Bachelor of Creative Enterprise

Bachelor

The Bachelor of Creative Enterprise (BCE) is a multi-disciplinary degree that prepares you to make a living from your creativity. Whether you are interested in graphic design, animation, photography and moving image, user experience and product design, visual arts or illustration, this degree is designed to both further your skills and creativity while giving you a base from which to launch a career.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

Domestic Fees

$7,200 per year

International Fees

$22,840 per year

About this course

Please note: The new intake to the Bachelor of Creative Enterprise programme will be transferred to the Bachelor of Design and Contemporary Art programme beginning in Semester 1, 2022.

We are not taking new applications for the Bachelor of Creative Enterprise programme and please apply for the Bachelor of Design and Contemporary Art. If you have already applied for the Bachelor of Creative Enterprise, we will discuss your study options at your interview.

The Bachelor of Creative Enterprise (BCE) is flexible in design, enabling you to adapt this qualification to best suit your creative and commercial interests. You'll spend the first year building knowledge in key areas like creative thinking, professional practice, storytelling, digital technology, and communication, as well as getting a taste of a variety of creative practices. Then, your instructors work with you to craft your own creative pathway through Years Two and Three.

In this program you will have the opportunity to be exposed to below creative practices:

Graphic Design
Painting, Printmaking, and Illustration
Motion Graphics and Animation
Photography and Moving Image
Product, packaging, and Furniture Design
Sculpture and Installation
User Experience
Ceramics and Glass

The BCE is an immersive programme in which students explore how to be self-directed learners, to take responsibility for themselves and to take ownership of their careers. We have created a dynamic environment and a focus on real-world projects aimed squarely at getting students out into the workforce

Student showreel - Creative Industries

Highlights

Development of transferable skills and real-world project based learning
Opportunity to work broadly across an array of disciplines and choose their specialization
Exposure to emerging technologies with guest lecturers, cutting edge industry demonstrations, and workshops
Choice of electives from multiple pathways (performing arts, visual arts, design, business, technology, marketing and communications)
Critique sessions and written components to enable students to develop communication skills
Teamwork based research and development to prepare you for managing a range of creative, entrepreneurial projects
Ability to emerge as an agile practitioner in a dynamic creative market

Further study

Upon successful completion of this programme you can go onto further study in Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Practice and Master of Creative Practice programmes.

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Upcoming Events

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Entry requirements

For this programme, you will need the following:

1. 42 credits at NCEA Level 3 or higher including:

14 credits in two different approved subjects; and
14 credits from up to two subjects (approved or non-approved)

2. 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori (4 in reading, 4 in writing)
3. 14 credits in NCEA Level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau
4. You may be required to attend an interview or audition, submit a portfolio or a combination of all three - we'll notify you of what is required
5. You may be required to complete a medical declaration form
6. Candidates who have English as a second language are required to have one or more of the following:

Have achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand University entrance
Be able to provide evidence you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency
Have achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years

Don't have NCEA? We also accept:

A relevant qualification at Level 3 on the NZQF or above or an equivalent qualification; or
Provide sufficient evidence to be eligible for special or discretionary admission.

For more information download the programme regulations:

Programme Regulations

Study locations

Mt Albert

Career pathways

- Artist - Photographer - Graphic designer - Product designer - Motion graphics designer - Independent craft practitioner - Art/ Design Educator

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