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Massey launches School of Visual and Material Culture

21 Nov 2007
The School of Visual and Material Culture - a first for New Zealand - has been launched at the Wellington Campus of Massey University. The fields of visual and material culture are recognised…

The School of Visual and Material Culture - a first for New Zealand - has been launched at the Wellington Campus of Massey University. The fields of visual and material culture are recognised internationally as being at the cutting edge of transdisciplinary enquiry - new questions are posed and fresh answers are sought on the relation between people and 'things'. Skills developed in the Postgraduate Diploma or Master degrees will be of particular value to those in the creative industries. Innovatively, delivery is shaped around designated weekends and supplemented by independent study.The School of Visual and Material Culture - a first for New Zealand - has been launched at the Wellington Campus of Massey University. The fields of visual and material culture are recognised internationally as being at the cutting edge of transdisciplinary enquiry - new questions are posed and fresh answers are sought on the relation between people and 'things'. Skills developed in the Postgraduate Diploma or Master degrees will be of particular value to those in the creative industries. Innovatively, delivery is shaped around designated weekends and supplemented by independent study.