sheet
Your CV/Resume
Two reference letters from previous employer/s
You may also want to provide your transcripts from any prior tertiary qualifications if you completed these in the past 10 years
 If you want to know if your work experience is relevant please feel free to give us a call.

Please note, quotas may apply to some programmes. Where demand exceeds the number of available places, applicants who meet entry requirements will be admitted on a first-come-first-served basis.

If English is not your first language, you'll need to prove you have sufficient English language skills in order to complete this course. We'll be looking for Academic IELTS overall score of 6.0 (minimum) with no band less than 5.5, or equivalent test result.