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Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production

PGCertInDigiScreen
02 October 2026

Learn to develop screen productions informed by Indigenous storytelling.

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Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production

Degree Structure - Start In
Semester 1 (February)

POINTS

60

DURATION

Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production

Degree Structure - Duration
6 months full-time, up to 3 years part-time

Enrolments opening soon

This new programme is subject to Te Pōkai Tara | Universities New Zealand CUAP and Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua | Tertiary Education Commission approval. Some details may change before the Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production is open to enrolments.

Overview


Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production

Get an introduction to Indigenous Digital Screen Production with our Postgraduate Certificate, as a stand-alone qualification to advance your career and interests, or as the first step towards the Postgraduate Diploma or Master of Indigenous Digital Screen Production.

The PGCertInDigiScreen will teach you to conceive, develop, and articulate original screen projects informed by Indigenous storytelling.

Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production

  • Explore elements of story inception, story development, narrative design, audience positioning, and digital media development.
  • Learn how to create scripts, proposals, narrative structures, and character profiles.
  • Develop a viable Indigenous narrative production.

Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production

To enter the Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production you must have either:

  • qualified for a bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject from an Aotearoa New Zealand university, with at least a B average grade at 300 level; or

  • qualified for a bachelor's degree and provided evidence of relevant professional or other work experience.

If English is not your first language, you are also required to meet UC's Postgraduate language requirements. See how to provide your English language evidence to UC. If you need help meeting these requirements, or would like to practise your English skills before studying, UC offers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) language programmes. 

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production or use the admission requirements checker.


How to apply

You can apply online at myUC.

See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.

Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production

The Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production is made up of 60 points from two compulsory courses.

The certificate takes 6 months of full-time study or up to 3 years part-time.

For the full degree requirements see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production.

Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production

You must complete both compulsory courses:

Domestic students

Tuition fee estimate to be confirmed.

International students

2027 tuition fee estimate: $40,200 (120 points)
2028 tuition fee estimate: $42,200 (120 points)

Graduates of the Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production may apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Indigenous Digital Screen Production.

Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production

Graduates of the PGCertInDigiScreen will be equipped to develop and pitch screen projects, contribute to production teams, and undertake entry-level and emerging practitioner roles within screen, media, and community storytelling contexts.

Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Digital Screen Production

Brochures

Postgraduate Prospectus 2027

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International Prospectus 2027

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