Course details

Summary

WHAT IS IT LIKE?

Much of our knowledge of the wider world and ourselves is derived from the various 'screens' popular culture and the mass media use to entertain, inform, and instruct. The social, economic, and cultural importance of the mass media for communication in modern life requires critical analysis and understanding.

In a world where it is difficult to escape the impact of the media, Media Studies provides analysis and understanding of the production, consumption, and content of the media industries. The approach is interdisciplinary, drawing on linguistics, textual analysis, cultural studies, aesthetics, politics, ideologies of gender, race, social class, and national identity, and the media industry's codes, conventions, and production techniques.

The course includes a practical component as a useful learning supplement.

Careers

Media Studies can lead to a variety of career options, including those in the list below.

• Advertising
• Editing
• Film making
• Journalism
• Public relations

The requirements for the Diploma in Arts endorsed in Media Studies are:

Pass in both:
230.111 Tū Kupu: Writing and Inquiry
230.112 Tū Arohae: Critical Thinking

Pass 75 credits in Media Studies consisting of:
at least 45 credits at 200- and 300-level in Media Studies
30 credits at any level in Media Studies

The remaining 15 credits for the Diploma in Arts can be from Part II of the schedule for the Bachelor of Arts degree (including further courses from the endorsement subject) and/or courses offered in other undergraduate degrees.

Entry criteria

Applicants must have completed New Zealand secondary school qualification or other equivalent overseas qualification.

English Language Requirements:

• IELTS score of 5.0 (no band less than 5.0)
• TOEFL iBT score of 61 overall (min 17 in Reading & Writing)
• PTE Academic score of 36 Overall (min 36 in communicative skills)
• Cambridge English score of 155