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Key to the tables
P Prerequisite: Course(s) you must complete to a defined standard (or have waived) before your enrolment in another course is confirmed.
C Corequisite: Course(s) that must be completed in the same semester as another course, unless already passed or waived.
R Restriction: Similar courses, that cannot both be credited to the same qualification.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Design
PGDipDes
Qualification Regulations
Part I
These regulations are to be read in conjunction with all other Statutes and Regulations of the University including General Regulations for Postgraduate Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas, and Postgraduate Certificates.
Part II
Admission
1. Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Design 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 Design or equivalent; and
(c) have been selected into the programme on the basis of a portfolio of design work prepared by the candidate, and an interview if required.
Qualification Requirements
2. Candidates for the Postgraduate Diploma in Design shall follow a flexible programme of study, which shall consist of courses totalling at least 120 credits, comprising:
(a) at least 15 credits from Schedule A;
(b) at least 75 credits from Schedule B;
and including:
(c) completion of an endorsement;
(d) the remaining courses from Schedule C.
Specialisations
3. Candidates must complete the requirements of an endorsement by passing at least 75 credits in that endorsement. The courses for each endorsement are set out in Schedule B.
4. Endorsements available for the Postgraduate Diploma in Design are: Industrial Design, Fashion Design, Photography, Spatial Design, Textile Design, and Visual Communication Design.
Student Progression
5. In cases of sufficient merit, the Postgraduate Diploma in Design may be awarded with distinction or merit.
Completion Requirements
6. The timeframes for completion as outlined in the General Regulations for Postgraduate Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas and Postgraduate Certificates will apply.
7. Candidates may be graduated when they meet the Admission, Qualification and Academic requirements within the prescribed timeframes.
Unsatisfactory Academic Progress
8. The general Unsatisfactory Academic Progress regulations will apply.
Schedule for the Postgraduate Diploma in Design
Schedule A: Core course selection (At least 15 credits from)
197.465 Creative Leadership 15 credits
P 198358 or 212358 or 213342 or 221358 or 222358 or 223358 or 224358 or 296358
213.465 Exhibition 15 credits
C (198454 or 198455 or 212454 or 212455 or 213442 or 221454 or 221455 or 222454 or 222455 or 223454 or 223455 or 224454 or 224455 or 296454 or 296455) or Permission Head of School
237.465 Creative Exposition 15 credits
P [237330 and (198358 or 212358 or 213342 or 221358 or 222358 or 223358 or 224358 or 296358)] or Appraisal Required
Schedule B: Endorsement courses
Fashion Design (75 credits)
Compulsory Courses
212.453 Fashion Design Research and Development 30 credits
P B- average over 212358 and 237330; or B- average over 212381 and 212310; or PGDipDes admission
212.454 Fashion Design Research Project 45 credits
P 212453
Industrial Design (75 credits)
Compulsory Courses
198.453 Industrial Design Research and Development 30 credits
P B- average over 198358 and 237330; or B- average over 198355 and 198380; or PGDipDes admission
198.454 Industrial Design Research Project 45 credits
P 198453
Photography (75 credits)
Compulsory Courses
221.453 Photography Research and Development 30 credits
P B- average over 221358 and 237330; or B- average over 221370 and 221381; or PGDipDes admission
221.454 Photography Research Project 45 credits
P 221453
Spatial Design (75 credits)
Compulsory Courses
224.453 Spatial Design Research and Development 30 credits
P B- average over 224358 and 237330; or B- average over 224352 and 224381; or PGDipDes admission
224.454 Spatial Design Research Project 45 credits
P 224453
Textile Design (75 credits)
Compulsory Courses
223.453 Textile Design Research and Development 30 credits
P B- average over 223358 and 237330; or B- average over 223302 and 223303; or PGDipDes admission R 223450, 223451
223.454 Textile Design Research Project 45 credits
P 223453 or (223450 and 223451)
Visual Communication Design (75 credits)
Compulsory Courses
222.453 Visual Communication Design Research and Development 30 credits
P B- average over 222358 and 237330; or B- average over 222381 and one of (222302, 222311, 222321, 222331, 222341, 222356, 222371); or PGDipDes admission R 197380 and 222451
222.454 Visual Communication Design Research Project 45 credits
P 222453
Schedule C: Elective courses
197.433 Designing Science Fiction 15 credits
P 198358 or 212358 or 213342 or 221358 or 222358 or 223358 or 224358
197.434 Design Awards and Competitions 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
197.435 Design for Festivals and Events 15 credits
P Appraisal Required R 197440
197.436 Play, Research and Design 15 credits
P Appraisal Required R 197442
197.440 Contemporary Design Project D 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
197.441 Contemporary Design Project E 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
197.442 Contemporary Design Project F 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
197.443 Contemporary Design Project G 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
197.465 Creative Leadership 15 credits
P 198358 or 212358 or 213342 or 221358 or 222358 or 223358 or 224358 or 296358
197.470 Creative Ecologies 15 credits
P 198358 or 212358 or 213342 or 221358 or 222358 or 223358 or 224358
197.471 Social Interventions Through Design 15 credits
P 198358 or 212358 or 213342 or 221358 or 222358 or 223358 or 224358
197.490 Design Special Topic A 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
197.495 Design Independent Study 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
197.499 Design Special Topic 30 credits
P Appraisal Required
198.463 Industrial Design Digital Representation 15 credits
P 198358 or Appraisal Required
198.490 Industrial Design Special Topic C 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
198.495 Industrial Design Independent Study 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
212.403 Apparel Production Research 15 credits
P (212100 and 212101) or 212358
212.495 Fashion Design Independent Study 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
213.411 Fine Arts Special Topic IV 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
213.464 Art in Context 15 credits
P 75 credits at 300-level
213.465 Exhibition 15 credits
C (198454 or 198455 or 212454 or 212455 or 213442 or 221454 or 221455 or 222454 or 222455 or 223454 or 223455 or 224454 or 224455 or 296454 or 296455) or Permission Head of School
221.456 Photography and the Archive 15 credits
P 221358 or 198358 or 212358 or 213342 or 222358 or 223358 or 224358 or 296358
221.457 Photography and Visuality 15 credits
P 237330 or 237331 or 221381 or Appraisal Required
221.495 Photography Independent Study 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
222.409 Contemporary Letterpress 15 credits
P 198358 or 212358 or 213342 or 221358 or 222304 or 222358 or 223358 or 224358 or 296358
222.417 Image and Identity 15 credits
P 222358 or 197379 or 222347 or 222348
222.449 Spatial Type 15 credits
P 198358 or 212358 or 213342 or 221358 or 222358 or 223358 or 224358 or 296358
222.490 Visual Communication Design Special Topic D 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
222.491 Visual Communication Design Special Topic E 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
222.496 Visual Communication Design Special Topic F 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
222.499 Independent Visual Communication Design Study 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
223.411 Embroidered Textiles 15 credits
P 223211 or 223358 or Appraisal Required
223.412 Sustainable Colouration 15 credits
P 223258 or 223207 or Appraisal Required
223.490 Textile Design Special Topic C 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
223.495 Textile Design Independent Study 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
224.490 Spatial Design Special Topic C 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
224.495 Spatial Design Independent Study 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
237.401 The Material Turn 15 credits
P 15 credits in any 300-level course
237.402 The Visual Field 15 credits
P 15 credits in any 300-level course
237.403 Studies in Material Culture B 15 credits
P 237401
237.404 Studies in Visual Culture B 15 credits
P 237402
237.417 Māori Art and Design Studio IV - Toi Atea 30 credits
P (197317 and 197318) or (237317 and 237318) R 197417
237.465 Creative Exposition 15 credits
P [237330 and (198358 or 212358 or 213342 or 221358 or 222358 or 223358 or 224358 or 296358)] or Appraisal Required
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