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Subject Overview

Media and Screen Studies primes you to think critically and creatively about media – from cinema and TV to popular music, comics, videogames and social networking sites. In our courses, students engage with media as cultural forms and means of expression, developing analytical thinking alongside practical storytelling skills.
You can study genres like horror, action, drama and documentary alongside vital issues like gender, race and environmental justice. In a world filled with screens large and small, it’s more important than ever to understand media’s narratives, images, industries and social impact.

Knowledge and Skills

You can choose from a range of courses which study communication, film, television and media from diverse approaches — theoretical, aesthetic and historical — and complete your own research project.

Potential Careers

Our graduates have careers in film and television production and distribution, advertising, broadcasting, marketing, public relations, curating, archiving, editing, publishing, journalism and reviewing.

Schedule

Schedule Notes

Prerequisite: A major/specialisation in Communication, Media, Film and Television, Media and Screen Studies or an equivalent subject approved by the Academic Head or nominee

Plan Schedules

Complete 120 points comprising:

  • At least 90 points from Courses from the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) specialisation in Media and Screen Studies, and
  • 0 to 30 points from Courses from the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Schedule, and
  • 0 to 30 points from UOFAK - University of Auckland Other Courses

Selected courses must include exactly 120 points at level 700.

Courses from the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) specialisation in Media and Screen Studies

Complete at least 90 points from the following:

Courses from the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Schedule

Complete 0 to 30 points from the following:

Selected courses must be approved by all Academic Heads concerned.

Other Courses

Select between 0 and 30 points from University of Auckland.

Selected courses must be approved by all Academic Heads concerned.