Equip yourself with the comprehensive knowledge, skills and expertise for working and contributing to the growing global creative industries with UCOL's Bachelor of Creative Media. Mix and match a range of subjects within this multi-discipline degree - 3D/animation, design, photography, illustration & video/filmmaking.

 

The creative industries represent specialities across a range of digital technologies, arts and design-based disciplines. The knowledge and skills associated with these specialities are now an integral part of many employment opportunities driving innovation, solution sourcing and business.

 

Work-integrated learning
Complete the third year of your degree by immersing in the “workhub” with real clients - getting truly ready for industry. Thiswork-integrated learning component comprises380 hours of work experience. You'll learn how to apply concept creation, logic, imagination, intuition, critical thought and reasoning to the creation of meaningful outcomes for clients in the workplace.You'll develop a multidisciplinary approach in context of cultural and ethical influences, enabling you to contribute to the creative industry solutions and outputs in New Zealand and around the world.

 

UCOL's Bachelor of Creative Media prepares students for professional careers within creative industries that contribute to contemporary visual culture. Potential employment pathways include:

• Photography (commercial, portrait, wedding, architectural & many more)
• Graphic design/illustration (design app graphics, marketing resources, web sites, user inter- phasing, concept development)
• 3D/animation (storyboard artist, illustrator)
• Visual journalism (photo journalist, documentary maker, infographics designer)
• Video (television producer, television director, documentary maker)

 

To find out more about possible job prospects and salaries, see Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Occupation Outlook for Designers and Artists and Photographers.