Qualification Overview

Qualification Title Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Practice
Qualification Type Postgraduate Diploma
Level 8
Credits 120
Subject Area
  • Creative Arts
Strategic Purpose Statement
The aim of the Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Practice is to develop and apply advanced
knowledge of theories and worldviews, including Te Ao Māori, related to a domain of research and
creative practice.
The programme aims to prepare students for independent practice-based research knowledge
within a domain of practice, that extends the skills developed by a student's undergraduate study
or acquired through professional practice.
This programme is intended for graduates from Ara or other institutions and current practitioners
with a track record of independent creative practice outside of tertiary study. These may include
musicians, dramatists, performing and visual artists, designers, film makers, writers, directors or
any others engaged in creative pursuits.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
1. Critique and communicate a systematic account of the relevant knowledge, principles, research
methods and problem-solving techniques applicable to a specific domain of creative practice.
2. Demonstrate intellectual independence, critical thinking, analytic rigour and self-directed
learning in the design and execution of a self-directed creative project.
3. Apply knowledge to practice-based research; analyse and develop arguments from primary
evidence.
4. Apply cross cultural perspectives which embrace understanding and engagement with
indigenous bodies of knowledge, practices and worldviews with a key focus on Te Ao Māori and
bicultural Aotearoa New Zealand.
Education pathways
Graduates may enrol in further postgraduate qualification programmes such as the following:
Master of Creative Practice (Ara).
Entry Requirements
Academic Requirements
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject area.
Alternative Requirements
Applicants unable to evidence that they meet Academic Entry requirements, but who can
demonstrate relevant skills and knowledge acquired through appropriate work or professional
experience, may be approved for alternative entry.

Additional Requirements
Applicants are required to undertake course advisement with an Ara staff member and complete a
for postgraduate study application form (refer Appendix 2.8).

English Requirements
If English is not the applicant's first language, applicants will need to provide a result from a test or
qualification on the acceptable alternatives English Proficiency Outcomes Chart.
Applicants who do not have evidence of English language skills and are a New Zealand citizen or
permanent resident, may contact Ara for an assessment.
IELTS 6.5 Academic (no lower than 6.0 in any subtest).

Note:
IELTS scores used must be taken from a single IELTS Test Report Form and are valid for two years
from the date of the test.
Applicants who have achieved NCEA Level 3 University Entrance requirements are not required to
provide evidence of English language skills.
Education Organisation No organisations currently offer this qualification.
Developed By Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Quality Assured By New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Number 4102
Status Current
Created 2019-08-14 15:38:15.84
Last Reviewed 2021-01-22 13:48:47.0
Next Review 2024-12-31 00:00:00.0
Content
The programme consists of three compulsory courses:
1. Contemporary Theory (level 8)
2. Practice-Based Research Methods (level 8)
3. Research Project (level 8).

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