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Postgraduate Diploma in Screen Arts

Massey University

Subject area

Audio Visual Studies

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Entry requirements

Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Screen Arts requires that the candidate will: (a) meet the University admission requirements as specified; and (b) have been awarded or qualified for the award of a Bachelor of Screen Arts or equivalent; and (c) have been selected into the programme on the basis of a portfolio prepared by the candidate, and an interview if required.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The Postgraduate Diploma in Screen Arts graduates will demonstrate attributes of Creativity - Toi, Virtuosity - Mohio, Understanding - Matauranga and Connectedness - Whanaungatanga and will be able to: * Display an ability to engage with the richness and variety of different views within the screen sector, acknowledging their contribution to the cultural identity of Aotearoa New Zealand. * Demonstrate a broad, critical understanding of the discourse, professional practices and production processes and their multiple global contexts. * Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between production and audiences, clients, markets, users, consumers, participants and citizens. * Be intellectually curious and adaptable, willing to embrace new ideas and accommodate risk and uncertainty. * Have clear goals for the continuation of intellectual and/or professional development. * Apply exploratory and transformative thinking to generate ideas, proposals, creative works and arguments in response to project demands. * Critically reflect on and evaluate their own work and the work of other practitioners and scholars. * Initiate and contribute to innovative developments in the screen sector through creative practice based research. Demonstrate critically informed competency in the management and operation of production technologies, procedures and processes. * Combine technical excellence with intellectual and conceptual rigour in order to advance creative processes in all forms of production. * Skilfully utilise analytical, evaluative and synthesising iterative processes in order to transform ideas into production outcomes.

What graduates earn

Graduates who studied Communication and Media Studies at this level can earn:

$48,000

Median earnings one year after study

$54,000

Median earnings two years after study

$66,000

Median earnings five years after study

Status one year after study

Employment rate two years after study

82%

Employment rate two years after study

Data as at November 2022

Scholarship information

Examples of related scholarships

Massey University Academy of Sport Scholarship

Provided by:

Massey University

Website:

http://goo.gl/EdxDZ

Value:

A minimum of $3,000 and up to $5,000 for full-time students, or pro-rated for part time students.

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Heartland Bank Freemasons Scholarships

Provided by:

Freemasons New Zealand - National Office

Website:

http://freemasonsnz.org/charity/

Value:

$6,000 - one per Division.

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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

Free phone: 0800 627 739
Phone: (06) 356 9099
Fax: (06) 350 2263
Email: contact@massey.ac.nz
Web: http://www.massey.ac.nz

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Sources

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