specialisations

By specialising in communication leadership, you’ll develop the skills to lead through effective communication in times of crisis and beyond. You'll learn to develop advanced strategies for addressing complex societal issues like health emergencies and climate change. You’ll become adept at using digital media technologies, guiding communication with diverse groups, and implementing value-informed, regenerative communication practices to navigate and shape the future of societal and economic landscapes.

Complete the following courses

  • COMM818 Change and Sustainability (15 points)
  • COMM819 Communicating Wicked Problems (15 points)
  • COMM820 Digital Citizenship (15 points)
  • COMM821 Persuasion and Social Change (15 points)

Focused on Aotearoa New Zealand, this specialisation empowers you to challenge traditional media paradigms and amplify diverse voices. You'll gain expertise in alternative, indigenous and citizen journalism, mastering innovative storytelling techniques like transmedia and participatory formats. You’ll be able to produce content that addresses societal inequalities and promotes social cohesion, making a lasting impact in our multicultural world.

Complete the following courses

  • JOUR811 Indigenous Journalism (15 points)
  • JOUR812 Journalism of Inclusion (15 points)
  • JOUR813 Accidental and Alternative Journalisms (15 points)
  • JOUR814 Experimental Modes and Forms (15 points)

Our Media Innovation specialisation equips you to lead in today's dynamic media landscape. Focusing on digital communication, you'll gain a critical understanding of innovation across the media ecosystem. You'll explore transmedia formats, cross-platform strategies and transdisciplinary approaches, while developing practical skills to manage and strengthen innovation in the creative economy.

Complete the following courses

  • DIGM809 Media Innovation Practice (15 points)
  • DIGM810 Producing for Media Ecosystems (15 points)
  • DIGM811 Managing Innovation in the Digital Economy (15 points)
  • DIGM812 Media Futures (15 points)
Su Yeon Kang (Sue)
Michael McCarroll
Kelly Nicholson
Jhoanna Marie Abella
Robert Phillip Alexander Wooster
Su Yeon Kang (Sue)
Great graduatesSu Yeon Kang (Sue)Integrated Warehousing Solutions Operations Specialist – Value Added Services, DHL Global Forwarding (NZ) LtdMaster of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business
Postgraduate Diploma in Supply Chain ManagementShe loves her role in warehouse logistics, says business alumna Su Yeon Kang (Sue) who is working in warehousing solutions for DHL Global Forwarding (NZ) Ltd.She loves her role in warehouse logistics, says business alumna Su Yeon Kang (Sue) who is working in warehousing solutions for DHL Global Forwarding (NZ) Ltd.
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Michael McCarroll
Great graduatesMichael McCarrollNational Delivery Manager, Transpower New Zealand LtdMaster of Engineering Project ManagementHis studies helped him realise his passion for improving the current ways of working in the New Zealand engineering industry, says Michael McCarroll.His studies have helped him realise his passion for improving the current ways of working in the New Zealand engineering industry, says Michael McCarroll who is studying a Master of Engineering Project Management at AUT. Because he is balancing studying part-time with his full-time job at Transpower New Zealand Ltd in Wellington, Michael is grateful for the flexibility his degree has offered.
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Kelly Nicholson
Great graduatesKelly Nicholson Doctor of Philosophy
Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)How do institutional and non-institutional factors enable economic harm in Aotearoa New Zealand? That’s the interesting topic Kelly Nicholson is exploring for her PhD in finance.How do institutional and non-institutional factors enable economic harm in Aotearoa New Zealand? That’s the interesting topic Kelly Nicholson is exploring for her PhD in finance.
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Jhoanna Marie Abella
Great graduatesJhoanna Marie AbellaAssociate Study Coordinator, New Zealand Clinical ResearchBachelor of ScienceContributing to advancements in global health is what she loves most about her career, says Jhoanna Marie Abella who now works for New Zealand Clinical Research.Contributing to advancements in global health is what she loves most about her career, says Jhoanna Marie Abella who now works for New Zealand Clinical Research.
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Robert Phillip Alexander Wooster
Great graduatesRobert Phillip Alexander WoosterDiploma in Visual ArtsStarting his university studies with the Diploma in Visual Arts Tītohu mō te Toi Ataata reminded him how much he loves the arts, says Robert Phillip Alexander Wooster.Starting his university studies with the Diploma in Visual Arts Tītohu mō te Toi Ataata reminded him how much he loves the arts, says Robert Phillip Alexander Wooster.
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