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.
Professor Jenny Dixon talks about the opportunities for postgraduate study, research and creative practice at NICAI.
Get acquainted with NICAI’s full range of postgraduate programmes and research opportunities.
Comprehensive information about applying for a doctorate at NICAI, and how to survive and thrive as a doctoral student.
Bachelors (Honours) degrees, postgraduate diplomas, masters degrees and doctorates - see where NICAI’s pathways can take you.
People you can contact for specific information about your chosen programme of study.
What you need to know about student allowances, loans and working to support yourself, plus information about fees.
View profiles of current postgraduate students and graduates working in the creative arts and industries.
Find out about the exciting research projects being undertaken in and between architecture, dance, fine arts, music, planning and urban design 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.
Information and advice on how to apply your creative skills and knowledge to a profession or creative career.
Find out how postgraduate study at NICAI can lead to a rewarding career as an academic.
Information about our studios, workshops, study spaces and other specialised resources.
We have 4 self-catered apartments reserved for postgraduate students, each with easy access to our City Campus.
Information about specialised postgraduate support, childcare, disability services, medical clinics and more.
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