What will I learn?

The PGDipArts is an alternative to the Bachelor of Arts (Honours). You can choose from a wide range of Arts subjects and may be able to include a dissertation. This programme might be for you if you want to undertake advanced study without writing a dissertation, if honours degrees arent recognised in your country, or if you would like to study part-time over a longer period. Postgraduate study in Drama is designed to invigorate creative practice through academic study. As part of a postgraduate programme in Arts you can deepen your understanding of the theory and practice of drama in areas such as: Directing, Playwriting, Dramaturgy, Devising, Performance training, Production and arts management, Theories and literature of drama, Theatre and performance, Shakespeare, Modern drama, Contemporary performance and performance as research and Theatre on screen.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Arts

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

NZ$45,995.00 (23,14,913) per year

Tuition Fees: NZ $41,180 - NZ $50,810

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected July 2025

More details

Start date

March 2025

Venue

University of Auckland

City Campus,

Alfred Nathan House, 24 Princes Street,

AUCKLAND CITY,

Auckland Central,

1010, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

You need to have completed an undergraduate degree at a recognised university (or similar institution) in a similar discipline to your intended subject. You will require a GPE of 3.5.

IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 and no bands less than 6.0; Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 90 and written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 68 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 176 and no bands below 169; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 58 and no PTE Communicative score below 50; Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP): Grade of B-; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 85.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.