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YOUR GUIDE TO
CREATIVE ARTS
        2019
YOUR GUIDE TO CREATIVE ARTS 2019 - Massey University
CLASS OF 2017
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                                                                                                                                    CONTENT S

                                                     CONTENTS
                                                        Creative Arts
                                                                            DEGREES                      OTHER COURSES
                                                   04 ABOUT THE COLLEGE     13 BACHELOR OF DESIGN        36 GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
                                                      OF CREATIVE ARTS         (WITH HONOURS)               DESIGN OR FINE ARTS
                                                   05 WELCOME                  >> Fashion Design         36 CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA
                                                                               >> Industrial Design         IN VISUAL ARTS
                                                   06 WHY WELLINGTON?          >> Photography
                                                   08 IN THE STUDIO            >> Spatial Design
                                                                               >> Textile Design         FURTHER STUDY
                                                   10 GREAT OPPORTUNITIES      >> Visual Communication
                                                                                                         37 POSTGRADUATE STUDY
                                                                                  Design
                                                                            21 BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
                                                                               (WITH HONOURS)            HOW TO APPLY
                                                                            23 BDES / BFA                38 OPEN ENTRY AND
                                                                               DEGREE STRUCTURE             SELECTED ENTRY
                                                                                                            PROGRAMMES
                                                                            25 BACHELOR OF MĀORI
                                                                               VISUAL ARTS               39 PORTFOLIO
                                                                                                            REQUIREMENTS
                                                                            27 BMVA DEGREE
UPDATED JANUARY 2018                                                           STRUCTURE                 41 INTERNATIONAL
Please note: The information                                                                                STUDENTS
contained in this publication is                                            29 BACHELOR OF CREATIVE
                                                                               MEDIA PRODUCTION          42 KEY INFORMATION
indicative of the offerings available
                                                                                                            >> Scholarships, fees
in 2019 and subsequent years.                                               30 BCMP PATHWAYS                   and accommodation
This information may be subject                                                >> Film and Television
to change. While all reasonable                                                                             >> Contact us
                                                                               >> Animation and VFX
efforts will be made to ensure                                                 >> Game Development
listed programmes are offered                                                  >> Web and Interactive
and regulations are up to date,                                                   Development
the University reserves the right to
change the content or method of                                             33 BACHELOR OF
presentation, or to withdraw any                                               COMMERCIAL MUSIC
qualification or part thereof, or
                                                                            35 BCommMus MAJORS
impose limitations on enrolments.
For the most up to date information                                            >> Music Industry
please go to                                                                   >> Music Practice
creative.massey.ac.nz                                                          >> Music Technology

COVER IMAGE: TANGIBLE TALES BY CALVIN LAI,
KATIE DELLER, FRANZISKA STEINKOHL
BACHELOR OF DESIGN (VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN)
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ABOU T THE
COLLEGE

                                                MASSEY UNIVERSITY
             1  ST
                                                COLLEGE OF
             RANKED 1ST
             IN ASIA PACIFIC                    CREATIVE ARTS
             by International Red Dot
             Design Awards.                     Toi Rauwharangi

                                                2017 TE WAKA TOI: NGĀ
                                                MANU PĪRERE AWARD
                                                won by photography graduate
             RANKED IN THE                      Chevron Te Whetumatarau       2017 NZ DYSON
             QS TOP 100                         Hassett.
                                                                              PRODUCT AWARD
             art and design schools                                           won by industrial design
             in the world.                      2016 WALTERS                  graduate Nicole Austin.
                                                ART PRIZE
                                                won by Massey fine arts
                                                lecturer Shannon Te Ao.

                             of design
                             graduates are      2017 MIROMODA                                  student finalists
                                                                                               over 15 years in
                 93%         in full-time
                             employment or
                                                EMERGING                                       the Designers
                                                                                               Institute of NZ
                             self-employed,     DESIGNER AWARD                     374         BEST Awards.
                             six months after
                                                won by fashion student
                             graduation.
                                                Jacob Coutie.
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                                                                                       ABOU T THE
                                                                                         COLLEGE

CREATE YOUR FUTURE

NAU MAI HAERE MAI
WELCOME TO
THE COLLEGE OF
CREATIVE ARTS
                                   The College offers five undergraduate degrees:
                                   fine arts, design, creative media production,
                                   commercial music and Māori visual arts. These
                                   degrees place our graduates well ahead of the
                                   increasingly competitive university market as
                                   well as in global employment networks, where
                                   critical thinking, entrepreneurial attitudes and
                                   innovative problem solving skills are now rated
                                   amongst the most valued abilities and attributes
                                   sought by employers.
                                   At Toi Rauwharangi you become part of an
                                   established art college, with the opportunity
                                   to work across disciplines and on collaborative
                                   projects that will develop leadership skills
                                   and foster lifelong connections. Students of
                                   creative arts develop both critical thinking and
                                   technical expertise that prepares them well
                                   for a variety of industries and careers. Final
                                   year courses often work with real world briefs
                                   and projects, facilitating useful networks and
                                   career pathways. Art and design degrees also
                                   have an integrated honours programme that
THE COLLEGE OF CREATIVE ARTS       allow students to research or specialise in their
TOI R AUWHAR ANGI IS NE W          chosen subject area during 4th year, offering an
ZE AL AND’S PREMIER PROVIDER       additional advantage in the employment market.
OF CRE ATIVE ARTS EDUCATION,       Our programmes are underpinned by a pōwhiri
WITH COMPREHENSIVE                 framework that acknowledges our distinct
INTERNATIONALLY BENCHMARKED,       cultural and geographical location in Aotearoa
FUTURE-FOCUSED PROGR AMMES,        New Zealand. This framework fosters the
INNOVATIVE STUDIO BASED            development of graduates who are confident
LE ARNING, HIGH LE VELS OF UNDER   thinkers and makers who display toi, mōhio,
AND POSTGR ADUATE STUDENT          mātauranga, mana, and whānaungatanga –
ACHIE VEMENT AND A DISTINCTIVE     creativity, skill, understanding, autonomy
CONTRIBUTION TO MĀORI AND          and connectedness.
PASIFIK A CRE ATIVE PR ACTICE.
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ABOU T THE
COLLEGE

                                         WHY
                                         WELLINGTON?
                                                                  KNOWN AS NE W ZE AL AND’S
             PHOTO: JEFF MCEWAN                                   COOLEST LIT TLE CAPITAL,
                                                                  WELLINGTON IS INTERNATIONALLY
                                                                  REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST
                                                                  LIVE ABLE CITIES IN THE WORLD
                                                                  (DEUTSCH BANK R ATED IT THE BEST
                                                                  CIT Y IN THE WORLD FOR QUALIT Y
                                                                  OF LIFE IN 2017).
                                                                  It also has the highest skill and salary base per
                                                                  capita, and a reputation for being collaborative
                                                                  in its business practice. The city is compact,
                                                                  accessible, vibrant and home to numerous
                                                                  sport, art and technology-based industries.
                                                                  Surrounded by lush green hills and a diverse
                                                                  coastline, there are many recreational
                                                                  opportunities as well as a flourishing creative
                                                                  culture for you to immerse yourself in.
                                                                  Massey’s campus is centrally located with
                                                                  excellent transport links, and a choice of
                                                                  supported or independent accommodation for
             CUBA DUPA STREET FESTIVAL   GOLDING’S FREEDIVE BAR
                                                                  first year students is nearby. The entertainment
                                                                  hubs of Courtenay Place and Cuba St, as well
                                                                  as the beautiful waterfront, are within easy
                                                                  walking distance so that both work and play
                                                                  are right on your doorstep.
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                                                                STUDENT
                                                                                 ABOU T THE
                                                                                   COLLEGE

                                                                LIFE
                                                                The Massey
                                                                campus is a thriving,
                                                                well-resourced and
                                                                inspiring learning
                                                                environment that
                                                                fosters research,
                                                                scholarship and
                                                                creative practice.

THE COLLEGE OF CREATIVE ARTS CAMPUS

LUX LIGHT FESTIVAL                                       WORLD OF WEARABLE ART

EXPOSURE EXHIBITION                   ORIENTATION WEEK
YOUR GUIDE TO CREATIVE ARTS 2019 - Massey University
IN THE
STUDIO
Our students spend
most of their time at
Massey making and
thinking in studios,
workshops and
media labs. Typically,
at least two-thirds
of your classes will
be hands-on.

                         EXPERIMENT
                         with new ways
                         of seeing, making
                         and doing
YOUR GUIDE TO CREATIVE ARTS 2019 - Massey University
LEARN
from some of the
best practitioners/
researchers in
the world

                                              COLLABORATE
                                              within and across
                                              different subject areas

CONTRIBUTE
to real world projects

                         DEVELOP
                         new ideas, systems
                         and creative works
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                            When you study creative arts at Massey,                   GREAT
                                                                                      OPPORTUNITIES
                              you become part of a diverse creative
                                  community. We offer lots of extra
                             opportunities to help you find your way.

             At Open Lab, we bridge the gap between the wider design industry and     Work with real clients at Open Lab design studio (within Massey).
             our talented students, who have opportunities to gain paid internships   Connah Hazelwood worked at Open Lab in her last year of study.
             with organisations. Photo: Louise Hatton.                                Photo: Lizzie Snow @Lizziesnowphotography.

             Develop your entrepreneurial skills                                      Study abroad at one of Massey’s world-class
             and professional engagement.                                             partner universities.
             Kareena Harris and Jenny Buckler of Misprint.co, a successful startup    Fiona Yuen-Ling Lai (BDes) studied at California State University,
             that grew from our enterprise track of courses. Photo: Louise Hatton.    Chico, USA in 2016.
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                                                                                                                                 ABOU T THE
                                                                                                                                   COLLEGE

Exhibit, promote or perform your work on and off campus.   Meet and make new business.
Chicago SEGD Conference, 2016.                             The College has partnered with MBIE, DIA, MPI, Callaghan, Te Papa,
                                                           WREDA, Alexander Turnbull Library and Agribusiness New Zealand.

Go on an international study tour.                         Make great work.
Textile, fashion and business students in India, 2017.     Our students win awards at national and international competitions.

Use all the workshop facilities including 3D Workshop      Join clubs and collectives that connect you with
and FABLABWGTN (pictured).                                 people who share your passions and interests.
Photo: Mark Tantrum.                                       Banter and Brews, a student initiative focused on supporting
                                                           the transition from study to work.
BELLA ROAKE,     MILLICENT GRIGG,
TEXTILE
   12 DESIGN     FASHION DESIGN

  S T UDY A
  DEGR EE

                 TYLER BARROW,
                 PHOTOGRAPHY

JOE NORMAN,      WILLIAM LOCKWOOD-GECK,
SPATIAL DESIGN   INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
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                                                    BACHELOR OF DESIGN
                                                    WITH HONOURS
                                                    BDes(Hons)
                         Selected Entry
                     Four years full-time
                             Wellington

FIND YOUR DESIGN STRENGTHS                          WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT                                If you’re wondering which courses would
AT NE W ZEAL AND’S MOST                                                                                 work best for you, take a look at our
                                                    DESIGN AT MASSEY?                                   videos about first year course options:
COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN
                                                    >> Vibrant studio environments:                     massey.ac.nz/papervideos
PROGRAMME.
                                                       collaboration spills into corridors and
The Wellington School of Design was                    kitchens (and days into nights!)
established in 1886, and continues a                >> Shared briefs across majors: designers
tradition of research-led innovatively-                work in multi-disciplinary teams as well
taught design education that has produced              as on individual projects                        „„DANNY COSTER Hall of Fame, 2012
some of the world’s most respected and              >> You’ll create systems and experiences
successful designers.                                  as well as products                                An industrial design graduate of 1989,
                                                    >> ‘Office hours’: means you can seek advice          Danny joined Apple Computers in 1993.
The BDes offers the best preparation for                                                                  Over the next 20 years he was part of
                                                       from any academic staff member, not
becoming a well-rounded designer, whatever                                                                the elite team that changed the way the
                                                       just your own lecturers
your favourite subject or chosen field of                                                                 world communicated. Apple grew to be
                                                    >> Live briefs: work on projects for real clients
practice. The first year of the Bachelor of                                                               one of the most successful and prestigious
                                                    >> World-first bicultural framework
Design introduces you to design practice and                                                              design studios in the world, and Danny’s
                                                       underpins the curriculum
its core concepts, methods and applications                                                               contributions were recognised with many
                                                    >> Why four years? All design degree students
through hands-on projects. You can learn                                                                  international awards. When he moved on to
                                                       enrol in honours. Your fourth year is in fact
and explore techniques, skills and processes                                                              lead Go Pro as Vice President of Design and
                                                       a postgraduate year, and as such can be
specific to your major, and work with other                                                               Creative Strategy in 2016, he held more than
                                                       strongly research-led. The alternative non-
students across art and design. You can also                                                              500 design patents with Apple, and had been
                                                       honours path is less research-focused and
explore additional interests through a selection                                                          responsible for iconic consumer electronics
                                                       gives you room for more electives. Either way
of electives.                                                                                             like the iPhone 4 and the wireless keyboard.
                                                       you will emerge well-prepared for a creative
Design students are encouraged to apply                career anywhere in the world. Our graduates
design principles to real life situations: how do      are highly sought after, with a reputation for
we get more young people to vote? How can we           being some of the best thinkers and makers
make the city more sustainable? How can we             of the 21st century.
create low waste clothes? How do we make a
service more efficient, or our work environment     JOBS INCLUDE :
healthier? Students work closely with peers         Industrial designer, graphic designer,
as well as tutors to develop their own design       documentary photographer, fashion designer,
voice.                                              spatial designer, textile designer, service
                                                    designer, advertising executive, brand manager,
DESIGN MAJORS INCLUDE :                             commercial photographer, transport designer,
>> Fashion design                                   experience designer, interaction designer,
>> Industrial design                                pattern maker, director, marketing executive,
>> Photography                                      user experience designer, fashion stylist,
>> Spatial design                                   typographic designer, product developer,
>> Textile design                                   freelance design contractor, producer,
>> Visual communication design                      researcher, script-writer, archivist, event                                         DANNY COSTER
                                                    manager, editor, film director.
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DEGR EE

                                               FASHION DESIGN
                                               BDes Major

            FASHION IS E VERY WHERE,           As a student of fashion design you’ll explore       „„YOSHINO MURUYAMA BDes (Hons),
            CONSTANTLY SHAPING US, AND         and develop fashion design concepts, garments,        Fashion Design, 2016
            BEING SHAPED BY US. THE CHANGING   accessories or systems that respond to the           Yoshino was one of six New Zealand
            GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT ME ANS          times. Fashion design students learn skills          students to go to India in 2016, where she
            THAT FUTURE FASHION THINKERS,      in idea generation, fashion communication,           worked with an Indian fashion student in
                                               pattern making, construction, materials,             a competition set up by Education New
            MAKERS AND DESIGNERS NEED
                                               historical and contemporary fashion analysis         Zealand, the National Institute of Fashion
            TO BE FLE XIBLE AND INNOVATIVE.
                                               and critical thinking, challenging how things are    Technology and Pearl Academy in India.
                                               done through fashion design. You might design        Yoshino loved the collaborative work, and
                                               a 3D printed, open-source collection that can be     found the biggest challenge was keeping
                                               produced anywhere, or a one-off garment that         the many creative ideas to just six garments
                                               questions ideas of body image. Our facilities        for their final runway presentation. The
                                               and staff offer almost unlimited possibilities!      experience was a game changer. “I feel much
                                               You may find yourself on the catwalk following       more confident to work with other people
                                               in the footsteps of alumni like Kate Sylvester,      and across countries.” In 2017 Yoshi was
                                               Rebecca Taylor, Collette Dinnigan and Kathryn        part of the Graduate Show at New Zealand
                                               Wilson; or taking up internships or international    Fashion Week, where she showed her
                                               exchanges through our highly-connected               collection ‘kiru’ taking notions of the kimono
                                               industry and educational networks. There are         into a contemporary context, and seen by
                                               numerous fashion design competitions to enter,       hundreds of international media and industry
                                               where fashion students at Massey have a long         representatives. Yoshi is now employed in
                                               history of success, including Sean Kelly, winner     the design team at New Zealand sustainable
                                               of Project Runway in 2014.                           fashion label Kowtow.

                                                   YOSHINO MARUYAMA,
                                                   NZ FASHION WEEK, 2017
                                                   PHOTO: KELSEY GEE
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                                   INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
                                   BDes Major

AS AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER          You’ll help to define the world that future          „„NICOLE AUSTIN BDes (Hons)
YOU’LL DE VELOP INSPIR ATIONAL     generations will come to experience. Students          Industrial Design, 2016
AND ELEGANT PRODUCTS, OBJECTS      are encouraged to research and design using            Motivated by a desire to make New Zealand’s
AND SYSTEMS SUCH AS SMART          both traditional and digital processes to explore,     sheep industry more innovative, Nicole
PHONES, MULTI-SPORT HYDR ATION     communicate and make. Through studio-based             spent several months researching the sheep
                                   classes you will learn about idea generation,          farming industry before choosing the lamb
PACKS, BIKE PUMPS, PERFUME
                                   materials and processes, human experience,             docking tool on which to focus her design
BOT TLES OR E VEN A LIFE SUPPORT
                                   ergonomics, visual communication, modelling            thinking. Her prototype ‘Moray’ aims to
SYSTEM FOR MARS.                   and production. The College offers state of            reduce the incidence of repetitive strain
                                   the art workshops and digital fabrication              injury among farmers as well as make the
                                   facilities, including Australasia’s first Fab Lab.     procedure more comfortable and efficient
                                   Our award-winning graduates have featured in           for lambs. Nicole has been employed at
                                   Red Dot, Dyson, Electrolux, Sony, LG and Best          Fisher and Paykel Appliances for the past
                                   Design Awards. Their careers include designing         year, and is in the process of commercialising
                                   for Apple, Nike, Fisher & Paykel, Formway,             her concept. ‘Moray’ won gold at the Best
                                   Kathmandu, Navman and Weta.                            Awards and was the New Zealand winner of
                                                                                          the International James Dyson Award in 2017.

                                       NICOLE AUSTIN
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                                                PHOTOGRAPHY
                                                BDes Major

            PHOTOGR APHERS HELP PEOPLE TO       Students of photography are introduced to a        „„CHEVRON TE WHETUMATARAU
            SEE THE WORLD IN NE W WAYS, USING   range of digital technologies while developing       HASSETT Ngāti Porou, BDes (Hons),
            BOTH CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING         a social and cultural understanding of               Photography, 2016
            AND HIGHLY DE VELOPED TECHNICAL     photography’s place in society. As the course        Chev found his strength in bringing
            SKILLS WITH THE ABILIT Y TO USE A   progresses your work will embrace longer             together his art and his whakapapa. With
                                                term, often self-directed projects dealing with      a passion for cultural identity and social
            R ANGE OF COMMUNICATION MODES.
                                                ideas and issues of real relevance within your       ethnography, his emerging creative career
                                                personal and professional life. You’ll work with     has involved advertising, journalism, mural
                                                a range of cameras and capture systems to            and documentary projects. He is also the
                                                realise your visual ideas, and use well-equipped     national Māori open weight champion in
                                                studios, colour-managed digital photography          Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a respected youth
                                                computer suites and high quality digital print       leader. In 2017 he won the Ngā Manu Pīrere
                                                facilities, as well as wet-based darkrooms           award for emerging Māori artists at Te Waka
                                                and specialist labs. And when you graduate,          Toi Awards, and was also recognized with a
                                                you’ll join Massey alumni whose careers              Change Maker, Community Service Award at
                                                span the range from fine art to commercial,          the New Zealand Youth Awards.
                                                photojournalism, and fashion photography.

                                                    CHEVRON TE WHETUMATARAU HASSETT
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                                    SPATIAL DESIGN
                                    BDes Major

                                                                                         Faculty will challenge you to imagine spaces
                                                                                         that question conventions and enrich
                                                                                         experience. You’ll be encouraged to explore
                                                                                         the diversity of art and design areas offered
                                                                                         at the College to develop a unique skill set that
                                                                                         will lead to a wide range of career options.
                                                                                         Our graduates find exciting jobs as spatial,
                                                                                         interior, architectural, digital, performance,
                                                                                         landscape, web, digital FX, interaction and
                                                                                         experience designers, and new types of jobs
                                                                                         are constantly emerging.

                                                                                         „„STEPH O’SHEA BDes (Hons),
                                                                                           Spatial Design, 2016
                                                                                           Steph O’Shea took an Internship paper
                                                                         STEPH O’SHEA,     during summer school in her third year,
                                                                 ‘SIFTED MOTION’, 2016     which led to a two-week trial with the
                                                                                           Wellington City Council’s Urban Design
                                                                                           team. They were so impressed they offered
SPATIAL DESIGNERS SHAPE THE         Spatial Design students learn to understand,           her a part-time job throughout her 4th year,
ENVIRONMENTS THAT WE INHABIT        represent and create spaces, working                   as well as a job at the end of her degree.
AND THE WAYS THAT WE MIGHT          between studio, workshop and site-specific             Steph’s work experience included helping
EXPERIENCE THEM. THIS GROWING       environments and using a range of tools and            with Wellington’s lane way developments
FIELD OF PRACTICE BRINGS TOGETHER   media to develop a broad set of specialist and         through site visits, workshops and
                                    transferable skills. Spatial Design at Massey          illustrating design applications for the lanes.
INTERIOR, ARCHITECTURAL,
                                    explores environments and events, offering             Steph says; “Studying Spatial Design has
L ANDSCAPE, URBAN, PERFORMANCE,
                                    opportunities to rethink built and virtual spaces      hugely developed my design thinking, and
EXHIBITION AND DIGITAL DESIGN.      in ways that are innovative, speculative,              provided me with tools to explore design
                                    and mindful of the wellbeing of people and             through many different processes.” Her final
                                    the planet. You will discover ways to imagine          year project was a concept design for the
                                    and construct engaging environments in both            redevelopment of Frank Kitts Park on the
                                    physical and digital space, from the big picture       Wellington waterfront.
                                    right down to the detail of construction
                                    and materiality.
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                                                  TEXTILE DESIGN
                                                  BDes Major

                                                                                                    „„SYDNEY LASH BDes (Hons),
                                                                                                      Textile Design, 2017
                                                                                                      Sydney is passionate about exploring
                                                                                                      embellishment and texture for apparel,
                                                                                                      and finds her inspiration in both the natural
                                                                                                      and scientific worlds, often combining
                                                                                                      them together in one garment. Her final
                                                                                                      project ‘Magnetite’, shown at the Exposure
                                                                                                      2017 graduate exhibition, reinvigorates
                                                                                                      an appreciation for natural and scientific
                                                                                                      wonders of the world through magnets.
                                                                                                      Using natural silk, hematite and iron sand
                                                                                                      filings Sydney incorporated the natural
                                                                                                      world through embellishment, while utilising
               SYDNEY LASH                                                                            traditional textile processes. The magnetic
               PHOTO: BEX MAGILL                                                                      textiles she created display the richness,
               MODEL: ANYA BUKHOLT PAYNE                                                              mystery and wonder that is felt when
                                                                                                      witnessing magnetic forces. Sydney plans
                                                                                                      to undertake her Masters in Textile Design
            TE X TILE DESIGNERS SPAN MULTIPLE     During your time at Massey you’ll respond to        within the next few years but is taking time
            MEDIUMS AND CRE ATIVE SPACES.         real world design issues and be encouraged          away from study to explore magnetic forces
            THE Y ARE CHAR ACTERIZED BY           to apply your textile knowledge within a            further by developing the sculptural magnetic
            E XPERTISE IN MATERIALS, COLOUR,      range of contexts, challenging the traditional      forms she created into wearable jewellery.
            DR AWING AND MAKING. OUR              boundaries of textile design and developing
                                                  a critical practice. You’ll use your design
            GR ADUATES FIND EMPLOYMENT AS
                                                  skills to make textiles and materials through
            TE X TILE DESIGNERS FOR FASHION,
                                                  various modes of making for printed, woven,
            INTERIORS AND PRODUCT, AND ALSO       knitted and embroidered textiles as well as
            IN THE REL ATED FIELDS OF ST YLING,   digital fabrication technologies and material
            ILLUSTR ATION, COSTUME AND FILM,      driven innovation. Our students thrive in
            AND IN MORE TECHNICALLY DRIVEN        an environment of experimentation and
            RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ROLES.       constructive critical thinking, with staff who
                                                  are practicing designers and researchers,
                                                  and ready access to state of the art facilities
                                                  and equipment.
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                                        VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN
                                        BDes Major

                                                                                              „„PHOEBE MORRIS BDes (Hons),
                                                                                                Visual Communication Design, 2013
                                                                                                Phoebe has been illustrating for herself
                                                                                                since about 1996, and for other people
                                                                                                since 2013. She creates illustrations for
                                                                                                apps, websites, editorials, animation and
                                                                                                interior design, with clients that have
                                                                                                included Trade Me, Xero, Spark, Kiwibank,
                                                                                                Acme & Co, Te Papa, Nikau Cafe, Experience
                                                                                                agency and The Wireless. Most recently
                                                                                                her work has involved working for Penguin
                                                                                                NZ, in a collaboration with author David
                                                                                                Hill, resulting a several award winning
                                                                                                books about famous New Zealanders;
                                                                                                Sir Edmund Hillary (‘First to the Top’, 2015),
                                                                                                Burt Munro (‘Speed King’, 2016) and Jean
                        PHOEBE MORRIS                DESIGN+DEMOCRACY PROJECT / KATE BAXTER     Batten (‘Sky High’, 2017).

VISUAL COMMUNICATION IS ONE             Students of communication design will                 „„KATE BAXTER BDes (Hons),
OF THE MOST PERVASIVE FORMS             explore how to convey a message, express                Visual Communication Design, 2014
OF DESIGN. IT IS AT THE HE ART OF       a point of view, and transform perceptions.             After graduating Kate worked at Wellington’s
HOW OUR WORLD WORKS; GUIDING,           You will learn how to gain empathy with your            Storyshed information design agency,
INFORMING, PERSUADING, AND              audience, embrace experimentation, and                  helping develop complex information sets for
                                        develop innovative responses that improve,              significant Wellington and Auckland clients,
INSPIRING US E VERYDAY.
                                        transform, or challenge our experience of the           before heading to Australia where she worked
                                        world. Employment paths for a communication             as the in-house designer for a property
                                        designer include ‘traditional’ avenues such as          company. With an interest in user experience
                                        graphic designer, illustrator and web designer,         design Kate returned to work with Massey’s
                                        and new areas such as user experience                   Design + Democracy Project as a research
                                        designer, brand manager, concept artist,                assistant, contributing to the development
                                        and visual strategist... to name a few. Visual          of ‘On the Fence’, an interactive website
                                        Communication offers one of the broadest                designed to encourage youth voting in
                                        ranges of experiences available to any tertiary         the 2017 New Zealand General Elections.
                                        student including digital media, print, video           She aims to complete her Masters in
                                        and illustration. These different modes of              Communication Design at Melbourne’s
                                        working are delivered as a shared journey,              RMIT in 2018.
                                        emphasising the core principles and processes
                                        that interconnect them.
JESS ADLAM      ROBERT LAKING

JORDANA BRAGG
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                                                   BACHELOR OF
                                                   FINE ARTS
                                                   WITH HONOURS
                                                   BFA(Hons)
                         Selected Entry
                     Four years full-time
                             Wellington

ESTABLISH YOUR PL ACE IN THE                       WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT FINE ARTS
ART WORLD WITH SOME OF THE                         AT MASSEY?
FINEST ARTISTS IN NE W ZE AL AND.
                                                   >> A genuinely cross-media art school
Whiti o Rehua was established in 2001, with        >> Shared studio classes are offered across
a faculty that comprises some of Aotearoa’s           year groups from second to fourth years,
finest artists, including Walters Art Prize 2016      offering the chance to support as well as
winner Shannon Te Ao, and Fulbright-Wallace           challenge each other
Arts Award 2016 winner Simon Morris.               >> ‘Office hours’: means you can seek advice
                                                      from any academic staff member, not just
This contemporary art programme facilitates
                                                      your lecturers
positive interpersonal communication and
                                                   >> An open, friendly culture that encourages
fosters a critical understanding of the place
                                                      diversity and individuality
of art in today’s world. Open plan studio
                                                   >> A bicultural framework developed by
spaces are shared across year levels, enabling
                                                      the College underpins the curriculum                                              ISABELLA LOUDON
support and exchange of ideas between
                                                   >> From year 3 students choose their Art
cohorts. Students of Fine Art explore media
                                                      Studio lecturers
that includes sculpture, painting, drawing,
                                                   >> With a fine arts degree you’ll graduate as         „„ISABELLA LOUDON BFA (Hons), 2016
performance, installation, moving image,
                                                      an inventive, dedicated thinker and maker,
photography, printmaking, site-responsive                                                                  Isabella took a convoluted route to her career
                                                      able to define your future career in a broad
work, curatorial activities and art writing.                                                               as an artist, having first started her studies
                                                      spectrum of creative fields.
With a focus on the methods and ideas                                                                      in veterinary science, before moving onto
of contemporary art production, and with                                                                   design, and finally committing to fine art.
technical support, you’ll be encouraged to         JOBS INCLUDE:                                           She explored a variety of materials and
produce work that makes the audience think         Sculptor, painter, photographer, performance            methods, with her final project and works
and feel, act and react, whatever the mode         artist, conceptual artist, curator, art writer,         since then developing her skills with
of art making.                                     gallery assistant, gallery public programmer,           concrete. Since graduating Isabella exhibited
                                                   gallery publicist, teacher, historian, archivist,       at Toi Poneke with her solo show ‘I do not
Six months after graduating 63% of fine arts
                                                   videographer, film director, scriptwriter,              want to be a fool’, and in a group show
students are in full-time employment, and 72%
                                                   illustrator, editor, stylist, publisher, filmmaker.     ‘The Tomorrow People’, at the Adam
are exhibiting their own work.
                                                   If you are wondering which core studio courses          Art Gallery. In addition to creating and
                                                   are right for you check out our two-minute              exhibiting work Isabella has worked as
                                                   videos about each first year studio course              a tour administrator at Massey and as a
                                                   options: massey.ac.nz/papervideos                       retail assistant at Commonsense Organics.
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                                                                          ‘ART IS A WAY OF RECOGNISING ONESELF.’
                                                                          Louise Bourgeois

                                                                          ‘ARTISTS ARE MYSTICS RATHER THAN
                                                                           RATIONALISTS. THEY LEAP TO CONCLUSIONS
                                                                           THAT LOGIC CANNOT REACH.’
                                                                          Sol LeWitt

                                                                          ‘WHAT IS ART? CONTEXT AND INTENTION’
                                                                          Marina Abramovic

            „„SHANNON TE AO Ngāti Tuwharetoa,                             address aspects of colonial trauma while         and Taipei. In July 2017, Shannon premiered
              lecturer, Whiti o Rehua School of Art                       reflecting on universal human refrains           his ambitious new work commissioned by
              Shannon Te Ao (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) is                         of love, loss and connection. Nationally,        The Edinburgh Art Festival, ‘With the sun
              a Lecturer in Whiti o Rehua, delivering                     Shannon has contributed to major exhibition      aglow, I have my pensive moods’.
              into the undergraduate and postgraduate                     projects at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki;   Shannon holds a Masters of Fine Arts
              programmes. As an academic he is active in                  The Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts; City Gallery    degree (with First Class Honours) from
              numerous symposia, panels and discussions                   Wellington and Christchurch Art Gallery          Toi Rauwharangi College of Creative Arts.
              delivering on diverse topics from Art and                   Te Puna o Waiwhetu.                              In 2016 he was awarded the Walters Prize,
              Mental Health to Identity Politics, and Colin               Shannon’s work has continued to compel           arguably Aotearoa New Zealand’s most
              McCahon’s engagement with Māoritanga.                       a growing international audience. In 2017        prestigious art award, for two artworks;
              As an artist, Shannon works predominantly                   alone, his works have travelled widely to        ‘Two shoots that stretch far out ‘ (2013-14)
              within moving image, creating works that                    exhibitions in Paris, Lisbon, Dubai, Edinburgh   and ‘Okea ururoatia (never say die)’ (2016).

                SHANNON TE AO,
                STILL FROM: ‘TWO SHOOTS THAT STRETCH FAR OUT’, 2013-14.
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                                                    DESIGN AND FINE ARTS
                                                    DEGREE STRUCTURE

YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED                      YOUR FIRST YEAR :                                   Year One
IN A BDES OR BFA HONOURS DEGREE                                                                         Semester 1:              Semester 2:
                                                    The University year is divided into two 12-week
AT MASSE Y (FOUR YE ARS). THIS                      semesters from February – November, with             Core Major Courses       Core Major Courses
GIVES YOU A COMPE TITIVE EDGE AND                   mid-semester as well as mid-year breaks.             Select Two Courses       Select Two Courses
PREPARES YOU FOR CRE ATIVE LIVES,                   Please check online for a full calendar of
                                                                                                         (Dress, Art Place,       (Dress, Art Place,
IN CAREERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE                        important dates and university holidays.             Art Lab, Lens,           Art Lab, Lens,
BEEN THOUGHT OF YE T.                                                                                    Screen, Type,            Screen, Type,
                                                    In your first year, you will take 8 courses, each    Space, Object,           Space, Object,
We believe this takes our students from             worth 15 credits. That is 120 credits in total,      Material)                Material)
competent to fabulous, and this shows in the        which is full-time at the College. We expect you
number of our graduates who go on to win            to spend 40 hours per week on your studies,          6 WEEKS EACH             6 WEEKS EACH
national and international awards like Red          including class time.                                15 CREDITS EACH          15 CREDITS EACH
Dot, or lead highly successful global businesses,
                                                    Core Major Courses:
like fashion designer Rebecca Taylor, or become                                                          Shared Core Courses      Shared Core Courses
                                                    Depending on the course, you might create            Communication            Conversations in
internationally renowned for their documentary
                                                    site-specific art, photographic images, objects,     for Makers               Creative Cultures
photography work, like Robin Hammond.
                                                    garments, performances, new materials,
                                                    video or graphics.                                   12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS    12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS
100 LEVEL / INTRODUCTION
                                                    Shared Core Courses:                                 Elective Courses         Elective Courses
Explore what it means to be a university
                                                    There are two compulsory courses,
student. Find your feet. Choose your path.
                                                    Communication for Makers and Conversations
                                                    in Creative Cultures, where we introduce you
200 LEVEL / DEVELOPMENT                             to ideas and people that shape the creative
                                                                                                         12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS    12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS
Become more familiar with the practices             arts and develop skills for communicating
and processes of design or contemporary             your work. You discuss, blog, read, listen,
art production. Experiment.                         and communicate in a whole range of ways.
                                                    Elective Courses:
300 LEVEL / EXPANSION                               Examples from across the College include:
Extend your art and design practice and hone        fashion pattern making, printmaking, painting,
your critical skills further.                       contemporary sculpture, drawing, introduction
                                                    to computer animation, Māori art and design,
400 LEVEL (HONS) / INNOVATION                       and digital fabrication. You can also take
Push the boundaries of your design                  electives from other parts of Massey.
process or art practice with a significant           Check out all options online.
research-led independent body of work, and          The Yellow Book programme guide provides
celebrate your growth into a fully-fledged           more details about all degree content and
creative arts graduate.                             elective options: creative.massey.ac.nz/
                                                    study/first-year-information/
ERENA ARAPERE

REWETI ARAPERE   SENIA EASTMURE
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                       TOIOHO KI ĀPITI
                       BACHELOR OF
                       MĀORI VISUAL ARTS
                       BMVA
    Selected Entry
Four years full-time
        Manawatū

                       IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE ONLY                       WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT THE
                       UNIVERSIT Y-BASED DEGREE IN                        BACHELOR OF MĀORI VISUAL ARTS?
                       MĀORI VISUAL ART IN AOTE AROA.
                                                                          >> A unique, culturally-based education
                       Staff and students engage creatively in a             in contemporary Māori art practice
                       culturally rich environment where te reo,          >> Critical understanding of issues relating
                       tikanga and whanaungatanga are fundamental            to the development of Māori art
                       to growing creative processes and practices in     >> A rich cultural foundation for verbal
                       toi Māori. Students will have access to staff         and visual communication
                       who are acknowledged Māori artists (both           >> Interaction with the broader Māori
                       nationally and internationally) in their areas        community through exhibitions and
                       of expertise.                                         community programmes
                       Established in 1995 by Professor Robert Jahnke
                       ONZM, Toioho ki Āpiti (Māori Visual Arts) is       JOBS INCLUDE :
                       based at Te Pūtahi a Toi on the Manawatū           Artist, designer, academic/researcher,
                       campus in Palmerston North. The programme          curator, museum and art gallery collections
                       caters for all levels of proficiency in te reo     manager, gallery director, gallery assistant,
                       whether you have grown up through kohanga          Iwi development officer, Māori cultural adviser,
                       and kura or are an absolute beginner.              teacher, lecturer, archivist, historian. Jobs are
                       Students and staff start each study year with      similar to careers in fine art, but
                       stay on a marae where whakawhanaungatanga          with a Māori focus.
                       begins, and continues to be fostered through
                       collective experiences throughout the degree.
                       Exposure to contemporary visual arts, both
                       mainstream and indigenous, is facilitated
                       through visits to galleries, hui, wānanga
                       and exhibition openings. Previously this has
                       included travel to marae and exhibitions in
                       Sydney, Melbourne, Venice, Tokyo, Korea,
                       Hawai’i, Paris, Tahiti, as well as New Zealand.
                       The Toioho ki Āpiti community has extensive
                       professional relationships with curators, public
                       and commercial galleries, and artist networks
                       both nationally and internationally. Students of
                       the programme are able to access and develop
                       connections with these networks to help
                       further their chosen career in the arts.
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            „„PUAWAI TAIAPA-APORO
              Bachelor of Māori Visual Arts, 2015              PUAWA TAIAPA-APORO
              Puawai says her BMVA gave her the
              confidence to express herself and has
              helped take her to places not even she
              imagined at the beginning of her studies.
             “When I started I was really passionate
              about painting but the course offers other
              art forms like photography and media
              studies. Over the years my passion
              changed as I started creating videos.”
              After graduating Puawai became one of
              the presenters on iconic youth TV show
              Pukana and has a growing online audience
              for her ‘Hey Puawai ’ videos. She credits
              her success to the course that awakened her
              passion for performance art.
             “The amazing lecturers have open minds
              about different whakaaro, different types of
              work and you’re appreciated for your ideas.
              I wouldn’t be where I am today without the
              BMVA… the skills to express myself and the
              confidence and passion I’ve gained in my art
              and in where I come from, in my pepeha.”
              A woman of many talents, Puawai was one
              of the artists involved in the hit te reo song
             ‘Maimoatia’ which pushed Justin Timberlake
              off the top of the NZ iTunes chart in 2016,
              and also performed at the national kapa
              haka championships with the Hatea team
              from Whangārei.
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                                                      BMVA
                                                      DEGREE STRUCTURE

YOUR FIRST YEAR:                                      Te Reo Whakahoahoa:                               Year One
                                                      Take a language paper at the level appropriate    Semester 1:              Semester 2:
(Mana Whakapapa)                                      to you. You may also choose to do the next
                                                                                                         Mata Puare               Mata Puare
As part of the Toioho ki Apiti Māori Visual           level in semester two.                             Studio 1A                Studio 1B
Arts whānau, you will participate in a range
                                                      Critical and Contextual:
of collective activities such as kapa haka,
                                                      In this extramural course, you will learn about
exhibitions and wānanga. The course aims
                                                      customary Māori visual arts. This includes
to challenge and encourage you to push the
                                                      a contact course at Te Papa Tongarewa that
boundaries of contemporary Māori art.
                                                      takes you into the storerooms to learn from
The University year is divided into two 12-week       taonga tuku iho.
semesters between February and November,
                                                      Elective:                                          12 WEEKS / 30 CREDITS
with mid-semester and mid-year breaks. Please
                                                      You may be interested in other courses
check online for a full calendar of important                                                            Te Reo
                                                      offered by the College of Creative Arts, the
dates and university holidays.                                                                           Whakahoahoa
                                                      School of Māori Studies, or from other parts
                                                                                                         or Elective
In your first year, you will take five courses that   of Massey. Examples from within the College
add up to 120 credits, which is full-time at the      include digital fabrication, fashion, pattern      12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS    12 WEEKS / 45 CREDITS
College. We expect you to spend 40 hours per          making, printmaking, painting, contemporary
week on your studies, including class time.           sculpture and drawing.                             Ngā Hanga                Elective or
                                                                                                         Whakairo                 Te Reo Kōnakinaki
Mata Puare Studio:                                    The Yellow Book programme guide provides
You will spend two full days a week in the            more details about all degree content and
studio making, experimenting, discussing              elective options: creative.massey.ac.nz/           12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS    12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS
and developing ideas. All lecturers are               study/first-year-information/
exhibiting artists and so depending on their
experience and skills you might create a
conventional or unconventional painting,
sculpture, photographic or design work,
video or performance piece or a mixed
media installation.
TELEVISION AND FILM

WEB AND INTERACTIVE DEVELOPMENT   ANIMATION AND VISUAL EFFECTS
                                                                 PHOTO: JEFF MCKEWAN

GAME DEVELOPMENT
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                                                    BACHELOR OF
                                                    CREATIVE MEDIA
                                                    PRODUCTION
                                                    BCMP
                             Open Entry
                    Three years full-time
                             Wellington

FUTURE-FOCUSED AND DRIVEN                           WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT CREATIVE                      YOUR FIRST YEAR :
BY NE W TECHNOLOGY, THE DEGREE                      MEDIA PRODUCTION AT MASSEY?                        The University year is divided into two 12-week
EMPHASISES ORIGINALIT Y,                                                                               semesters from February – November, with
                                                    >> Developed and taught by award-winning
INNOVATION AND CRITICAL                                                                                mid-semester as well as mid-year breaks.
                                                       industry professionals and academics.
THOUGHT, AND IS LED BY                              >> Staff are well connected in the screen          Please check online for a full calendar of
PR ACTICING ACADEMICS AND                              industry, and include former staff of Weta      important dates and university holidays.
INDUSTRY E XPERTS.                                     Digital, Weta Workshop, Park Road Post,         In your first year, you will take 8 courses, each
The BCMP aims to give students the skills and          TVNZ, and the BBC.                              worth 15 credits. That is 120 credits in total,
creativity to realise their vision in interactive   >> BCMP tutors’ film credits include: Avatar,      which is full-time at the College. We expect
and digital media production. The emphasis             The Hobbit, IronMan3, Planet of the Apes,       you to spend 40 hours per week on your
is on production skills rather than design             Babe, Ocean Girl, and 20,000 Leagues Under      studies, including class time.
expertise, though there is an element of               the Sea.
                                                    >> Builds on Massey’s strong track record of       The Yellow Book programme guide provides
design in the development of initial concepts
                                                       training graduates for successful careers       more details about all degree content and
and narratives.
                                                       in digital and interactive media, film and       elective options: creative.massey.ac.nz/
Using industry-standard production facilities,         television, postproduction, VFX, animation      study/first-year-information/
students respond to briefs that combine                and games.
creative studio practice, linear and non-linear     >> Embedded in an internationally recognized       Year One
story-telling, professional practice and               art and design school, which fosters critical   Semester 1:              Semester 2:
portfolio development.                                 thinking and innovation.                         Core Major Courses        Core Major Courses
                                                                                                        Select Two Courses        Select Two Courses
GET CAREER READY:                                   JOBS INCLUDE :                                      (Animation, Digital       (Audio, 3D
Immerse yourself in the active Wellington           Interactive producer, Web Developer, App            Video, Games,             Modelling, Film &
screen industry. Assemble a robust and diverse      Developer, Concept artist, Storyboard artist,       Time-based Editing,       Video on Location,
portfolio. Develop your unique vision with a                                                            Visualisation,            Prototyping
                                                    Art director, Animator, CG artist, motion           Web & Mobile)             for Interactive,
mentored major project.                             capture animator, digital effects artist, visual                              Programing for
                                                    effects producer, special effect technical                                    Interactive, VFX)
                                                    director, games art director, games developer,
                                                                                                        12 WEEKS                  12 WEEKS
                                                    web and mobile games producer, audio
                                                                                                        15 CREDITS EACH           15 CREDITS EACH
                                                    producer, sound designer, sound recording
                                                    engineer, camera operator, lighting technician,     Shared Core Course        Shared Core Course
                                                    editor, animatronics artist, mechanisms             Intro to Media            Transmedia
                                                    producer, modelling technician, filmmaker,          Studies                   Narrative &
                                                    producer, director.                                                           Storytelling

                                                                                                        15 CREDITS / 12 WEEKS     15 CREDITS / 12 WEEKS

                                                                                                        Elective Course           Elective Course

Ranked Top 100 International
Schools for Animation
                                                                                                        15 CREDITS / 12 WEEKS     15 CREDITS / 12 WEEKS
AnimationCareerReview.com
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            FILM AND TELEVISION
            BCMP Pathway

            FROM BLOCKBUSTER FILMS TO                                            „„CHRIS CHALMERS
            ONLINE FORMATS, THE ART OF THE                                         Bachelor of Creative Media Production
            MOVING IMAGE PERVADES MODERN                                           Chris is one of the first graduates from this
            CULTURE. FILM AND TELE VISION                                          new degree. Having previously spent some
            PR ACTITIONERS WORK ACROSS                                             years in the UK teaching and playing music
            THE FULL PRODUCTION PIPELINE TO                                        Chris returned to New Zealand to follow his
            CRE ATE THESE COMPELLING STORIES.                                      creative passion for film and character-based
                                                                                   storytelling. During the course, he developed
            Film and Television students study the art and
                                                                                   his filmmaking skills and unique vision
            craft of storytelling through moving image and
                                                                                   through intermedia installations and working
            sound. Using industry standard equipment            CHRIS CHALMERS
                                                                                   with clients like The City Gallery.
            and tools, students gain skills in preproduction
            development, on-set and on-location filming,                           Chris’s major project is a series of original
            editing, post-production, grading and delivery                         videos ‘Lance What Have You Done?’,
            technologies. They also work across formats,                           which he wrote, developed, directed, and
            including short film, television and documentary.                      acted in. This series subsequently won
            The award-winning Film and Television staff                            him the prestigious Screen Production and
            have practical working experience in Hollywood                         Development Association (SPADA) South
            films, indie breakouts, international television                       Pacific Pictures Big Pitch Award in 2017.
            development and screen culture programming.
            The group-oriented courses allow students
            to practice across roles and responsibilities,
            including story and concept development,
            directing, producing, camera operation,
            production design, editing, lighting, and sound.

            ANIMATION AND VFX
            BCMP Pathway

            ANIMATORS AND VISUAL EFFECTS                                         „„KATE LAMBERT
            ARTISTS CRE ATE FANTASTIC                                              Bachelor of Creative Media Production
            CHAR ACTERS AND SCENES FROM                                            Kate Lambert is a descendent of Ngāti
            THEIR IMAGINATION, USING                                               Tuwharetoa and is a recent graduate of
            ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIE VE                                        the Bachelor of Creative Media Production.
            THEIR VISION.                                                          With an interest in the creative arts,
                                                                                   Kate held the position of Head of Arts
            Students in the Animation and VFX pathway
                                                                                   at Taradale High School and is a Tropfest
            gain skills in character design, 3D modelling,
                                                                                   Film Festival finalist.
            texturing and rigging, storyboarding,
                                                                KATE LAMBERT
            compositing, particle generation and dynamics.                         Her major 3rd year project was the 3D
            With access to the 20-camera motion capture                            animated short film ‘Tinker’, in which she
            and green screen stage, students get hands-on                          helped lead a team through the entire
            experience with industry-standard pipelines.                           pipeline of animation development. She
            Students also work closely with the Film and                           currently works at Pūkeko Pictures as a
            Television students to collaborate on projects.                        Junior Assistant Editor on the Thunderbirds
                                                                                   show.
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GAME DEVELOPMENT
BCMP Pathway

GAME DE VELOPERS WORK IN                                               „„DYLAN RICHARDSON
GAME DESIGN, VISUAL AND AUDIO                                            Bachelor of Creative Media Production
ASSE T PRODUCTION, AND GAME                                              Dylan is one of the first graduates from
PROGR AMMING TO CRE ATE THE NE X T                                       this new degree. He briefly studied graphic
GENER ATION OF DESK TOP, MOBILE,                                         design before opting to follow his true
AND CONSOLE GAMES.                                                       passions, moving to Wellington to study
                                                                         game design and animation. During the
Using industry-standard development tools,
                                                                         course he developed new skills and focused
Game Development students study the
                                                                         his efforts further on game design, exploring
emerging art of the game. With no prior
                                                                         the medium through new tech including
programming knowledge required, this course        DYLAN RICHARDSON
                                                                         motion capture and virtual reality.
equips students to design, implement, and
test their own game creations. Students learn                            Dylan was the lead game designer and
prototyping and balancing practices, asset                               programmer on the Major Project game
creation, and deployment of games. With                                  ‘Mara and Blu’, a local multiplayer co-op
access to VR/AR hardware and alternative                                 puzzle platformer. He has gone on to work
user input devices, students can push the                                at local game studio PikPok as a Tester and
boundaries to create their own games.                                    most recently a Junior Game Designer.

WEB AND INTERACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
BCMP Pathway

THE E XPANDING FIELDS OF WEB AND                                       „„CAILLAN MCCROSTIE
INTER ACTIVE TECHNOLOGY SEEK                                             Bachelor of Creative Media Production
PIONEERING MAKERS AND THINKERS                                           The Intermedia course provided Caillan with
WHO E XPLORE THE INTERSECTIONS                                           opportunities to explore a variety of artistic
OF CRE ATIVIT Y AND TECHNOLOGY,                                          projects. Students were briefed to produce
FORGING FRESH AND ENGAGING NE W                                          hybrid media works to challenge traditional
WAYS OF CONNECTING PEOPLE AND                                            media paradigms through creative coding,
DIGITAL CONTENT.                                                         artistic appropriation, and experimentation.
                                                                         By utilising new and engaging ways of
Web and interactive students study a broad         CAILLAN MCCROSTIE     interacting with traditional cinema, he and
range of digital development platforms,                                  his team challenged ‘boring’ films, using
investigating how people connect with media                              time-based media in combination with live
and how state-of-the-art technologies can                                performance to keep audiences engaged in
challenge existing interactive models. Students                          otherwise disengaging content. Caillan plans
develop practical, transferable skills to create                         to further strengthen his skills by exploring
mobile and web apps, VR/AR experiences,                                  different artistic ideas along the same lines
and interactive artworks. Techniques include                             as this project.
coding, hacking, and hardware design with no
prior art or programming experience required.
Our students graduate with the critical insight,
creative expression, and technical expertise to
define the future of interactive digital media.
MUSIC STUDIO CONTROL ROOM
                                 PHOTO: VIRGINIA GHIGLIONE

                            MUSIC STUDIO MAIN CONTROL ROOM
                                      PHOTO: MARK TANTRUM

           MUSIC TECHLAB             MUSIC REHEARSAL ROOM
PHOTO: VIRGINIA GHIGLIONE             PHOTO: MARK TANTRUM
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                          Selected Entry
                          Music Practice          BACHELOR OF
                            Open Entry
                    Music Industry and
                     Music Technology
                                                  COMMERCIAL MUSIC
                  Three years full-time
                           Wellington             BCommMus
E XPLORE AND DE VELOP NE W MUSIC                  release recordings. The critical content of the     YOUR FIRST YEAR :
FOR THE NE W WORLD, STUDY WITH                    programme spans new musicology, free
                                                                                                      The University year is divided into two 12-week
AWARD WINNING PR ACTITIONERS                      culture, the political economy of music,
                                                                                                      semesters from February – November, with
IN WORLD-CL ASS FACILITIES.                       and music philosophy.
                                                                                                      mid-semester as well as midyear breaks.
Established in 2016, the Bachelor of              All majors foreground music as the primary          Please check online for a full calendar of
Commercial Music degree is the most               discipline, whether explored through a creative,    important dates and university holidays.
progressive music programme in New Zealand.       critical, technical or commercial context.
                                                                                                      In your first year, you will take 8 courses,
It is future-focused, technology-driven                                                               each worth 15 credits. That is 120 credits
and industry-engaged, with a faculty that         WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT                                in total, which is full-time at the College.
includes some of New Zealand’s top music          COMMERCIAL MUSIC AT MASSEY?                         We expect you to spend 40 hours per
industry professionals.                           >> Future focused and cross-genre, this degree      week on your studies, including class time.
There are three majors:                              emphasises new technology and the latest
                                                                                                      The Yellow Book programme guide provides
>> Music Technology                                  industry models.
                                                                                                      more details about all degree content and
>> Music Practice                                 >> Music Practice is taught by professional
                                                                                                      elective options: creative.massey.ac.nz/
>> Music Industry                                    musicians with pedigrees that include,
                                                                                                      study/first-year-information/
                                                     Fat Freddy’s Drop, Shapeshifter, The Chills
Students can choose whether they want                and many others. Choose your instrument;
to design new music technology, make and                                                              Year One
                                                     voice, computer, turntable or other interface.   Semester 1:              Semester 2:
perform new music, or immerse themselves             All content is based firmly in popular music,
in the business of music.                            covering a wide range of genres.                  Core Major Course        Contemporary
                                                                                                                                Musicology
In today’s music industry successful              >> Music Technology is taught by talented            (Music Industry,
practitioners need to be media-savvy                 developers, sonic artists, composers and          Music Practice, or
                                                     performers. The course will cover music           Music Technology)
entrepreneurs who are skilled in using
                                                                                                       12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS    12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS
and developing new production tools and              software and hardware development, live
distribution networks, as well as being in           sound and lighting, and sound engineering.        Core Major Course        Web Development
control of live performance and merchandising.    >> Music Industry is taught by professional                                   Social Media &
                                                     industry experts who have decades of              (Music Industry,         the Cloud
Students of Commercial Music at Massey                                                                 Music Practice, or
become familiar with composition and                 experience working with both major and            Music Technology)
production techniques for interactive                indie labels as well as major music festivals     12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS    12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS
and digital platforms such as games and              and international artists.
mobile applications, and are also be able to                                                           Core Major Course        The Recorded Work
demonstrate an understanding of digital rights,   JOBS INCLUDE :                                       (Music Industry,
music branding and music marketing that                                                                Music Practice, or
                                                  Software programmer, music technology                Music Technology)
differs from traditional business models.
                                                  designer, musician, DJ, producer, promoter,          12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS    12 WEEKS / 15 CREDITS
The BCommMus degree offers core courses           music software designer, event manager, label
where students join with other majors to learn    manager, music marketing, artist manager,            Elective Course          The Gig
music video production, online and media          merchandising, live and/or studio sound
skills, organise gigs and tours and make and      engineer, publisher, booking agent.
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            MUSIC INDUSTRY
            BCommMus Major

            MUSIC INDUSTRY PR ACTITIONERS ARE                                         „„ELLEANA DUMPER
            INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS,                                               Bachelor of Commercial Music
            WHO SEEK OUT AND DE VELOP NE W                                              Elleana Dumper has just completed her first
            WAYS TO COMMERCIALISE MUSIC                                                 year in the Bachelor of Commercial Music,
            IN A R APIDLY CHANGING DIGITAL                                              majoring in Music Industry. In 2017 she was
            ENVIRONMENT.                                                                awarded the Commercial Music Scholarship
                                                                                        Award which gave her the opportunity to
            Music Industry students study artist                                        intern with J&A productions. This enabled
            development and management, label and                                       her to shadow the event organisers
            distribution networks, music publishing and                                 backstage at the 2017 Vodafone Music
            one-off and large-scale live events. Students                               Awards, adding invaluable experience to her
            learn skills in new media and develop an                                    portfolio. This was the perfect opportunity
            essential understanding of emerging and future                              to launch her career in the field of live events
            business models that challenge traditional                                  and curation and strengthened her focus on
            industry conventions. Students learn from          ELLEANA DUMPER           creative culture and the connection between
            staff with experience working for large-scale                               music and its audiences.
            festivals and events and international touring
            and record label and artist management
            backgrounds. Classes are group-oriented and
            designed to support students to develop both
            practical and theoretical skills and apply these
            to real-world situations.

            MUSIC PRACTICE
            BCommMus Major

            MUSIC PR ACTITIONERS ARE                                                  „„LUKE PETERSON (LUCI)
            MULTI-DISCURSIVE, MEDIA                                                     Bachelor of Commercial Music
            SAV V Y IMPRESARIOS SKILLED                                                 LUCI is the warped and electronic musical
            IN NE W DIGITAL COMPOSITION                                                 project of third year Massey practice student
            AND PRODUCTION TOOLS AND                                                    Luke Peterson. Originally from Auckland,
            TECHNIQUES FOR EMERGING DIGITAL                                             LUCI combines unusual and experimental
                                                                                        processed sounds and genres – trap, hip-hop,
            PL ATFORMS. THE Y ARE ARTISTS WHO
                                                                                        folk with his unique soulful vocal style.
            PUSH CRE ATIVE BOUNDARIES AND
                                                                                        In this photo Luke performs with the band
            FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNIT Y                                                Man’s Not Hot in Paekakariki, a show
            AND IDENTIT Y AMONG AUDIENCES.                                              which was part of a regional tour undertaken
            Music Practice students study musicianship and                              by students.
            cross-genre performance using their instrument
            or musical interface of choice, along with
                                                               LUKE PETERSON (LUCI)
            computer-based production and composition
            techniques. Students learn computer software
            and new hardware interfaces with and in
            addition to traditional acoustic and electric
            instruments and voice. Practice students
            also learn song writing and composition for
            linear and non-linear production and essential
            recording production techniques. Students work
            in ensembles and respond to briefs designed
            to develop artistry in an environment that
            encourages creative risk-taking.
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MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
BCommMus Major

MUSIC TECHNOLOGISTS DRIVE                                         „„TYRONE CAVENEY
DISRUPTION AND CHANGE IN THE                                        Bachelor of Commercial Music
MUSIC INDUSTRY. THE Y UTILISE AND                                   Tyrone is 3rd-year Music Technology student,
DE VELOP NE W TECHNOLOGIES THAT                                     and is a multi-instrumentalist who plays
CHANGE BOTH THE WAY MUSICIANS                                       drums, guitar, bass, and synths. Coming
CRE ATE, AND THE WAY CONSUMERS                                      into the course, Tyrone had a passion for
SHARE AND ENGAGE WITH MUSIC.                                        recording and producing music, and had
                                                                    produced his own tracks via his laptop.
Music Technology students study software                            In addition to developing his studio-
and hardware development, electronics, sound                        skills, he’s now building his own custom
engineering and production, live sound and                          instruments and effects for his musical
lighting, and concepts for developing new                           projects. He aspires to work with other
musical interfaces. Students get access to                          artists, both producing their tracks, as well
world-class recording studio facilities and a                       as developing new equipment that they can
custom-designed technology lab in order to       TYRONE CAVENEY     apply in exciting creative ways.
develop skills in new software and hardware
interfaces. Students work across other Majors
to support live and studio sound and lighting,
as well as towards individual projects in
technology development.

                                                                                                               PHOTO: MARK TANTRUM
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                                 CERTIFICATE OR
                                 DIPLOMA IN VISUAL ARTS
                                 >> 60 credits (Certificate) or 120              WHO IS THIS FOR?
                                    credits (Diploma), full or part-time.
                                                                                If you are unsure what kind of art or design
                                 >> Study with art and design degree
                                                                                you wish to study, this qualification will
                                    students in a range of studio and
                                                                                introduce you to the basics – creative thinking,
                                    lecture-based courses.
                                                                                visual communication, specialist skills and
                                 >> Choose from any electives and/or
                                                                                critical awareness – through a flexible
                                    critical and contextual studies.
                                                                                programme with lots of choice. No portfolio
                                                                                is required, just passion.
                                                                                If you want to progress further, you can
                                                                                apply to the BDes or BFA and the courses
           PHOTO: MARK TANTRUM                                                  you have already completed could count
                                                                                towards your degree.

                                 GRADUATE DIPLOMA
                                 IN DESIGN OR FINE ARTS
                                 >> 120 credits.                                WHO IS THIS FOR?
                                 >> One year full-time, or study
                                                                                Ideal if you already have a degree and want
                                    part-time over a longer period.
                                                                                to change your career path, enhance your
                                 >> Plan a course of study that works for you
                                                                                professional skills, or pursue creative interests.
                                    from core studio, contextual and elective
                                    courses in either the Bachelor of Design
                                    or Bachelor of Fine Arts at 300-level.
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