Postgraduate Certificate in Visual Arts

Advance your art study without committing to a lengthy qualification.

If you are seeking initial engagement in postgraduate research, this full-time, one semester Postgraduate Certificate in art is for you and will allow you to study in a structured learning environment. A postgraduate qualification in the Visual Arts can lead to an exciting and diverse range of professions and the skills you develop are transferable to a wide variety of employment situations. Use this programme as a bridge into further postgraduate studies to increase your career prospects; successful completion of this qualification will allow you to staircase into the second semester of the Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Arts.

Embrace the opportunity to develop and produce a body of critically-engaged studio work and to write a set essay on an aspect of related research methodology. Enjoy the chance to work within Otago Polytechnic's nationally unique range of workshop facilities and benefit from the Dunedin School of Art's focus on individual supervision and student-centred learning, supported by an active community of artists, to enhance professional development.