Qualification Overview

Qualification Title Bachelor of Design ( Stage and Screen)
Qualification Type Bachelor Degree
Level 7
Credits 360
Subject Area
  • Creative Arts » Performing Arts » Drama and Theatre Studies
Strategic Purpose Statement
Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to gain employment or initiate projects in the professional design areas of theatre and film.
Graduate profile
Graduating students will have
SKILLS
COMMUNICATION & DESIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS
The ability to articulately express ideas, share knowledge and communicate clearly, with diverse audiences, using a range of appropriate verbal and visual languages,

DESIGN SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE & TECHNICAL SKILLS
Discipline specific knowledge and technical skills necessary to practice as a performance designer and effectively manage and deliver design offers from conception through to realisation,

LEADERSHIP SKILLS
The leadership skills to self-initiate independent and lead collaborative design projects,

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Graduating students will be
READING CONTEXT & APPLYING PROCESS
Action-oriented practitioners who learn through doing, by reading the context and selecting, creating, adapting and applying effective processes,

RESILIENT
Resilient and adapt to uncertainty and changing environments with flexibility,

ANALYTICAL PRACTICE
Committed to self-critical and analytical reflection in order to refine and progress their own practice,

COLLABORATOR
Able to build purposeful relationships and effective collaborations with integrity and tolerance through sensitivity to context and an empathetic and self-aware engagement,

CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING THE CONVERSATION
Able to contribute with insight to emergent design conversations and have the courage to shape the performing arts landscape of the future,

SELF-AWARE
Able to critically examine ideas about themselves and the world in order to understand the individual assumptions that shape them and their artistic identity and engage this unique voice through their work and as agents of social good, being mindful of existing difference in New Zealand and the world.

VALUES
Graduating students will
INNOVATION
Value curiosity, risk-taking, experimentation and, problem-solving to innovate in their practice,

RIGOROUS PRACTICE
Value ethical practice, independent thought and intellectual rigour.
Education pathways
FURTHER EDUCATION PATHWAYS
Graduates of this programme may progress to
Post-graduate degree studies in creative disciplines, performing arts or fine arts.
Post-graduate arts business and management studies
Graduate arts diploma studies
Teacher training programmes
Employment pathways
PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT
Graduates of this programme may enter employment opportunities in private companies and creative enterprises, public arts organisations or as a free-lance, self-employed practitioners.
Graduate designers are able to work in live or mediated environments such as film, AV projection, the internet and other digital forms.
Possible occupations include but are not exclusive to
Set or Scenic designer
Costume Designer
Props Designer
Lighting Designer
AV Designer
Art Director
Production Designer
Film art and costume departments - on set and stand by
Exhibition and display design
Event design and direction
Model maker
Film/video maker -design and/or director
Live performance maker - design and/or director
Teaching and tutoring in arts related fieldsTo find out more about employment opportunities click on the CareersNZ logo, then the provider who offers this qualification.
Entry Requirements
Candidates must be 18 yrs of age adn have completed secondary school. Applicants should exhibit a clear interest in performance, and provide examples of work showing conceptualisation of ideas and visual communication skills.
Education Organisation Te Kura Toi Whakaari O Aotearoa: New Zealand Drama School Incorporated
Developed By Te Kura Toi Whakaari O Aotearoa: New Zealand Drama School Incorporated
Quality Assured By Quality Assurance Division, NZQA
Number PC9762
Status Current
Created January 2008
Next Review March 2020
Content
Core subjects include Visual Commuications, Principles of Design, Design Studio, Light and Live Space, Moving Image, Realised Design Production, Production Process and Professional Practice, Construction and Materials

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