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Why Study Arts?
Our graduates are in demand for their creative problem solving, analytic capabilties, depth of understanding and practical skills. Our students learn and apply the power of creativity through language, literature, screens, music, movement and performance.
Through your study you will develop your own artistic sensibility alongside develop sector-specific analytical abilities and research experience, well-honed written and verbal communication skills, and a broad perspective on the world and its various cultures.
An arts perspective of the world incorporates a deep analytical understanding of the arts and communications. We provide:
- Crucial skills across a range of contemporary context,
- Teaching that develops craft and competencies across many forms of creative expression in the creation of original content,
- Insights into everyday modes of communication, and
- Opportunities for exploring new cultures and languages competencies
All of our subjects can be studied at Hons, Masters and PhD level.
Languages, Literature and Cultures
Develop fluency in a modern language, attain greater cultural competency, deepen your appreciation of literature or grow as a creative and professional writer. Find out what English, International Languages, Linguistics and Writing Studies have to offer.
Performing Arts
Grow your talent, knowledge and skills in performing and expressive arts with tuition in the areas of instrumental and vocal performance, music composition and production, dance and movement, and theatre performance and production.
Media, Design and Communication
Develop an understanding of how different media platforms work, as well as how to develop effective and original media content. Create opportunities for developing media production skills from film, animation, games to podcasting. Discover how media can be combined with the study of design, communication, performing arts and social sciences.
Postgraduate Study
Te Kura Toi offers a range of post-graduate qualifications that enable the study of all of our subject areas at higher levels.
All of our subjects can be studied under a Masters of Arts (MA), additionally Music can be studied under a Masters in Music (MMus) and Media, Design and Communication students can opt to take our Masters in Media and Creative Technologies (MMCT) that allows students to choose between traditional research or research by creative practice.
Our staff are capable of supervising PhD research on a broad range of disciplines and topics. See our research page for examples.
In addition, Waikato offers a Doctor of Musical Arts for high level musical performers.