About us
| Location |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Funding Type |
Private |
| No of Students |
5000 |
Establishment |
HE Institution / College |
| Founded In |
1998 |
Estimated Cost of Living |
20000 NZD |
| Address |
92 Albert Street, Auckland CBD |
Founded in 1998 and nestled in the heart of Auckland City, Media Design School is the most awarded digital design school in New Zealand. It’s also the first ever 3D animation and visual effects school in the Southern Hemisphere.
The school offers several programmes across varied disciplines such as creative advertising, games, motion graphics, interactive, AR/VR, graphic design, 3D animation and visual effects. It also offers postgraduate programmes in design.
Media Design School’s teaching style meets the present industry trends and simulates real world industries – such as learning in a studio-like environment which is equipped with cutting-edge technology and software used in the industry. Students are guided by the school’s award-winning academics with significant industry experience.
Why?
- In 2016, the school was ranked the top tertiary provider in the world for both Photography and Graphic Design by a panel consisting of world-renowned judges. In the same year, it was ranked 1st in the Asia Pacific for 3D Animation and VFX.
- Award-winning tertiary education: Media Design School was the first tertiary institution in the Southern Hemisphere to offer a dedicated programme of study for 3D animation using industry-standard computer graphics software.
- Exclusive Industry partnerships: To date, Media Design School is the only school in New Zealand to have partnered with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s PlayStation First Academic Development Programme, giving our students the opportunity to develop games for the PlayStation platform and industry recognition of the quality of our programmes.
- The Colmar Brunton 2014 Employer Claims Survey showed that New Zealand employers rate Media Design School as the top tertiary institute for supplying graduates with the technical skills necessary to be a valuable employee.
- Our alumni can be found working at some of the world-leading names in the creative & tech sectors from Weta Digital in New Zealand to LucasFilm Singapore and Microsoft UK, our students find opportunities through the skills they gain while studying with us.
- Award-winning programme leaders, lecturers and tutors come from a diverse array of digital disciplines and bring their real-world industry experience to Media Design School.
- Student short films and productions have received major international accolades, with titles such as Accidents, Blunders and Calamities being awarded Best Animated Film at San Diego Comic-Con's independent film festival in 2016.
- Graduates from the program have been employed by Weta Digital to work on blockbuster projects such as Avatar and The Lord of the Rings and other animation studios such as Pukeko Pictures and Oktober.
