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Graduate Diploma in Arts
Choose from courses in a wide range of fields - from interpreting and translation to education, hospitality or tourism. The one-year Graduate Diploma in Arts is ideal if you already have a degree.
The Graduate Diploma in Arts is designed for students with an undergraduate degree who want to continue into further study and broaden their skills in as little as one year.
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Minimum entry requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Arts
- A bachelor’s degree OR
- Relevant professional qualification or experience (at least five years) approved by the Dean (or representative) to be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree
International student entry requirements
English language requirements
Interpreting and Translation
- IELTS (Academic) 7.0 overall with all bands 7.0 or higher; or equivalent
All other areas
- IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with all bands 6.0 or higher; or equivalent
You need to complete 120 points in an area of your interest. At least 75 points must be at level 7.
Courses you can choose from:
- CRIM580 Criminology and Criminal Justice
- CRIM680 Policing and Society
- CRIM581 Understanding Crime
- CRIM780 The Police and Crime Prevention
- CRIM781 Prisons and Punishment
- CRIM782 Understanding Restorative Justice
- CRIM783 Current Issues in Criminology
- CRIM785 Crime Narratives in the Media and Beyond
- CRIM682 Crime and Deviance
- PSYC580 Introduction to Psychology A
- SOSC682 Methods of Social Research
Courses you can choose from:
- ECON520 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON521 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON620 Microeconomics: Choice and Welfare
- ECON621 Macroeconomics: Models, Data and Policy
- ECON622 Introduction to Econometrics
- ECON720 Microeconomics: Competition, Risk and Strategy
- ECON721 Applied Macroeconomics
- ECON722 Applied Econometrics: Casual Inference for Social Impact
Courses you can choose from:
- EDUC503 Critical Questions in Education
- EDUC504 Places and Learning
- EDUC507 Children and Learning: Preparing the Future
- EDUC607 Education, Resistance and Social Justice
- EDUC608 Gender, Sexualities and Education
- EDUC616 Untangling Global Challenges, Weaving Sustainable Solutions
- EDUC710 Futures Thinking in Education
- EDUC711 Education, Globalisation, and International Development
- EDUC712 Alternatives in Education
Courses you can choose from:
- BUSS507 Financial Decision Making and Information Systems
- DIGM550 Making Digital Media I
or - MAOR507 Te Matariki
- EVNT601 Event Planning
- EVNT602 An Event Perspective
- EVNT603 The Event Design Experience
- EVNT701 Event Production
- EVNT702 Contemporary Issues in Event Management
- MGMT721 Leadership Principles, Perspectives and Practice
Courses you can choose from:
- CLSY502 Intercultural Competence
- CLSY601 Intercultural Competence in a Global World
- CLSY701 East Asian Values and Beliefs
- ENGL501 Critical Media Studies
- ENGL601 Language and Communication
- ENGL701 New Literatures
- POLS780 Asian and Pacific Issues
- SOSC681 Borders, Boundaries and Globalisation
- SOSC683 Societies. Cultures and Practices
- SOSC782 Globalisation, Innovation and Change
Courses you can choose from:
- TRIN603 Interpreter Role, Ethics and Practice
- TRIN604 Societal Contexts for Interpreters and Translators
- TRIN701 Principles and Practice of Translation and Interpreting
- TRIN702 Advanced Interpretation Legal Studies
- TRIN704 Advanced Interpretation Health Studies
- TRIN705 Advanced Health Interpreting
- TRIN708 Advanced Legal Interpreting
- TRIN709 Discourse in Remote Public Service Interpreting (online)
Courses you can choose from:
- COMM506 Media Production Workshop
- COMM690 Māori Media Project
- CWRT601 Creative Writing: Nga Tuhituhi Māori
- DIGM550 Applied Media 1
- DIGM602 Web and Interactive Foundations
- DIGM603 Visual Communication
- DIGM650 Applied Media 2
- DIGM701 Digital Video
- DIGM703 3D Visualisation
- DIGM709 Motion Media
- DIGM711 Digital Media Project
- DIGM750 Applied Media 3
- ECON581 Economic Framework
- HIST500 Introduction to New Zealand History
- HIST690 Te Tiriti O Waitangi: The Treaty of Waitangi
- HIST692 Our People, Our Stories: Contemporary New Zealand Oral Histories
- HIST701 Nostalgia and Utopianism in New Zealand History
- HIST703 Agitation and Indignation-The People’s Voice in Democratic Societies
- HRMG650 Te Ara Pou Leadership
- MAOR500 Introduction to Conversational Māori
- MAOR501 Te Kakano Māori Language 1
- MAOR502 Te Kakano Māori Language 2
- MAOR601 Te Pihinga Māori Language 1
- MAOR602 Te Pihinga Māori Language 2
- MAOR603 Te Rangahau: Research Methods
- MAOR701 Te Mahuri Māori Language 1
- MAOR702 Te Mahuri Māori Language 2
- MGMT550 Management Processes
- PACS600 Aotearoa Pacific
- TVSP590 Kaupapa Māori Screen Production
- TVSP602 Studio Production
- TVSP790 Māori Media Production
Depending on your knowledge of New Zealand Sign Language, you may need to take some foundational courses on New Zealand Sign Language. You can discuss this with your programme leader.
Courses you can choose from:
- NZSL502 Deaf Community and Culture I
- NZSL510 New Zealand Sign Language I
- NZSL520 New Zealand Sign Language II
- NZSL600 New Zealand Sign Language Discourse
- NZSL602 Being in the Deaf World
- NZSL610 New Zealand Sign Language III
- NZSL620 New Zealand Sign Language IV
- NZSL700 BA Special Topic (Deaf Studies)
- NZSL703 Comparative Analysis of English and NZSL
- NZSL710 New Zealand Sign Language V
- TRIN603 Interpreter Role, Ethics and Practice
Courses you can choose from:
- HEAL504 Lifespan Development and Communication
- HEAL709 Advanced Research
- PSYC502 Introduction to Psychology B
- PSYC580 Introduction to Psychology A
- PSYC601 Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC602 Social Psychology
- PSYC603 Psychological Assessment
- PSYC604 Personality
- PSYC605 Brain and Behaviour
- PSYC680 Individuals and Identities
- PSYC681 Cognitive Psychology
- PSYC683 Foundations of Psychological Inquiry
- PSYC701 Experimental and Applied Behaviour Analysis
- PSYC702 Critical Evaluation in Psychology
- PSYC703 Experimental and Applied Behaviour Analysis II
- PSYC704 Biopsychology
- PSYC705 Positive Psychology
- PSYC706 Health Psychology
- PSYC707 Approaches to Psychological Intervention
- PSYC780 Emotions and Human Nature
- PSYC781 Applied Issues in Cultural and Social Psychology
- PSYC782 Research Project
- PSYC783 Advanced Psychological Inquiry
Courses you can choose from:
- SOSC582 Social Thinking
- SOSC583 Social Institutions
- SOSC682 Methods of Social Research
- ECON680 New Zealand Economy: Issues and Policies
- PHIL680 Ethics and Society
- POLS683 New Zealand Politics and Policy Making
- SOSC684 Social Change
- POLS781 International Relations
- POLS782 Democratic Participation and Social Action
- SOSC782 Globalisation, Innovation and Change
- SOSC787 Diversity, Power and Discrimination
Interpreting
To become an Aotearoa New Zealand interpreter, you need to hold the Australian NAATI certification or credentialling. Interpreters and translators can only sit a NAATI certification or credentialling test if they have completed a NAATI endorsed qualification. As a graduate of the Graduate Diploma in Arts in Interpreting you can sit the NAATI Certified Interpreter test.
Australian NAATI certification website
Other subjects
This programme prepares you for postgraduate study in your chosen field or helps you advance your career.
Graduates will be at the cutting edge of knowledge and learn about the latest developments in their field of study.
Quick facts
Programme code:
AK1288
Level:
7
Points:
120
Duration:
1 year full-time / part-time available
Campus:
City Campus
North Campus
North Campus
Starts:
Fees
Domestic
$7,926 - $8,036 (for 120 points)
($6,780 - $6,890 tuition fees + $1146 student services levy)
($6,780 - $6,890 tuition fees + $1146 student services levy)
International
$33,746 (for 120 points)
($32,600 tuition fees + $1146 student services levy)
($32,600 tuition fees + $1146 student services levy)
- Fees shown are based on a full-time workload for the points indicated next to the fee. The exact fee charged will depend on which courses you select at the time of enrolment.
- Fees are subject to change year to year. If you are planning for study beyond the current year, fees may vary from those stated.
- There may also be other fees and charges you need to pay.
- International students' tuition fees reflect the full cost of tuition. Domestic students' tuition fees are less due to a proportion of the tuition fees being funded by the New Zealand Government.
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.