Students will develop a confident learner identity and the art and design skills necessary for further academic study in their chosen pathway.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Develop a self-directed and systematic approach to synthesize research with practice.
 - Utilise skills in drawing to generate, develop, and refine ideas.
 - Demonstrate awareness of traditional and contemporary art and design practice that includes but is not limited to mātauranga Māori.
 - Demonstrate the appropriate use of media to communicate with clarity and purpose.
 
- Gurò: Anna Bulkeley
 - Gurò: Cheryl Henderson
 - Gurò: Wing-Tai (Bobby) Hung
 - Gurò: Emma Smith
 - Gurò: Carly Van Winkel
 - Gurò: Paul Woodruffe