Postgraduate study at Creative Arts and Industries

Enhance your practice, advance your professional knowledge or make a career change with a postgraduate degree from NZ’s leading university.

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We offer postgraduate study in architecture, design, dance, fine arts, music, urban design and urban planning.

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Search our range of postgraduate programmes, from certificates and diplomas, to masters and doctorates.

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Find out how postgraduate study has set our students up for success and helped them open doors to exciting opportunities.

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Our staff include researchers, scholars and creative artists at the top of their game.

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Alongside the University of Auckland scholarships, we offer major scholarships to postgraduate Creative Arts and Industries students.

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Have questions? Our friendly staff at the Student Hubs can help you with your application to study.

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Ready to take the next step? You can start applying for your postgraduate programme now.

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