Unlock the skills to lead creative, tech-driven innovation with the AUT Online Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Innovation and Technology.
This programme develops the advanced tools and applied capability to lead creative, technology-driven innovation. Building depth across futures and systems thinking, transformational creative technologies, values-led leadership and venture creation, you’ll be prepared to turn ideas into tangible outcomes that create impact in your organisation or community.
You’ll explore creative technologies like AI, XR, AR/VR, IoT, digital fabrication and immersive media, while critically assessing their cultural, ethical and practical implications. Through applied projects and collaborative activities, you’ll build the confidence to anticipate disruption, design innovative strategies, and guide change in your organisation or sector.
The programme is designed for professionals across industries where creativity and technology are driving transformation. It provides a recognised postgraduate qualification in its own right, and also offers a direct pathway into the Master of Creative Innovation and Technology, with all courses fully credited should you choose to continue your studies.
This programme is currently only available for domestic students.
At AUT Online, we value your professional expertise. If you have sufficient work experience but no undergraduate degree, you can still take the next step toward achieving your goals with our Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Innovation and Technology.
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The Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Innovation and Technology gives you the creative and strategic toolkit to deliver innovation in real-world settings. It draws on the first four Master of Creative Innovation and Technology courses, focusing on futures and systems thinking, transformational creative technologies, leading change and venture creation.
The programme consists of four 30-point courses, completed sequentially over trimesters. This focused structure allows you to integrate your study seamlessly into your professional and personal life.
The programme consists of four 30-point courses, completed sequentially over trimesters. This focused structure allows you to integrate your studies seamlessly into your professional and personal life.
Purpose-built for tomorrow’s innovators, the AUT Online Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Innovation and Technology equips you with in-demand skills in futures thinking, creative technologies, change leadership and venture fundamentals. You’ll graduate ready to apply these skills immediately in your workplace or community and to position yourself for further study at master’s level.
This qualification also serves as a stepping stone toward the full Master of Creative Innovation and Technology.
Not sure which qualification suits your goals? AUT Online offers flexible options to fit your needs:
Courses completed in the Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Innovation and Technology can be credited toward the Master of Creative Innovation and Technology, enabling you to build on your achievements seamlessly and advance your career when you're ready.
Enquire about the AUT Online Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Innovation and Technology here today.