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Students will analyse how technological advances such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality impact the way we work and play now and in the future. Using gamification strategies, students will develop fictional scenarios in order to test a range of design concepts intended for future deployment.

Working in collaboration with a local civic or non-governmental agency, students will create a series of case studies and concept visualisations to demonstrate how future homes and cities may operate dynamically and sustainably through connected system of interfaces and services.

Contemporary designers and local organisations are challenged to develop both disruptive and responsible design approaches that have only positive impacts on the natural environment. Students will engage in case study research before designing candidate solutions and criteria for measuring the local and global impact of design interventions.

Students will experiment with tools to access, analyse, process, visualise and interact with a range of data sources. Students will produce provocative data-driven simulations that support decision making and promote a call-to-action related to a foreseeable local or global crisis.

What new materials, products and processes will be developed at the interface between the virtual and the physical? Students will work in interdisciplinary teams to experiment with technologies that will augment the human experience in responsive hybrid environments.

What are the major social, ethical and technical trends driving the adoption of autonomous technologies and artificial intelligence? Students will work in interdisciplinary teams to produce a prototypical device that is designed to have autonomous capabilities in service of human advancement or ecology.

Students will investigate current and past design work that has successfully improved or extended human movement, sensation or mental capacity for a range of individuals and communities using assistive technologies. Students will experiment with a range of physical and digital technologies to design a tangible assistive or rehabilitative device using speculative design methods.

A study of how to adopt and adapt different methodologies for context analysis, concept development, design iteration, deployment and evaluation.

A survey of current contexts, resources and networks to be applied in advanced design practice.

A studio-based study of process and production technologies for advanced design outcomes.

The application of design methods, models and technologies to formulate a design specification for prototype development.

A studio-based investigation that considers design as a catalyst for change and the models for measuring the impacts of design interventions.

Applying speculative design methods to develop future scenarios and solutions for emerging societal and environmental challenges.

A studio-based study of enterprise practices for the stable deployment and viable adoption of design products and services.

An approved internship in design with a commercial or community organisation.

An approved internship in design with a commercial or community organisation.

Introduces the methods, concepts and contemporary contexts of photographic practice alongside the development of a photographic portfolio. Students will use their own camera, (this can include cell phone cameras) to develop a portfolio of photographic work and explore the ways in which contemporary arts and cultural practices in Aotearoa enable a critical reflection on the production of images.

Introduces the methods, concepts and contemporary contexts of photographic practice alongside the development of a photographic portfolio. Students will use their own camera, (this can include cell phone cameras) to develop a portfolio of photographic work and explore the ways in which contemporary arts and cultural practices in Aotearoa enable a critical reflection on the production of images.

Introduces students to a range of technical workshops and skills for artistic practice. Students will develop a set of technical competencies and build their capacity to think through making. Students will be inducted into best workshop practice, whakaute, health and safety protocols, and be assessed as safe workshop users while working under direct supervision.

Introduces students to a range of technical workshops and skills for artistic practice. Students will develop a set of technical competencies and build their capacity to think through making. Students will be inducted into best workshop practice, whakaute, health and safety protocols, and be assessed as safe workshop users while working under direct supervision.

Through a series of three short studio-based projects, students will be introduced to key concepts and practices of sculpture, printed matter and social practice. Emphasises the acquisition of skills in conceptual thinking and the development of ideas, using a range of approaches to the making and presentation of artworks. Aspects of Mātauranga Māori and its relationship to artmaking will also be covered.

Introduces the ways the knowledge of contemporary art and ideas can enable an individual artistic practice. Students will discover and understand ideas relevant to contemporary art.

A practice-led perspective to consider the key contexts and concepts relevant to contemporary art introduced in FINEARTS 104. Examines selected theoretical and philosophical terms, their broader cultural contexts, and their relevance for art-practice. Complements FINEARTS 207 and 208, by exploring art's dynamic relationship to the range of contexts and knowledge discussed, and the ways in which these relationships inform art's production and reception.

Provides an understanding of contemporary artistic practice relevant to students' developing interests. Students will engage with current art ideas, methodologies and positions and will gain experience in understanding their own work in relationship to local and international contemporary art practices. Consists of the supervised completion of a number of prescribed briefs, and focused contextual study in an area relevant to the student's broad interests. Discipline-based and interdisciplinary learning will be undertaken, with a dual emphasis on the development of conceptual thinking and material languages.