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Exclusive industry partnerships

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Sony PlayStation

MDS is the only school in New Zealand where students can develop games for the PlayStation platform.
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Unity Technologies

MDS is the only Unity Authorised Training and Certification partner in the country.
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IBM

MDS has partnered with IBM to design NZ’s first Bachelor degree majoring in Artificial Intelligence.

Our valuable industry partnerships ensure that our courses are aligned with the latest industry standards and mirror the challenges and successes that are faced by a typical graphic designer, animator, developer, or creative director on a daily basis.

Find out more HERE.

International Team

Get in touch with our International Team

Our international team can advise and assist you with your application to Media Design School.

All students who are not currently residing in New Zealand, please contact international@mediadesignschool.com to connect yourself with one of our offshore approved agent partners of Media Design School. If you are residing in New Zealand, and you are not sure if you require an agent, please contact international@mediadesignschool.com.

We accept applications only from education agents with whom Media Design School has a formal agreement with. Unsolicited international student application from non-registered agents will be treated as direct applications from students and will not result in the payment of commission.

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Scholarships and Fees

We are pleased to advise that MDS is offering tuition fee reduction or scholarship for all international students, effective from May 2025 intake. 

Please refer to the New Tuition Fee and Scholarship guideline below:

ProgrammeNew Tuition Fee
Bachelor of Information TechnologyNZD 22,785/year
Bachelor of Software Engineering- Artificial IntelligenceNZD 24,185/year
Bachelor of Software Engineering- Game ProgrammingNZD 24,185/year

 

 

Programme30% Scholarship for ALL 2025 intakes (ONLY)
Digital Creativity FoundationNZD 18,550 Total duration of the programme
Bachelor of Art & Design- 3D Animation & VFXNZD 24,185 Year One or First Year of Study
Bachelor of Media DesignNZD 24,185 Year One or First Year of Study
Bachelor of Creative Technologies- Game ArtNZD 24,185 Year One or First Year of Study
Graduate Diploma in Creative TechnologiesNZD 24,185 Total duration of the programme
Graduate Diploma in Creative AdvertisingNZD 24,185 Total duration of the programme
Postgraduate Diploma in DesignNZD 24,570 Total duration of the programme
Master of DesignNZD 24,570 Total duration of the programme
ProgrammeNew Tuition Fee
Bachelor of Information TechnologyNZD 22,785/year
Bachelor of Software Engineering- Artificial IntelligenceNZD 24,185/year
Bachelor of Software Engineering- Game ProgrammingNZD 24,185/year

 

 

Programme30% Scholarship for ALL 2025 intakes (ONLY)
Digital Creativity FoundationNZD 18,550 Total duration of the programme
Bachelor of Art & Design- 3D Animation & VFXNZD 24,185 Year One or First Year of Study
Bachelor of Media DesignNZD 24,185 Year One or First Year of Study
Bachelor of Creative Technologies- Game ArtNZD 24,185 Year One or First Year of Study
Graduate Diploma in Creative TechnologiesNZD 24,185 Total duration of the programme
Graduate Diploma in Creative AdvertisingNZD 24,185 Total duration of the programme
Postgraduate Diploma in DesignNZD 24,570 Total duration of the programme
Master of DesignNZD 24,570 Total duration of the programme