Bachelor of Communication Studies (Honours) - AUT University
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The Bachelor of Communication Studies (Honours) is a postgraduate degree offering a blend of contextual and creative options.
Students choose papers to suit their individual interests, including a core research methods paper and at least one paper that contextualises current developments in media and communication studies. Further choices include other contextually oriented papers and a range of creatively focussed papers.
Students also complete a dissertation, in consultation with the Programme Leader and a supervisory team. The dissertation can be produced in a traditional academic form but students are encouraged to develop research which includes a creative component (such as a critical/theoretical, historical and period screenplay, in-depth journalism, digital media artefact, radio programme, or public relations campaign). Dissertations that include a creative component will also include an historical exegesis which places the creative work in its critical / theoretical and personal context.
Programme Code: AK1261
Level: 8
Points: 120
Duration: One year full time / Two years part time
Venue: City Campus
Starting date: 3 March 2008
Application deadline: 16 November 2007
AUT encourages early application.
Late applications will be accepted if the programme is not full.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- In order to be admitted to a one-year bachelors degree with honours, applicants shall normally have completed an undergraduate degree gained with a minimum of a B average in the relevant field of study and over 75 points at level 7 from a New Zealand university or equivalent.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Applicants for whom English or Māori is not their first language are required to provide proof of an acceptable pass/grade gained in an accepted English language test.
THE KEY SKILLS YOU WILL ACQUIRE
Advanced practical and/or theoretical knowledge and skills in communication studies.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Journalism, public relations, screen-writing and the digital media. This degree may also be taken by those pursuing higher study progressing to Masters or Doctoral study.
FURTHER STUDIES
Master of Communication Studies
Doctor of Philosophy
PAPERS
Semester One: Select 60 points in total Points
Including 15 points from
149107 Media Communication Research Methods (15)
149136 Mediated Discourse Analysis (15)
And at least 15 points from
149111 Media, Culture & Society (15)
149112 New Media & Society (15)
149114 Time, Space & Globalisation (15)
And no more than 30 points from
149117 Animation (15)
149118 Asia-Pacific Journalism (15)
149135 Documentary (15)
149120 Interactive Media (15)
149121 Investigative & Agenda-Setting Journalism (15)
149122 Organisational Communication (15)
149123 Post-Production (15)
149124 Public Relations (15)
149125 Radio (15)
149126 Screenwriting (15)
149128 The Creative Industries, Culture & the Marketplace (15)
Semester Two: Select 60 points in total
Either
148112 Dissertation (A) (30)
And 30 points from
149108 A Political Economy Approach to the Media (15)
149140 Advanced Post Production and Animation (30)
149138 Celebrity Culture & the social organisation of fame (15)
149110 Media Communication Reading Paper (15)
149137 Multimodal Interaction Analysis (15)
Or
148113 Dissertation (B) (60)
