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This course enables students to put their professional knowledge into a broader context of the communication landscape and the wider social landscape. It will be divided into a series of modules in which different aspects of the context will be studied. Students will develop competence to work in bicultural and global contexts, learn about the responsibilities of a good communication practitioner and be asked to reflect on the kind of role they wish to fill. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Communication or Graduate Diplomas in Journalism or Strategic Communication. Note, this course cannot be done at a distance as the learning involves in-person discussion and activities, including assessed group work, and a noho marae.
Knowledge: You will develop an understanding of the communication landscape and broader social landscape as it relates to professional practice. This includes:understanding of key questions about the context within which communication professions workunderstanding of major shaping factors on good practiceunderstanding of the responsibility of communication practitioners in a bicultural contextawareness of social and cultural difference, both nationally and internationallyknowledge of local and global mediascapesSkills: You will develop the broader critical competence required of a communication professional. This includes the ability to:construct an argument about responsible and ethical practiceperform a critical analysis of the context of a communication practicereflect on and critically evaluate their own beliefs, values, ethics & identities in relation to communication practicedeveloping confidence in your ability to work across cultural boundaries
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
30 points COMS 200-level or 60 points BC Schedule V. HoD mandatory.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Tara Ross
Domestic fee $2,108.00
International fee $8,737.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .