Course details

Summary

AUT communications students and graduates are internationally recognised, having won the Sally Logan-Milne Young Practitioner of the Year award, CAANZ AXIS award, ORCA awards, Cannes International Advertising award and NZ Student Marketer of the Year award.

Study communications at AUT and you have access to industry standard facilities and equipment, including a media centre, radio studio and fully equipped TV studio, journalism training newspaper Te Waha Nui, student radio station Static 88.1 fm and student-run PR agency Outside the Square. You also gain invaluable workplace experience before you graduate.

Digital media is at the heart of modern communication. Explore how to make digital media communicate effectively, look great, sound great and tell a great story.

AUT's Digital Media major is a mix of media communication and technology, and prepares you for a wide range of careers, including as a digital strategist, mobile app designer or digital media producer.

You work on various digital media projects, and deliver your work via mobile devices, broadcast media or broadband communication, on time and on budget. You learn to recognise new creative markets as they emerge, manage teams and projects, and design new workflows.

Career opportunities

Digital strategist
Digital media project manager, producer or consultant
Digital video specialist
Instructional media designer
Interactive media producer or consultant
Mobile app designer
Mobile content developer
Motion graphics designer
Post-production special effects designer
Production assistant
Visual designer for print and online media
Web administrator/designer

Entry criteria

Applicants must be 18 years old and hold a qualification equivalent to New Zealand Year 13.

Preferred entry

Preference will be given to applicants who have completed Year 13 with:

NCEA: A rank score of 180 or higher, with 14 credits in each of two subjects from Classical Studies, Drama, English, Geography, Health Education, History, History of Art, Media Studies, Social Studies, Te Reo 毛利 or Te Reo Rangatira
CIE: A rank score of 150 or higher including a minimum AS level grade of C in at least one of the subjects listed above, or equivalent
IB: A minimum of 28 points including a minimum grade 5 in one of the subjects listed above, or equivalent.

Other documentation may be requested.

English Language requirements:

IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with all bands 6.0 or higher; or equivalent; TOEFL iBT score of 80; Computer-based: Total score of 213 with a minimum essay rating of 4.0; Certificate in English for Academic Study (CertEAS) with B/B+ grade; GIE with B grade; CAE minimum overall score of 169; PTE minimum overall score of 50.