25 Graphic, UX and Digital Design Degree Programs in New Zealand

Join us for a Study Abroad semester or the full programme of study. Hone your creative talents and communication design skills to become a versatile visual design professional with our Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication Design)!

The Bachelor of Media Design specialising in UI/UX will teach you a variety of interactive and dynamic design theories, immersing you in digital design processes like front-end web development, content management and more.

Whitecliffe Graphic Design graduates are thinking practitioners with an understanding of both contemporary practice and traditional mythologies of the sphere of Graphic Design.

A Bachelor of Media Design specialising in Graphic Design will teach you how to communicate using text, images, and form to make visual connections and craft ideas into meaningful interactions.

You’ll develop your understanding of many aspects of digital design, including design principles, design elements, animation, photography, HTML design elements, creating an engaging user interface experience, developing effective content, digital citizenship, symbols, motif, and mark-making. You’ll use a variety of tools and technologies, including the Adobe suite, to explore your creative interests, build a portfolio, and add to your digital toolkit as you design and create digital media with the ‘wow’ factor.

Through engaging in a series of real world and in-house projects, utilising various creative disciplines including paint, sculpture, print, photography, graphic design and 3D design, you will obtain the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to think creatively and develop a career as a practicing creative. With your diploma completed successfully you can continue on to the second year of the Bachelor of Creative Practice.

The Master of Design (MDes) is an advanced degree focusing on graphic design theory, technology and original research. It builds on the unique combination of design and coding skills developed during the Bachelor of Design (BDes).

UX Design is a craft, ensuring that your customers enjoy your work better. In order to create a recipe for success like so many companies out there, Design needs to be meaningful, relevant and interactive.

Build on your skills and knowledge from the Level 5 diplomas, through engaging in a series of real-life and in-house projects. You can explore various creative disciplines including design, fashion, music, screen production and visual arts. This diploma teaches the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to think innovatively and develop a career as a creative practitioner in your chosen discipline. With your diploma completed successfully you can continue on to the final year of the Bachelor of Creative Practice.

Work on live briefs and refresh your portfolio. Grow your knowledge of Design. If you’ve already established a career in the field of digital design or creative tech but you’re new to the world of tertiary education, then a Postgraduate Certificate in Design may be the right academic pathway for you.

Be the future of design and creative technology.

Build on your existing industry experience and deepen your design practice. Research and explore a new area of design—and take your career further.

UCOL's highly skilled lecturers deliver the art/design theory and original academic/applied research required to create advanced projects of your choice in either time-based/print-based design, object design/visual arts, or fashion/textile design.

The Bachelor of Media Design specialising in Motion Design will teach you the key technical skills such as 2D and 3D animation, visual effects, composition, image manipulation and text choreography.

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