Overview

Grounded in academic and technical excellence, you will learn the effective use of visual language by developing extensive knowledge in painting, graphic design, animation, photography, digital video and illustration.

As part of your application to study the Bachelor of Arts and Media programme at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, you are asked to show us that you can take something down the creative process, from concept to presentation.

We are open to anything creative:

Sketches, paintings, video clips, multimedia, photography, life drawings or murals.
Sketchbooks or workbooks showing the development of ideas
Arts or design works, including both process works and finished works
Photographs or slides or recordings relevant to the programme
Photographic or digital records of any of the above

Career

Practicing Artist
Art Teacher
Computer Animator
Graphic Designer
Photographer/Videographer
Advertising Specialist
Gallery Associate
Arts Facilitator
Creative Producer
Exhibitions Designer
Motion Graphics Designer

Programme Structure

Courses

Communication Lab
Communication Project
Image Lab
Image Project
Critical Studies Lab
Critical Studies Project
Lens-based Media Lab
Lens-based Media Project
Digital Art and Design Lab
Graphic Design Lab
Digital Art and Design Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-20 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-02-23 00:00:00

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More details

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Language

English

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Nelson, New Zealand

Disciplines

Visual Arts Film Studies Media Studies & Mass Media 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.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

University Entrance: NCEA Level 3 (60 credits at Level 3 and 20 credits at Level 2 or higher) which must include:

14 credits at Level 3 in each of three approved* subjects including at least one from the following subjects list: Painting (Visual Art); Design (Visual Art); Photography (Visual Art); Sculpture (Visual Art); Printmaking (Visual Art); Graphics (Technology);Design (Technology); Textiles (Technology); Media Studies; Drama; Materials Technology; Digital Technology; English; History; Social Sciences or Art History

as well as

Literacy* - 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of 5 credits in reading, 5 credits in writing

Portfolios should be an arts and/or design portfolio or equivalent personal portfolio.
A sufficient level of computer literacy is required.

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

26000 NZD / year

≈ 26000 NZD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

6864 NZD / year

≈ 6864 NZD / year

Additional Details

plus $260 Student Services Levy per year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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