New Zealand

This course examines historical and contemporary drivers of design as a maker of socio-cultural meaning. Students will learn fundamental design principles used for communication and sense-making, applied across a variety of mediums and technologies. Students will be introduced to tikanga Māori and to the main ethical, socio-cultural, economic and environmental propellants of design.

This course examines human-centred design methods and tools that range from problem framing to prototyping, modelling, and validating solution ideas. Students will address a variety of briefs based on real-world problems and contexts, exploring their personal creative potential through a series of hands-on projects supported by presentations.

In this course, students will undertake a studio art project that responds to the challenges of the Anthropocene and climate change. The course explores related art and ideas from Aotearoa and overseas.

This course examines important conceptual frameworks and theory within social psychology and the social sciences generally. Māori perspectives and exemplars will be a significant emphasis within the course. 

In this studio course students will be introduced to a range of art practices. Making artworks in relation to a prescribed project, they will explore specific techniques and processes, idea generation, and creative analytical thinking.

This course examines enterprising behavior in a multi-disciplinary manner relevant to understanding and addressing real world challenges of today. It introduces skills needed to identify and assess opportunities, solve problems creatively, communicate persuasively, work effectively in teams, and understand individual and organizational impact.

A supervised program of study approved by the Head of School.

This course examines humans as social beings. It covers topics such as social cognition, attitudes, group processes, interpersonal relationships, and language communication.