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Graduate Diploma in Information Design and Management (Level 7)
Graduate Diploma in Information Design and Management (Level 7)

Graduate Diploma in Information Design and Management (Level 7)

  • ID:CPIT640035
  • Level:Foudation/ Pre-course
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Fees (NZD)

Estimated Total/program:
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60
Accept letter
100
Visa
20
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1

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree.
  • Level 6 or 7 Diploma and relevant work and/or life experience (equivalent to a Bachelor's degree) or evidence of practical, professional or educational experience supporting their ability to work at this level.

English requirements

  • If English is not your first language, we want to make sure that you will be successful in your chosen programme of study.
  • Please provide a result from a test or qualification on the acceptable alternatives English Proficiency Outcomes Chart.

OR

  • If you are a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident, complete an Admission and Enrolment form and Ara will contact you regarding a free assessment.
  • If you are not a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent resident, book an IELTS or other test through the AraExamination Centre or in your home country.
  • IELTS scores used must be taken from a single IELTS Test Report Form and are valid for two years from the date of the test.
  • Overall IELTS requirements 6.0 academic: speaking 5.5, reading 5.5, writing 5.5, listening 5.5.

Course Information

Transform your career with in-demand expertise in information design.

Increasingly, integrated mobile technology and social media platforms have become a key toolkit for communicating content to users, alongside traditional media. This programme will teach you key concepts and skills needed to create and manage this content. The focus is on creating effective user-centred content relevant to an information-driven age.

Specific skills covered include:

  • Plain language writing for specific audiences
  • Research and analysis
  • Solving communication problems
  • Collaboration and teamwork
  • Visual design
  • User experience design
  • Strategies for managing information in organisations
  • Usability testing

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Information design is a skill set that is increasingly valued and needed in a wide range of economic sectors. In the past, graduates have gone on to work in product and business process documentation, health and transport, education, web design and online business applications, tourism, advertising, education, and the public service.

Graduate Diploma career pathways:

  • Technical writer/communicator
  • Information Designer
  • User Experience (UX) Designer
  • Web content producer/publisher/editor
  • Content/Knowledge/Information Manager
  • Digital Marketing Manager

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Insurance/year: 700 NZD/ per year

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