Develop your career as a professional audio engineer in the music industry. Learn a range of audio engineering skills to produce a variety of music and recordings at a professional level.
Two years full-time
This programme is NOT eligible for Zero Fees.
Domestic Fees: $6,496.00 (GST inclusive)
International Fees can be found here.
This qualification is for individuals who wish to develop their career as a professional audio engineer in the music industry.
It provides the music industry with people who have a range of audio engineering skills to produce a wide variety of music, recordings and sound-related works to a professional level.
Graduates can contribute to the cultural, social and economic life of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
You will learn:
This qualification may lead to employment or self-employment in the roles such as:
Application by Academic Qualification
(Under 20 years of age)
University Entrance - NCEA Level 3
Preference will be given to applicants with Merit or Excellence passes in Physics, Mathematics, and Music, or
Successful completion of the NZ Diploma in Audio Engineering and Production (Level 5)
Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme.
Special Admission
Application by Mature Entry (20 years of age and above)
Consideration will be given to applicants aged 20 years or older who do not meet the entry criteria if they can demonstrate a history of work, industry experience which in the opinion of the Programme Managers exhibits a likelihood of success in the programme of study.
Consideration will be given to students who progress through other TPP/MAINZ/SIT programme pathways (e.g. Foundation Sound and Music).
Applicants may be required to attend an interview or provide a portfolio of audio related work.
English Language Requirements
Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following:
NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or
an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A¬ level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or
Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA),or
Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL);or
Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or
Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or
Successful completion of a Bachelor ‘s Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters’ Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or
Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment
Diploma at Level 6
To successfully complete and be awarded the New Zealand Diploma in Audio Engineering and Production (Level 6) students must complete the prescribed programme of study and attain a minimum of 240 credits.