Graduate Diploma in Design Innovation–GDipDI 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the GDipDI shall have:

(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline; and

(ii) been accepted by the Head of the School of Design Innovation as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the head of school for a candidate who has completed any other Bachelor’s degree and has sufficient training and ability to proceed with the proposed course of study.

2. (a) The personal course of study for the GDipDI shall consist of a coherent programme approved by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation on the recommendation of the head of school. It shall include at least 120 points from courses offered for the BDI Schedule numbered 200–499, of which at least 75 points shall be at 300 level or above.

(b) At the discretion of the associate dean, up to 30 points may be selected from other programmes offered by this university. Within the Design for Social Innovation specialisation, up to 30 additional points may be included from other programmes where these courses form a cohesive unit of study within one of the areas available as a minor within the BDI.

3. A candidate shall normally be enrolled for at least two trimesters and shall complete the requirements of the diploma within four years of first enrolling in it. The associate dean may extend the maximum period in special cases.

4. (a) The GDipDI may awarded with, at most, one of the following specialisations:

Animation and Visual Effects (ANFX)

Communication Design (COMD)

Design for Social Innovation (SIDN)

Fashion Design Technology (FADN)

Game Design (GMDN)

Industrial Design (INDN)

Interaction Design (IXXN)

Media Design (MDDN)

(b) To qualify for a specialisation, the student’s course of study for the GDipDI shall include 75 points from the 200- and 300-level requirements of the corresponding BDI major, including at least 45 300-level points from courses with the associated subject code.

5. A candidate who has passed, for some other qualification, one or more of the courses required for a particular specialisation under section 4 will be given the appropriate exemptions and allowed to substitute an approved course or courses as necessary to meet the points requirements of section 2(a).