Waikato,
New Zealand
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Media Arts (Honours) in Hamilton New Zealand | Waikato Institute of Technology
Waikato Institute of Technology
|
Hamilton New Zealand
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
NZD
26,000
(c. USD15,182.23)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
The Bachelor of Media Arts (Honours) provides a modern, flexible, and intellectually challenging educational setting designed around student requirements. This advanced program caters to learners seeking comprehensive exploration of their selected discipline within a research-oriented academic framework. Participants can engage with emerging trends across communication, design, music, and visual arts domains. Honours candidates receive guidance for both practical and theoretical aspects of their studies, with potential mentorship from industry professionals in their field. Regular structured and informal sessions with faculty and peers facilitate work discussions, enabling students to contextualize and critically address professional-level challenges within their practice. The dynamic learning atmosphere fosters mutual contributions from instructors and students alike, maintaining an energetic and diverse environment. The School of Media Arts grants access to specialized resources based on project specifications, including private studios, fabrication labs, and cutting-edge digital/media equipment. Dedicated testing areas, exhibition venues, and critique spaces serve both formal instruction and ongoing work evaluation. Support staff oversee facility operations and provide practical assistance to students throughout their academic journey.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Candidates must have:
- completed the requirements of the Bachelor of Media Arts with a mark average of 65% or better in 4 level 7 modules and a mark average of 65% in two contextual modules at level 5 and level 6, or
- completed an undergraduate degree specialising in communication, visual arts, design or music with mark average of 65% or better in 4 level 7 modules and a mark average of 65% in two modules containing a theoretical component at level 5 and 6, or
- a history of professional experience in communication, visual arts, design or music with the ability to undertake independent practical and theoretical research at a level equivalent to that which would be possessed by graduates of the Bachelor of Media Arts with a mark average as specified above. Relevance of professional experience will be determined on the basis of an interview and portfolio.
English language requirements
Candidates who have English as a second language are required to have an International English Language Test System (IELTS) score of 6.5, with no individual band score lower than 6.0; or
- TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) score of 79 (with a writing score of 21)
- TOEFL Paper-based Test (pBT) score of 590 (with an essay score of 5.5 TWE)
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) score of 58 with no band score lower than 50
Tuition
NZD
26,000