Bachelor of Communication

Summary

With a BC, you will develop skills in media content production, planning, and research in international and national contexts.

You will have the opportunity to use a variety of communication technologies, including digital, audio and visual, and social media in areas like journalism, creative projects, and communications scenarios catering to different audiences. You will also learn to meet strategic goals of corporates and drivers of social change.

What will my study involve?

• Opportunities to use your skills in practical ways, including working with local organisations, and with a variety of communication technologies including digital, audio and visual, and social media platforms.
• Placements in local newsrooms as part of the Journalism major.
• Tauwhitinga Māori is the only Māori communications major on offer in Aotearoa.
• With links to international partners in journalism and media studies, we offer guest lectures from global experts each semester.

Subjects and Courses

• COMS101 Media and Society
• COMS105 Public Communication
• WRIT101 Writing for Academic Success
• One course chosen from these options
• COMS201 Media Audiences
• COMS207 Social Media
• COMS231 Digital Media Production
• DIGI204 Communicating with Data and Digital Media
• COMS330 Communication in Context
• Communication Strategy and Practice
• Journalism
• Political Communication
• Tauwhitinga Māori: Māori Communication Strategy and Practice