Bachelor of Creative Technologies
Use technology and creativity to solve the complex challenges of our time, and learn to think outside the box with the Bachelor of Creative Technologies.
The Bachelor of Creative Technologies is New Zealand’s most innovative bachelor’s programme. It’s designed for this fast-moving digital era that recognises we need to think creatively about the application of technology in society. You’ll learn to identify new opportunities and creative approaches to guide the transformation of industries and businesses that this era requires.
The programme is organised around projects and challenges. You’ll learn existing and new technologies, creative processes and strategies to collaborate with others to tackle the complex challenges of our time. You could apply your skills to a wide range of fields, from developing a new creative audio or visual artform to solving one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Start date: 2023
- Download our Creative Technologies programme guide [PDF, 3.2 MB]
Minimum entry requirements
International student entry requirements
English language requirements
- IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall with all bands 5.5 or higher; or equivalent
Useful New Zealand school subjects
Design (Practical Art), Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technologies, Technology, Processing Technologies, Construction and Mechanical Technologies, Drama, Media Studies, Music, Mathematics, Science, Statistics, Calculus.
Courses cover a wide variety of topics, including digital fabrication and the future of making, creative approaches to audio, systemic approaches to innovation, and how digital technology is changing and enhancing our physical world.
You’ll become an innovative problem solver who can respond to the challenges and opportunities of our changing world.
Skills you develop include:
- Applied skills in creative thinking, programming and new emerging technologies
- An understanding of the complex history of technology in society from economic, cultural and political perspectives
- Confidence to apply your creative and technical skills to lead transformation across a range of disciplines and industries
Year 1
You’re introduced to key concepts of creative technologies and develop these through diverse studio projects. Projects will vary and you’ll learn how to express your ideas in a variety of digital and physical media – whether it’s through video, sound, mechatronics, games or smart objects.
You study the following courses:
- COMP570 Programming for Creativity (15 points)
- CTEC500 Integrative Practice (15 points)
- CTEC501 Creative Technologies Studio I (30 points)
- CTEC502 Introduction to the Creative Technologies (15 points)
- CTEC503 Creative Technologies Studio II (30 points)
- ENEL599 Physical Computing (15 points)
Year 2
You have more choice of studio projects. Each semester has a number of themes that provide a degree of focus, but you’re encouraged to develop your studio projects in creative, unexpected or provocative ways. We encourage you to work in teams or with people outside AUT.
You study the following courses:
- CTEC600 Knowledge, Inquiry and Practice (15 points)
- CTEC607 Creative Technologies Studio III (30 points)
- CTEC608 Creative Technologies Studio IV (30 points)
And choose one course from:
- CTEC601 Synthetic Realities (15 points)
- CTEC602 Interactive Technology and Systems (15 points)
- CTEC603 Digital Fabrication (15 points)
- CTEC604 New Media Applications (15 points)
- CTEC605 Creative Audio (15 points)
- CTEC606 Experimental Imagery (15 points)
- CTEC609 Technology, Culture and Creative Practice (15 points)
- ENTR680 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (15 points)
You also choose two more courses from the options above or from any other AUT degree as approved by the programme leader.
Year 3
You work on more complex projects in the studio. Projects may be developed in consultation with industry partners.
You study the following courses:
- CTEC708 Creative Technologies Studio V (30 points)
- CTEC709 Creative Technologies Studio VI (30 points)
And choose two courses from:
- COMP770 Virtual and Immersive Environments IV (15 points)
- COMP771 Intelligent Agents and Environments (15 points)
- CTEC700 Space, Image and Sound (15 points)
- CTEC701 Mediated Performance (15 points)
- CTEC702 Emerging Practices (15 points)
- CTEC703 Interaction and Play (15 points)
- CTEC704 Transmedia Narratives (15 points)
- CTEC705 Creative Workflows (15 points)
- CTEC706 Research Practicum I (15 points)
- CTEC707 Research Practicum II (15 points)
- CTEC711 Problem Framing (15 points)
You also choose two more courses from the options above or from any other AUT degree as approved by the programme leader.
Additional majors and minors for bachelor’s degrees
Add an additional major or a minor to your bachelor’s degree and study another area that interests you. You can choose from a wide range of additional majors or minors.
Additional majors and minors for bachelor’s degrees
More details about courses in this programme
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Additional majors, minors and elective courses within the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies
Enrolment in courses is subject to meeting all requirements and availability of courses.
Check out the School of Future Environments website to see examples of student projects that experiment with appropriate technological tools and collaborative strategies to tackle challenges that go beyond conventional ideas.
- Artificial intelligence
- Augmented and virtual reality
- Creative enterprises
- Creative technologies
- Digital media
- Electronic music and sound
- Film and sound post-production
- Games and interaction
- Internet of things
- Mechatronics
- Mobile and web applications
- Smart environments
- Smart textiles
- Technology start-ups
- Transmedia
- Wearable technologies
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($6,901 - $7,003 tuition fees + $1074 student services levy)
($37,300 tuition fees + $1074 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 international fees above are for study in 2023. The domestic fees above are the 2022 fees; the 2023 fees will be shown as soon as they’re available.
- Fees-free study may be available for domestic students
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