DISTANCE
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NZ Institute of Business StudiesDistance learning courses for New Zealanders who want an enjoyable work-at-home business, or an income-generating hobby. |
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NorthtecProvides vocational training and a broad academic background in applied writing. |
Whitireia Community PolytechnicOffers a Diploma in Creative Writing and a Diploma in Publishing, with courses in short fiction, scriptwriting, poetry, non-fiction and writing for children, which can be taken individually or credited to a diploma. |
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Waiariki Institute of TechnologyOffers an online Diploma in Creative Writing, Certificate in Creative Writing, or individual courses. |
NORTHLAND
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NorthtecProvides vocational training and a broad academic background in applied writing. |
AUCKLAND
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Auckland UniversityThe English Department within the Faculty of Arts at Auckland University covers the study of texts of all kinds; mostly fiction, drama and poetry, but also other types of writing, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate studies.. |
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AUT UniversityAUT University’s English Studies degree is made up of two complementary areas of focus. First, the use of language as both an object of study and a vehicle for various purposes, the second area concentrates on literature and culture.. |
Centre for Continuing Education, Auckland UniversityThe Continuing Education programme offers a wide variety of open entry courses including languages, arts, humanities, music and social sciences. |
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UNITECUNITEC’s Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Directing and Writing for Screen and Theatre) provides the skills for a professional career as a writer or director for film, television and theatre. |
HAMILTON
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University of WaikatoAt the University of Waikato English is available as a major for the Bachelor of Arts. English may also be taken as a second major or as a supporting subject within other undergraduate degrees. Papers are drawn from literatures written in English since medieval times, and from all major English-speaking cultures, especially from the United Kingdom, North America, India, Australia, and New Zealand. |
PALMERSTON NORTH
Massey UniversityOffers a range of undergraduate and graduate creative writing and performance papers either via internally or to extramurally from home in New Zealand or abroad. |
TARANAKI
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Western Institute of TechnologyOffers extra-mural or full-time study in media studies. |
WELLINGTON
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International Institute of Modern Letters (Victoria University)The International Institute of Modern Letters was established to promote and foster contemporary imaginative writing. In 2000 Victoria University was chosen to be its New Zealand headquarters and the Institute was inaugurated here March 2001. |
Massey UniversityMassey University offers a range of English and Literature courses both internally and extramurally through their School of English and Media Studies. The school offers papers in Literature, Expressive Arts, Written and Spoken Communication, and Media Studies. |
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Victoria UniversityVictoria University offers English Literature and Language papers as part of their Bachelor of Arts programme, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. |
Whitireia Community PolytechnicOffers a Diploma in Creative Writing and a Diploma in Publishing, with courses in short fiction, scriptwriting, poetry, non-fiction and writing for children, which can be taken individually or credited to a diploma. |
NELSON/MARLBOROUGH
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Nelson/Marlborough Institute of TechnologyOffers creative writing courses in poetry, fiction, non fiction and writing for children and young adults. |
CHRISTCHURCH
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University of CanterburyAs a major subject, English can be continued to the BA(Hons), MFA(Creative Writing), MA or PhD degrees. Students explore not just written works but visual and performance “texts” as well as cinema and TV, museums, tourism and festivals. |
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The School for Young WritersA not-for-profit organisation offering tuition to young writers anywhere in the world. |
DUNEDIN
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Aoraki PolytechnicOffers Certificate in Creative Writing, including poetry and creative non-fiction. |
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Otago PolytechnicOffers courses in the theory and practice of short and long fiction writing. |
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Otago UniversityThe University of Otago offers Literature papers as part of its Bachelor of Arts degree, which ranges from under-graduate to doctorate levels. |















