Graduate Diploma in Visual Media

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT)
Webometrics New Zealand National Ranking: 18

Course Info

Summary

The Graduate Diploma in Visual Media is a one-year intensive programme designed for learners who have a degree in a related field or have industry experience. This qualification allows the learner to express their creativity using the latest techniques and technology.

You will engage and develop skills from day one in team work and collaboration, building critical creative problem-solving skills vital to working in the creative industries. You will develop practical skills in your desired field which you can apply to practical storytelling experiences.

This course focuses on developing your creativity and technical skills to develop complex creative projects. You will be able to custom your course to gain the skills you want for your specific discipline, this can be inclusive of 2D animation, Stop-motion, digital fashion, game design, film making, scriptwriting or worldbuilding.

Software includes industry standard applications such as: Maya, Zbrush, Houdini, Marvellous Design, Clo 3D, Toom Boom Storyboard Pro, Toom Boom Harmony, Unity, Unreal, Vue, Corel Painter, Nuke, Resolve, ProTools, Substance and Adobe collections and much more.

Career Outcomes

Graduates opportunities will depend on learner focus but can include creative roles within the 3D animation, Visual Effects and Game Design Industries, inclusive of such roles as; Director, Graphic Novelist, Illustrator, Art Director, 2D animator, Costume Designer, Stop motion Artist/Animator, Game Designer, Game animator, 3D Generalist, 3D Modeller, 3D Animator, Surface Artist, Compositor, Technical Artist, Visual Effects Artist, Filmmaker, Videographer, Digital Content Creator, Content Manager, Scriptwriter and many more.

About Course
Course Credential

Graduate

Application Deadline

N/A

Course Availibility

Open

Course specific Intake

Academics, GPA

English requirements

IELTS: IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5 TOFEL: PTE: PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42

Course Duration

1 Year

Tuition Fees

NZD$ 0.00

*Price shown is for indicative purpose, please check with institution

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Location

Invercargill

Scholarships

Here are some scholarship that are available at The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT).

Combined Adrienne Marshall English Scholarship and Barry Marshall Science Scholarship

Value of scholarship

Tuition Fee Scholarship

Application details:

For further details, please contact the university website.

Eligibility requirements
  • Be students at the Beijing Huija Private School;
  • meet all entry requirements normally applied to the English Language Bridging course and the Bachelor of Science1 course;
  • not be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia; and
  • be liable for international full fees.
Who can apply:

All international

Combined Adrienne Marshall English Scholarship and Barry Marshall Science Scholarship

Value of scholarship

Tuition Fee Scholarship

Application details:

For further details, please contact the university website.

Eligibility requirements
  • Be students at the Beijing Huija Private School;
  • meet all entry requirements normally applied to the English Language Bridging course and the Bachelor of Science1 course;
  • not be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia; and
  • be liable for international full fees.
Who can apply:

All international