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Students from a country where English is not the first language, must obtain a minimum English Language competency level.
IELTS: 6.0 (no band less than 5.5)
TOEFL iBT: 80 overall (min 19 in Writing)
PTE Academic: 50 Overall (min 42 in communicative skills)
Cambridge English: 170
Create, critique and connect with your media world
Discover how the media shape our society, our culture, our economy and ourselves. The Bachelor of Communication (Media Studies) will give you the skills to translate your knowledge into a professional career in communications and media across a wide range of industries.
Media studies is an exciting discipline that will prepare you for future challenges in an information-rich society. Media studies analyses the production, consumption and content of a range of media including film, social media, television, popular music and smartphones. You will explore the formal characteristics of these media and their social, cultural, political and economic implications.
Media studies is taught through an innovative programme that blends theory with creative practice. The skills you will develop with this major are versatile and highly sought-after in many careers, with digital media literacy becoming increasingly important across all sectors.
A deeper understanding
The Bachelor of Communication (Media Studies) gives you deep understanding of our information-rich society and it reveals the power of the media within culture, society, politics and economics. This equips you to be involved in the media and advise others on how to engage with the media in productive and positive ways.
You will understand how decisions on what is communicated, using which platforms and through which medium, impact on our lives and our understanding of the world.
Media studies is geared towards creating flexible and critical thinkers and makers who are equipped to become digitally literate, politically-engaged citizens.
Sought-after by employers
85% of graduates are employed within six months of graduation. These graduates are employed across nine different industry categories with more than 60 different job titles.
International recognition
Massey University’s communication and media studies programmes are ranked in the top 150 world-wide (by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) rankings). We are ranked No.1 in New Zealand and in the top 150 in the world for our business administration and communication programmes by ShanghaiRanking.
Will you change the world?
At the heart of our programme is the study and creation of a variety of media forms. We consider different aspects of the media and their relationships to the historical, social and cultural contexts in which they occur. You’ll be encouraged to use lateral-thinking skills to understand the media world and participate in shaping its future. If you want to change the world for the better but also want to ensure that you have professional career prospects in the business, government or non-profit spheres, this is the major for you.
Understand and create media
During your study you will have the opportunity for hands-on experience in pre-production, filming and post-production using industry-standard software in digital media labs.
You will couple these hands-on skills with creative ways of employing media texts in meaning-creation. You learn how society and the media interact, how to help interpret the media world for clients and how to work within media-related jobs.
As part of your study you will produce a diverse range of media projects including:
Websites
Short fiction films
Podcasts
Music videos
Photography portfolios
Short documentaries
Media scriptwriting
Multimedia installations
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Choose your major courses from the following list (each course is 15 credits):
Compulsory course – 15 credits from:
Digital Media: Theory and Practice
No more than 60 credits from:
Advertising and Consumer Society
Popular Culture and the Media
Digital Media Production I
International Film History
Screen Media
Documentary (Non-fiction) Film
At least 60 credits from:
Script Writing
Creativity in the Community
Culture, Power and the Media
Gender and Race in the Media
Hollywood Cinema
Digital Media Production II
Screen Fictions
Social Media and Digital Cultures
Trauma and the Media
Global Media Cultures
Independent Media in the Information Age
Popular Music Studies
New Zealand Cinema
Television Studies
Humour and the Media
Major requirements: A major consists of 120 credits in Media Studies, including Digital Media: Theory and Practice and at least 60 credits at 300-level.
Minor requirements: A minor consists of 60 credits in Media Studies, including at least 15 credits at 300-level.
Media studies graduates have pursued careers in wide-ranging fields such as advertising, public relations, radio, film and television, with government agencies and in teaching.
Our broad-based introduction to media technologies and forms, such as photography, video and audio, provides you with the digital know-how necessary to succeed in a wide range of media functions and careers.
Media studies gives you the expertise not just to work in the media. It provides you with media expertise within any industry or organisation that engages with the media or with public audiences. In today’s media-rich world, that’s almost every organisation. Media studies qualifies you to work in organisations that connect with and advise on the media. This includes media production and post-production companies, advertising and design agencies, government departments, non-governmental and private organisations. These organisations may engage with, produce or circulate media.
Studentsafe Insurance - NZ$810
