Overview

With Massey University's Screen Arts with Honours - Media Technology degree, you'll have access to a broad range of custom-designed teaching and learning facilities, focussed on visual and audio technology development.

Key facts

These include studios, a motion capture stage, immersive technology lab, electronics labs, digital and physical fabrication spaces (3D printers, laser cutters etc), and high-end computer labs with industry-standard production, modelling, and CAD software.

Creativity in new technology development can provide innovative and profitable opportunities for software and hardware solutions across a wide range of industries. In this major, you will be at the forefront of creating and developing new technology with exciting concepts and ideas across a range of platforms and applications.

You will gain and apply practical skills in software and hardware production with a view to developing innovative products for the screen and creative technology sector. You will gain an understanding of prototyping and testing systems and how to develop ideas through to producing final projects such as:

online distribution
lighting systems
game controllers
performance capture and virtual production
production workflow solutions
custom audio systems
interactive and kinetic set design
media exhibition.

Career

Set production specialist, creative technologist, interactive web developer, game developer, game tester, lighting systems operator, media artist, new technology quality assurance, app developer, UX designer, digital developer, product developer.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Media Technology
Media Technology Production
Major Project Development
Screen Arts Major Project
Production Planning and Development
Advanced Production

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-19 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-05 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-07-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International

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Applications will be considered after these dates if spaces are available.

Language

English

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Disciplines

Visual Arts Film Studies View 21 other Bachelors in Film Studies in New Zealand

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

To be admitted to an undergraduate qualification, you will need a minimum level of academic achievement from school, or another university or tertiary institution. The specific level depends on which country or region of the world you are from.
To study this qualification you must meet Massey University's English language standards.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

45580 NZD / year

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Citizens or residents

9957 NZD / year

≈ 9957 NZD / year

Living costs

Palmerston North

New Zealand

1100 - 2100 NZD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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