Courses in Communication

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2026
COMMS 100   Communication, Technology and Culture    Semester 1
COMMS 101   Understanding Communication in Maori and Pacific Worlds    Semester 2
COMMS 106   Communicating Your Way: Platforms, Organisations, Communities    Semester 2
COMMS 207   Communication Research Methods    Semester 1
COMMS 208   Digital Communication Ethics    Semester 2
COMMS 209   Workplace Communication Project    Semester 1
COMMS 210   Practicing Communication in Maori and Pacific Worlds    Semester 2
COMMS 212   Narratives of Social Change    Semester 1
COMMS 213   Communication and Persuasion    Semester 1
COMMS 214   Communication and Inclusive Leadership    Semester 1
COMMS 307   Communication Internship    Semester 1
COMMS 308   Crafting your Comms Career    Semester 2
COMMS 311   Problems and Issues in Contemporary Communication    Semester 2
COMMS 312   Documentary and Social Change    Semester 2
COMMS 315   Environmental Communication    Semester 1
COMMS 318   Technology Futures    Semester 2
COMMS 321   News and Journalism in the Digital Age    Semester 1
COMMS 323   Digital Communication and Practice    Semester 1
 
Drama
Course Title Available in 2026
DRAMA 100   Presentation and Performance Skills: Taking the Stage    Semester 1
 
English
Course Title Available in 2026
ENGLISH 121   Reading/Writing/Text    Summer School, repeated Semester 1
 
Māori
Course Title Available in 2026
MĀORI  130   Te Ao Māori: The Māori World    Summer School, repeated Semester 2
 
Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
MEDIA 212   Video Games: Theory and Culture    Semester 2
MEDIA 328   Video Games: Theory and Culture    Semester 2
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
PACIFIC 105    The Contemporary Pacific    Semester 2
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
MEDIA 713   Media, Sound and Music    Semester 2
MEDIA 715   Visualising Difference    Semester 1
MEDIA 716   Love in/Loving the Cinema    Semester 2
MEDIA 726   Directed Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
MEDIA 741   Time and the Moving Image    Semester 2
MEDIA 742   Directed Study    Semester 1, repeated Semester 2
MEDIA 743   Chinese Film Genres    Semester 1
MEDIA 781   Research Project    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
 
Screen Production
Course Title Available in 2026
SCREEN 700   Screenwriting Project    Semester 1
 

   

Bachelor of Communication - BC

Communication
Course Title Available in 2026
COMMS 106   Communicating Your Way: Platforms, Organisations, Communities    Semester 2
COMMS 308   Crafting your Comms Career    Semester 2
COMMS 323   Digital Communication and Practice    Semester 1
 
Korean
Course Title Available in 2026
KOREAN 203   K-pop: Digital Media and Global Platforms    Semester 1
KOREAN 303   K-pop: Digital Media and Global Platforms    Semester 1
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
MEDIA 713   Media, Sound and Music    Semester 2
MEDIA 715   Visualising Difference    Semester 1
MEDIA 716   Love in/Loving the Cinema    Semester 2
MEDIA 726   Directed Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
MEDIA 741   Time and the Moving Image    Semester 2
MEDIA 742   Directed Study    Semester 1, repeated Semester 2
MEDIA 743   Chinese Film Genres    Semester 1
MEDIA 781   Research Project    Semester 1, repeated Semester 2
MEDIA 793/793AB   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
MEDIA 796AB   Thesis    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
MEDIA 797AB   Research Portfolio    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
 
Screen Production
Course Title Available in 2026
SCREEN 700   Screenwriting Project    Semester 1
 

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Māori
Course Title Not taught 2026
MĀORI  271 Māori and the Media / Te Ao Paho Not taught in 2026
 
Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
MEDIA 214 Social Media Not taught in 2026
MEDIA 222 Comics and Graphic Storytelling Not taught in 2026
MEDIA 314 Social Media Not taught in 2026
MEDIA 327 Comics and Graphic Storytelling Not taught in 2026
MEDIA 335 Visual Culture Not taught in 2026
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Not taught 2026
POLITICS 233 Politics, Media and Public Sphere Not taught in 2026
POLITICS 345 Political Marketing Not taught in 2026
 
Sociology
Course Title Not taught 2026
SOCIOL 318 Sociology of the Media Not taught in 2026
 
Communication
Course Title Not taught 2026
COMMS 104 Advertising and Society Not taught in 2026
COMMS 200 Writing in the Workplace Not taught in 2026
COMMS 201 Journalism Studies Not taught in 2026
COMMS 202 Audiences and Users Not taught in 2026
COMMS 203 Television Journalism Not taught in 2026
COMMS 205 Writing: Concept and Craft Not taught in 2026
COMMS 206 Special Topic: 'Persuasion and Power' Not taught in 2026
COMMS 303 Sports Media (Students should enrol in SPORT 305) Not taught in 2026
COMMS 304 Gender, Politics and the Media Not taught in 2026
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2026
COMMS 702 Communication Excess and Avoidance Not taught in 2026
 
Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
MEDIA 729 Film Evil Not taught in 2026
MEDIA 746 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
MEDIA 748 Special Topic: Documentary Making Not taught in 2026
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2026
COMMS 704 Special Topic: Communication and Culture Not taught in 2026
 
Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
MEDIA 729 Film Evil Not taught in 2026
MEDIA 746 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
 
Communication
Course Title Not taught 2026
COMMS 700 Digital Futures Not taught in 2026
COMMS 702 Communication Excess and Avoidance Not taught in 2026
COMMS 704 Special Topic: Communication and Culture Not taught in 2026