Journalism pathway - Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Studies

You need to complete 120 points in total.

Complete the following courses

• JOUR803 Journalism Law and Ethics (15 points)
• JOUR807 News Reporting (30 points)
• JOUR808 Audio-Visual News Production (15 points)
• JOUR809 Newsroom Production (30 points)

Choose another 30 points from

• ADVT880 Understanding Brands (15 points)
• ADVT881 Brand Communication Studio (15 points) *
• ADVT883 Brand Stories (15 points) *
• ADVT884 Not-for-profit Communication (15 points)
• ADVT885 Retail Engagement (15 points) *
• ADVT886 Brands and Social Change (15 points)
• COMM801 Popular Media and Contemporary Society (15 points) *
• COMM803 A Political Economy Approach to the Media (15 points) *
• COMM804 Celebrity Culture: Media and the Social Organisation of Fame (15 points) *
• COMM805 Cooperative Education (30 points) *
• COMM806 Media Communication Reading Paper (15 points) *
• COMM807 Media Communication Research Methods (15 points)
• COMM810 Digital Society (15 points)
• COMM811 Project (30 points) *
• COMM812 Selected Topics in Media Communication Practice (15 points) *
• COMM814 Global Crises and the Media (15 points) *
• COMM815 Mediated Political Talk (15 points)
• DIGM801 Online and Social Media Communication (15 points)
• DIGM802 Digital Visual Communication (15 points)
• DIGM803 Interactive and Mobile Media (15 points) *
• DIGM804 Moving Image (15 points) *
• DIGM805 Web Media (15 points)
• DIGM806 Digital Content Strategy (15 points)
• DIGM807 Digital Interaction and User Engagement (15 points)
• DIGM808 Digital Strategies (15 points)
• JOUR800 Magazine Journalism (15 points) *
• JOUR801 Asia-Pacific Journalism Studies (15 points) *
• JOUR802 Investigative and Agenda-Setting Journalism (15 points) *
• JOUR804 Journalism Theory and Practice (15 points) *
• JOUR805 News Editing and Design Workshop (15 points) *
• JOUR806 Public Affairs Reporting Workshop (15 points) *
• JOUR810 International Journalism Project (15 points) * (More information)
• PUBL801 International Public Relations (15 points) *
• PUBL802 Journalism and Media Relations (15 points) *
• PUBL803 Strategic Public Relations (15 points)
• PUBL804 Public Relations Concepts and Critique (15 points)
• PUBL805 Public Relations Project (30 points) *
• PUBL806 Global Communication Project (15 points) *
• PUBL807 Health Communication (15 points) *
• PUBL808 Advocacy and Activism (15 points) *
• RADC801 Radio (15 points) *
• TVSP801 Practical Screen Production (15 points) *
• TVSP805 Producing for the Screen (15 points) *
• TVSP808 New Directions in Screen Production (15 points) *
• TVSP809 New Zealand / Pacific Documentary Studies (15 points) *
• TVSP810 Screen Project: Directing (15 points) *
• TVSP811 Making Cinemas of Difference (15 points) *

^{* Not offered in 2024}

More details about courses in the Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Studies

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Enrolment in courses is subject to meeting all requirements and availability of courses. Some courses may only be offered once per year. To find out more, contact the postgraduate coordinator at the email address above. The timetable may be subject to change and courses could be cancelled if there aren’t enough students enrolled.