Postgraduate
Take your creativity to the next level! Study one of our graduate or postgraduate qualifications and become a specialist in design.
Our postgraduate programmes provide opportunities to learn and embed research methods that extend your design practice. We leverage extensive professional networks and industry connections, working with local and international institutions to provide real world opportunities for our postgraduate students.
You are able to work with industry and community partners on live team projects or develop your own practice-based research project. We invite you to identify a need, a market opportunity, or provide a challenge to how things are now. We welcome project proposals that make a difference and are inherently sustainable, and we are happy to provide feedback for you on a draft project proposal. Examples of possible projects include:
- Health service design
- Virtual Reality
- Cradle to cradle / circular design
- User experience
- Local business / community development
- Fashion from both innovative design, industry, craft and the wearer perspectives
- Food design and food experiences
Not sure where to start your learning journey? Choose the right path to your study goals.
Bachelor of Design (Honours)
- Dunedin
- One year full-time; two years part-time
- Level 8
- Starts February and July 2022
- Apply by 31 January and 10 June 2022
If you have already achieved excellence in your undergraduate degree, this postgraduate qualification is a great opportunity to extend and deepen your knowledge and understanding of design research methods and professional design practice. Graduates of this programme will be well-prepared for further postgraduate study or employment in a design creative lead role.
Master of Design
- Dunedin
- One year full-time; three years part-time
- Level 9
- Starts anytime
- Apply now
This qualification of excellence allows you to develop a significant body of scholarly creative work which is presented in a public forum and supported by an exegesis or equivalent. Alternatively, you can complete this programme through a thesis which could form the basis of academic journal articles. Graduates will be well-prepared for doctoral-level study, an academic career or a lead design or design management role.
Master of Design Enterprise
- Dunedin
- 18 months full-time
- Level 9
- Starts February
- Apply by 31 January
Want to develop the ability to provide design and design-led strategy expertise within an organisation or enterprise? Engage in industry-based research tailored to suit your particular needs.
Postgraduate Certificate in Design
- Dunedin
- One semester full-time; one year part-time
- Level 8
- Starts February and July 2022
- Apply by 31 January and 10 June 2022
This qualification introduces you to postgraduate study in a guided learning environment. Extend and deepen your knowledge and understanding of design research methods and the professional design environment. Graduates will be well-prepared for further postgraduate study such as our Postgraduate Diploma in Design or Master of Design Enterprise qualifications, or for employment in a wide range of creative or design management roles.
Postgraduate Diploma in Design
- Dunedin
- One year full-time; two years part-time
- Level 8
- Starts February and July 2022
- Apply by 31 January and 10 June 2022
Ideal for graduates who want to extend and deepen their research skills and professional design practices through applied design research projects which are self-generated or developed with industry or community partners. Graduates will be well-prepared for further postgraduate study such as our Master of Design or Master of Design Enterprise qualifications, or for a career in design or design management.
