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The course provides students with a foundation in the theoretical principles and practices of communication. It introduces theories of how communication shapes and responds to human relationships in different interpersonal, digital/online, organisati...

This course introduces students to the theories and practices of Intercultural Communication. Students will develop skills that are increasingly important to communicate effectively and appropriately when engaging in intercultural interactions.Consid...

Even in a modern world dominated by visual and digital media, written communication remains the most essential and powerful tool not only in the university but in all social and professional contexts. This course draws on traditions of literary and c...

The course teaches skills in both critical and creative reading and writing, through engagement with a wide range of poetry. You will explore the effects of concision, ornament, sentence structure, repetition, metre and form.

This course develops students' critical academic literacy in communication research. We will overview key paradigms, theories, and methods used to conduct research across the spectrum of industries, platforms, texts, audiences, and everyday social in...

This course explores theories and practices of intercultural communication. Students will apply these theories and practices in case studies with a view to identifying effective communicative strategies in intercultural interactions. Topics covered i...

This course is a broad introduction to the field of political communication. It introduces key political actors and institutions and their use of communication, including political parties, governments, campaign groups, voter-citizens and other organ...

This course examines the complex and dynamic relationship between communication and society, including the broader social contexts of culture, politics, and economics. It incorporates global as well as Aotearoa- focused theories and practices related...

This course focuses on how intercultural communication is central to global citizenship, using real and potential communication breakdowns caused by linguistic and cultural diversity. Students will develop skills and strategies to negotiate differenc...

This course looks at the rise of the public relations and associated promotional professions and their impact on communication power and democracy. The first half of the course sets out a number of theoretical perspectives, including those from: indu...

This course examines communication in organisations and workplaces. Students will be introduced to different ways to think about the relationship between communication and organisations. How do people work together in teams or groups? What role do co...

This course explores the relationship between English literature and journalism from the 18th to the 21st century. It considers questions of fact and fiction, objectivity, and style, across a range of genres. Students have the opportunity to produce ...

Not merely a tool of academic assessment, the essay is an art form with a long and rich history in English and other literatures. This course analyses classic essays from the Renaissance to the 21st century, and uses these as models for students' own...

The proliferation of digital media is pushing the boundaries of literary and creative communication in Oceania. This course is grounded in the digital and environmental humanities as it asks students to navigate Indigenous transformations of writing ...

Students will undertake a project to demonstrate their theoretical and applied learning in communication studies. This may either take the form of a small research project using appropriate theories and method or an applied project demonstrating digi...

This course treats translation not only as it is conventionally understood (as linguistic substitution) but in its broader sense of cross-cultural communication. Analysing a range of case studies (including crowd-translation, fan-subbing, localizatio...

The course examines the connections between international communication systems, flows of information, capital and media content and the international political system. Themes include communication and ‘empire’, the impact of informational capitalism...

This course explores the role digital communication and information networks play in reshaping contemporary and future society. Different perspectives on digital society and the information economy are introduced. The course then examines the democra...

This course provides students with strategies for engaging in intercultural communication in international contexts. Topics may include: global citizenship and intercultural communication; intercultural communication in situations of conflict and cri...

This course examines the theory and practice of political speechwriting. In the first half of the class students will analyse a number of important historical and contemporary political speeches, identifying the rhetorical and stylistic devices emplo...

This course explores how identities and relationships are made visible when we communicate. How do people negotiate who they are in their daily interactions with others? How do identities and relationships shape how we accomplish co-ordinated actions...

This course supports students in undertaking a research project under close supervision. Applying principles and practices covered in previous courses in the major, students will make a scholarly, civic or creative contribution to the study of interc...

This course introduces students to a range of campaign skills to help equip them for future employment in political communication, including work for political parties, interest groups and think tanks. Part of the course will cover formulating and im...

This course examines the intersection between social media, politics and society, analysing platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram to understand their role in our lives, in our political discourse and in shaping our culture. We exami...

This course examines the intersection between social media, politics and society, analysing platforms like Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram to understand their role in our lives, in our political discourse and in shaping our culture. We examine the...

This course will be a workshop-based seminar that explores how different forms of creative nonfiction and personal writing respond to contemporary issues, likely with a focus on the environment. Students will read a range of model forms and be suppor...

In this course you will connect your literary and creative communication skills to writing that addresses the public sphere(s). You will look at classic and contemporary examples of public and political writing, from Wollstonecraft and Orwell to Te P...

Developing the themes of LCCM 272 The Art of the Essay, this course offers advanced critical analysis and creative practice of more specialised forms of non-fictional written communication. Topics include digital writing (from the tweet to the multi-...

Māori writers, leaders, and intellectuals have engaged with and in English for over two centuries. In this course, you will explore the interweaving of Māori literary concepts and the English language across fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. This cour...