Diploma in Applied Arts - Visual Arts

NorthTec Diploma in Applied Arts - Visual Arts

Overview
Students will investigate the historical context of art and design, and acquire the creative skills, techniques and processes required in order to produce quality work in selected mediums.  
Content

Graduates will be able to:

• Explore and develop ideas and expression through drawing and experimentation with selected media, techniques and visual languages
• Work through the creative process to produce quality art and design works in their selected fields
• Research the context, content and practice of their specialist fields in order to extend their own art and design practice, and document findings
• Identify models of excellence in their fields
• Recognise the professional and ethical standards required in their specialist fields.

Papers offered include:
- Art in History
- Pacific Studies
- Drawing and Painting
- Drawing and the Creative Process
- Sculpture 1 - Small Scale
- Sculpture
- Painting - Exploring Context
- Painting - Mixed Media

Admission Information
Applicants under 20 require: a portfolio; a minimum of 14 credits at NCEA Level 3 in each of 2 subjects, one of which must be art or design or art related; plus 14 credits at Level 3 or higher taken from no more than 2 additional domains or approved subjects. Applicants aged 20 or over require evidence of suitability based on interview and/or portfolio. Applicants where English is not their first language shall provide evidence that they have achieved an overall band score of 6.0 with not less than 5.5 in each band for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or in exceptional circumstances a pass in another equivalent test of English. For more information, please contact the International Centre.
Qualifications Gained

Diploma in Applied Arts (Visual Arts)

This course is a pathway for entry to the Bachelor of Applied Arts.

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