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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