National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries


Future postgraduates

Postgraduate study at NICAI opens up a wealth of academic and professional career opportunities in the creative arts and industries. You will work with academic staff and fellow students who are experts and entrepreneurs, artists and professional practitioners, at New Zealand’s foremost research-led university.

NICAI offers a unique studio-based environment in which you can extend your specialist knowledge and reach new levels of artistic and intellectual excellence. Our postgraduate degree programmes and research areas in Architecture, Planning, Urban Design, Dance Studies, Fine Arts, Music and Sound combine in-depth study of your chosen discipline with opportunities for interdisciplinary and collaborative practice across the Faculty.

Postgraduate study at NICAI opens up a wealth of academic and professional career opportunities in the creative arts and industries. You will work with academic staff and fellow students who are experts and entrepreneurs, artists and professional practitioners, at New Zealand’s foremost research-led university.

Our postgraduate degree programmes and research areas in architecture, planning, urban design, dance studies, fine arts, music and sound combine in-depth study of your chosen discipline with opportunities for interdisciplinary and collaborative practice across the faculty.

Welcome to NICAI

Professor Jenny Dixon talks about the opportunities for postgraduate study, research and creative practice at NICAI.

Postgraduate study options

Get acquainted with NICAI’s full range of postgraduate programmes and research opportunities.

Doctoral study

Comprehensive information about applying for a doctorate at NICAI, and how to survive and thrive as a doctoral student.

How to apply

Essential information about admission requirements and the admission process.

Creative pathways

Bachelors (Honours) degrees, postgraduate diplomas, masters degrees and doctorates - see where NICAI’s pathways can take you.

Help and advice

People you can contact for specific information about your chosen programme of study.

Scholarships and awards

Opportunities for financial support while you study.

Fees and money matters

What you need to know about student allowances, loans and working to support yourself, plus information about fees.

Meet our students and graduates

View profiles of current postgraduate students and graduates working in the creative arts and industries.

Research

Find out about the exciting research projects being undertaken in and between architecture, dance, fine arts, music, planning and urban design at NICAI.

Life at NICAI

Enjoy all the benefits of being a postgraduate student at NICAI, in the centre of New Zealand’s largest and most cosmopolitan city.

Careers

Information and advice on how to apply your creative skills and knowledge to a profession or creative career.

Creative careers in academia

Find out how postgraduate study at NICAI can lead to a rewarding career as an academic.

Facilities and resources

Information about our studios, workshops, study spaces and other specialised resources.

Accommodation

We have 4 self-catered apartments reserved for postgraduate students, each with easy access to our City Campus.

Student support services

Information about specialised postgraduate support, childcare, disability services, medical clinics and more.

Student exchange and study abroad

Explore the possibility of studying overseas.

Important dates

Deadlines for applications and other important dates.




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