Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | Bachelor of Creative Practice | |
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Qualification Type | Bachelor Degree | |
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Level | 7 | |
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Credits | 360 | |
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
The BCP aims to equip students with the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to think creatively and develop a career as a practising creative, by engaging students in a series of real-world and in-house projects utilizing various creative disciplines, including paint, sculpture, print, photography, graphic design and 3D design. Students of the BCP will learn how to conduct research by creative practice and apply it to generate creative and workable concepts and works based on understanding of the Aotearoa and global historic and contemporary context.
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Graduate profile |
Graduates of the BCP will
1. Apply specialised skills and learned principles to generate creative and workable concepts and works, based on an understanding of contemporary and historic contexts, and on research by creative practice. 2. Synthesise and resolve ideas and solve problems in a selected creative discipline by utilising investigative tools with creative processes, methods and technologies. 3. Critically analyse research to support and enhance the development of ideas, and to position their own work within the conventions of the creative arts and within contemporary Aotearoa and global contexts. 4. Apply leadership, professional practice and collaboration skills in working both individually and collaboratively in multi-cultural and/or multidisciplinary teams to manage and implement projects/briefs. 5. Create works that are relevant to, and reflect a stance in relation to, cultural, ethical, political, social, economic and environmental factors. 6. Maintain professional currency by engaging in continuing inquiry, self-education and experimentation to sustain their creative skills and manage their creative practice. |
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Education pathways |
Master of Professional Creative Practice or Bachelor of Professional Creative Practice (Hons)
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Entry Requirements |
A person is eligible to apply for entry who has attained University Entrance or can satisfactorily prove that s/he has the potential to succeed on the programme and is over the age of 20 by the official start date of their programme of study. A person with English as an additional language must meet the standard NZQA minimum English Proficiency Outcomes for a degree programme, namely an IELTS (Academic) score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5. Standard discretionary entrance guidelines will apply.
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Education Organisation | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |
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Developed By | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |
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Number | HB3836 | |
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Status | Current | |
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Created | 2017-12-19 16:09:03.0 | |
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Next Review | 2025-12-20 00:00:00.0 | |
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Content |
Creative Practice Foundations I; Creative Practice Foundations II; Studio/Workshop Project; Managing an Evolving Project; BVAD6.11 Local to Global; BVAD6.20 Competition Project of BVAD6.30 Community Project; BVAD6.40 The Business of Being a Creative; BVAD6.80 Creative Project; BVAD6.71 Exhibition Methodology; Creative Project III; Creative Project IV OR Elective/s at Levels 5-7; Final Creative Project,
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