Courses in Communication

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 726 Directed Study Semester 1, or Semester 2, or Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
MEDIA 741 Time and the Moving Image Semester 1
MEDIA 742 Directed Study Semester 1, repeated Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 312 Documentary and Social Change Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 743 Chinese Film Genres Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 318 Technology Futures Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 781 Research Project Semester 1, or Semester 2, or Semester 1 and 2 (full year)

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 321 News and Journalism in the Digital Age Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 781 Research Project Semester 1, or Semester 2, or Semester 1 and 2 (full year)

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Drama
Course Title Available in 2024
DRAMA 100 Presentation and Performance Skills: Taking the Stage Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 781 Research Project Semester 1, repeated Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

English
Course Title Available in 2024
ENGLISH 121 Reading/Writing/Text Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 781 Research Project Semester 1, repeated Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Māori
Course Title Available in 2024
MĀORI  130 Te Ao Māori: The Māori World Summer School, repeated Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 781 Research Project Semester 1, repeated Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 212 Video Games: Theory and Culture Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 781 Research Project Semester 1, repeated Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 214 Social Media Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Screen Production
Course Title Available in 2024
SCREEN 700 Screenwriting Project Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 314 Social Media Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Screen Production
Course Title Available in 2024
SCREEN 700 Screenwriting Project Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 328 Video Games: Theory and Culture Semester 1
Pacific Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
PACIFIC 105 The Contemporary Pacific Semester 2
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Available in 2024
POLITICS 233 Politics, Media and Public Sphere Semester 2

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 713 Media, Sound and Music Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Politics and International Relations
Course Title Available in 2024
POLITICS 345 Political Marketing Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 713 Media, Sound and Music Semester 1
MEDIA 715 Visualising Difference Semester 1
MEDIA 716 Love in/Loving the Cinema Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 100 Communication, Technology and Culture Semester 1

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 715 Visualising Difference Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 101 Understanding Communication in Maori and Pacific Worlds Semester 2

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 716 Love in/Loving the Cinema Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 102 Communication and Social Change Semester 2

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 726 Directed Study Semester 1, or Semester 2, or Semester 1 and 2 (full year)

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 103 Digital Communication and Practice Semester 2

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 741 Time and the Moving Image Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 105 Introduction to Communication and Leadership Semester 2

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 741 Time and the Moving Image Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 207 Communication Research Methods Semester 1

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 742 Directed Study Semester 1, repeated Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 208 Digital Communication Ethics Semester 2

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 743 Chinese Film Genres Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 210 Practicing Communication in Maori and Pacific Worlds Semester 1

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 781 Research Project Semester 1, or Semester 2, or Semester 1 and 2 (full year)

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 212 Narratives of Social Change Semester 1

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 781 Research Project Semester 1, or Semester 2, or Semester 1 and 2 (full year)

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 213 Communication and Persuasion Semester 2
COMMS 214 Communication and Inclusive Leadership Semester 1

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 781 Research Project Semester 1, repeated Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 303 Sports Media (Students should enrol in SPORT 305) Semester 2

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 781 Research Project Semester 1, repeated Semester 2

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Available in 2024
COMMS 307 Communication Internship Semester 1, repeated Semester 2

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Available in 2024
MEDIA 781 Research Project Semester 1, repeated Semester 2
MEDIA 793/793AB Dissertation Semester 1, or Semester 2, or Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
MEDIA 796AB Thesis Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
MEDIA 797AB Research Portfolio Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
Screen Production
Course Title Available in 2024
SCREEN 700 Screenwriting Project Semester 1

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2024
MEDIA 729 Film Evil Not offered in 2024; planned for 2025

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 311 Problems and Issues in Contemporary Communication Not taught in 2024

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2024
MEDIA 746 Special Topic: Žižek Through Hitchcock Not taught in 2024

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 315 Environmental Communication Not taught in 2024

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2024
MEDIA 748 Special Topic: Documentary Making Not taught in 2024

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Māori
Course Title Not taught 2024
MĀORI  271 Māori and the Media / Te Ao Paho Not taught in 2024

   

Master of Arts - MA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 700 Digital Futures Not taught in 2024

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2024
MEDIA 222 Comics and Visual Narrative Not offered in 2024; planned for 2025

   

Master of Arts - MA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 702 Communication Excess and Avoidance Not taught in 2024

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2024
MEDIA 327 Comics and Visual Narrative Not offered in 2024; planned for 2025

   

Master of Arts - MA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 704 Special Topic: Communication and Culture Not taught in 2024

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Sociology
Course Title Not taught 2024
SOCIOL 318 Sociology of the Media Not taught in 2024

   

Master of Arts - MA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 704 Special Topic: Communication and Culture Not taught in 2024

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 702 Communication Excess and Avoidance Not taught in 2024

   

Master of Arts - MA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 704 Special Topic: Communication and Culture Not taught in 2024

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 104 Advertising and Society Not taught in 2024

   

Master of Arts - MA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 704 Special Topic: Communication and Culture Not taught in 2024

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 200 Writing in the Workplace Not taught in 2024
COMMS 201 Journalism Studies Not taught in 2024

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2024
MEDIA 729 Film Evil Not offered in 2024; planned for 2025

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 202 Audiences and Users Not taught in 2024
COMMS 203 Television Journalism Not taught in 2024

   

Master of Arts - MA

Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2024
MEDIA 746 Special Topic: Žižek Through Hitchcock Not taught in 2024

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2024
COMMS 205 Writing: Concept and Craft Not taught in 2024
COMMS 206 Special Topic: 'Persuasion and Power' Not taught in 2024
COMMS 209 Special Topic Not taught in 2024
COMMS 304 Gender, Politics and the Media Not taught in 2024
COMMS 308 Special Topic Not taught in 2024