Graduate Diploma in Creativity (Digital Media)
Whitireia Community Polytechnic (Porirua)
Subject area
Creative Arts not elsewhere classified
Qualification
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Entry requirements
Bachelor degree in a creative discipline
OR
- Ability to demonstrate equivalent practical experience, professional or educational experience appropriate to the Graduate Diploma's digital media major discipline.
If a prior degree was in a different creative discipline from the major offered in the Graduate Diploma, evidence of ability based on portfolio and/or interview is required.
Portfolio evidence and/or interview is also required to demonstrate equivalent practical experience, professional or educational experience.
International: IELTS 6.00 (no band lower than 5.5), or equivalent.
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
This qualification provides a forward-looking, versatile programme of study for graduate students.
The focus is on applied digital media and the development of skills and knowledge that are valued
in a range of creative occupations and professions and in the wider community. The programme
addresses both specific skills in the discipline and also transferable skills needed for collaborative
and entrepreneurial work. Students graduate with an expectation of ongoing change throughout
their careers, and with the skills, attributes and capability to adapt to such changes.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Creative Arts at this level can earn:
$33,000
Median earnings one year after study
$41,000
Median earnings two years after study
$51,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
73%
Employment rate two years after study
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
TMI Educational Scholarships
Provided by:
Tanenuiarangi Manawatu Incorporated - The Scholarships Unit
Website:
http://www.tmi.maori.nz/Scholarships.aspx
Value:
$250 (secondary) and $5000 (tertiary) each.
Lake Taupo Charitable Trust Education Grants
Provided by:
Lake Taupo Charitable Trust
Website:
Value:
Determined by Trustees
This information comes from Generosity New Zealand. For more scholarships, search their givME database (formerly called BreakOut) via your college, university or local library website.
Contact details
Main Campus Office
Phone: (04) 237 3100
Fax: (04) 237 3101
Email: info@whitireia.ac.nz
Web: http://www.whitireia.ac.nz
The MyQ data is compiled by the Tertiary Education Commission based on responses to the MyQ survey provided by recent graduates of this qualification.
NZQA supplies all other information based on material from the provider.