Courses in Media and Screen Studies

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Chinese
Course Title Available in 2025
CHINESE 203   China on Screen    Semester 1
CHINESE 303   China on Screen    Semester 1
 
Communication
Course Title Available in 2025
COMMS 213   Communication and Persuasion    Semester 1
COMMS 318   Technology Futures    Semester 1
 
European Studies
Course Title Available in 2025
EUROPEAN 322   European Cinema and The City    Semester 2
 
Korean
Course Title Available in 2025
KOREAN 205   Korea through TV Drama and Film    Semester 2
KOREAN 305   Korea through TV Drama and Film    Semester 2
 
Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2025
MEDIA 101   Film Studies    Semester 1
MEDIA 102   Media and Culture    Semester 2
MEDIA 221   Action Films    Semester 2
MEDIA 222   Comics and Graphic Storytelling    Semester 1
MEDIA 235   Visual Culture    Semester 2
MEDIA 236   Horror Media    Semester 2
MEDIA 237   Visualising Screen Stories    Semester 1
MEDIA 315   Action Films    Semester 2
MEDIA 327   Comics and Graphic Storytelling    Semester 1
MEDIA 335   Visual Culture    Semester 2
MEDIA 336   Horror Media    Semester 2
MEDIA 337   Visualising Screen Stories    Semester 1
MEDIA 340   Filmmaking    Semester 1
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2025
MEDIA 713   Media, Sound and Music    Semester 2
MEDIA 715   Visualising Difference    Semester 1
MEDIA 717   Ubiquitous Media    Semester 1
MEDIA 726   Directed Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or Semester 2 and 1
MEDIA 729   Film Evil    Semester 2
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
 
Screen Production
Course Title Available in 2025
SCREEN 700   Screenwriting Project    Semester 1
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2025
MEDIA 713   Media, Sound and Music    Semester 2
MEDIA 715   Visualising Difference    Semester 1
MEDIA 717   Ubiquitous Media    Semester 1
MEDIA 726   Directed Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or Semester 2 and 1
MEDIA 729   Film Evil    Semester 2
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 792/792AB   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or Semester 2 and 1
MEDIA 793/793AB   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or Semester 2 and 1
MEDIA 796AB   Thesis    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or Semester 2 and 1
MEDIA 797AB   Research Portfolio    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or Semester 2 and 1
 
Screen Production
Course Title Available in 2025
SCREEN 700   Screenwriting Project    Semester 1
 

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2025
MEDIA 314 Social Media Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 316 Mockumentary and Docu-Genres Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 323 Popular Music on Screens Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 328 Video Games: Theory and Culture Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 331 Recorded Music and Media Formats Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 332 Eco/media Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 333 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 334 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 338 Creating Advertising: Text, Image, Story Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 341 Writing Screen Stories Not taught in 2025
 
Art History
Course Title Not taught 2025
ARTHIST 204 Ways of Seeing Contemporary Art Not taught in 2025
ARTHIST 334 Ways of Seeing Contemporary Art Not taught in 2025
 
European Studies
Course Title Not taught 2025
EUROPEAN 200 Screening Europe Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
 
Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2025
MEDIA 202 Hollywood and its Others Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 212 Video Games: Theory and Culture Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 213 Cinema of Aotearoa New Zealand Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 214 Social Media Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 216 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 217 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 218 Popular Music on Screens Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 220 Mockumentary and Docu-Genres Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 227 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 229 Recorded Music and Media Formats Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 231 Eco/media Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 233 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 238 Creating Advertising: Text, Image, Story Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 241 Writing Screen Stories Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 307 Hollywood and its Others Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 313 Cinema of Aotearoa New Zealand Not taught in 2025
 
European Studies
Course Title Not taught 2025
EUROPEAN 300 Screening Europe Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
 
German
Course Title Not taught 2025
GERMAN 230 German Cinema from Murnau to Riefenstahl Not taught in 2025
GERMAN 331 German Cinema from Murnau to Riefenstahl Not taught in 2025
 
Māori
Course Title Not taught 2025
MĀORI  202 Decolonising the Screen in Aotearoa Not taught in 2025
MĀORI  303 Decolonising the Screen in Aotearoa Not taught in 2025
 
Sociology
Course Title Not taught 2025
SOCIOL 318 Sociology of the Media Not taught in 2025
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2025
MEDIA 716 Love in/Loving the Cinema Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 746 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 748 Special Topic: Documentary Making Not taught in 2025
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2025
MEDIA 746 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
MEDIA 716 Love in/Loving the Cinema Not taught in 2025