Creative Practices
Are you looking to expand your mind and stimulate your creativity with a practical and versatile field of study? Creative Practices at Waikato focuses on the active arts and will provide you with the exciting opportunity to explore the creative and the performing arts including music, Māori creative practices, dance and theatre.
Please note: There will be no new enrolments in the Creative practices major, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or supporting subject from 2017. Students who commenced a major in Creative Practices in 2016 or prior should consult the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences for advice ([email protected]).
Creative Practices explores the development, expression and interaction of cultural practices with an increasing element of technology. You will develop practical understanding and in-depth experience in the creative processes of performance, composition and production within both contemporary and traditional contexts. You will also develop critical and reflective analyses of your own practices.
There are four streams available for the Creative Practices major depending on your interests: Dance, Māori Arts, Music and Theatre.
Key information
| Study Location: | Hamilton |
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Career opportunities
- Community Arts Adviser
- Composer
- Events Manager
- Producer
- Theatre Manager
Papers
Available Creative Practices papers
500 Level
| Code | Paper Title | Points | Occurrence / Location |
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| MEDIA501 | Critical and Creative Approaches to Research | 30.0 | 24A (Hamilton) |
| This paper identifies the constraints and freedoms of research methods, and places a strong emphasis on research as an intellectual, theoretical, and processual activity as well as the roles of interdisciplinary projects in creating unique methodological and conceptual media research. | |||
| MEDIA507 | Theory and Research in Action | 30.0 | 24A (Hamilton) & 24B (Hamilton) |
| In this supervised paper, students will produce a pilot study utilising appropriate research frameworks and methodologies to form the basis of a topic which will support the completion of a robust dissertation. | |||
| MEDIA508 | Creative Practice Research | 30.0 | 24A (Hamilton) & 24B (Hamilton) |
| Are you a creative practitioner that wants to experiment with practice related research? This supervised paper offers a site for experimentation and development of a practical project to be contextualised within appropriate creative practice research frameworks. This may include, but not limited to, a short film, documentary, anima... | |||
Scholarships and prizes
New to Waikato? The International Excellence Scholarship is worth up to $10,000.
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Contacts
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:
Phone: 0800 800 145 or +64 7 838 4543
General and Undergraduate Email Enquiries: [email protected]