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This course builds on the foundational skills and knowledge required for communicating news and information to various publics. You will learn how to develop your reporting and multimedia skills to produce engaging digital content. You will also gain knowledge of your ethical responsibilities and learn to critically reflect on your own and others' media practice. The course combines analytical skills with practical experience, including fieldwork and work placement opportunities, to help consolidate the links between theory and practice and develop independence in professional work. Please note, the course’s strongly practical focus requires active in-class engagement. It is not a distance course. Note: This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) or Graduate Diploma in Journalism.
effective organisational and time management skills, including an ability to meet deadlinesan advanced critical knowledge of news and current affairsa better understanding of the role of journalism in society in general and in contemporaryNew Zealand in particularenhanced research and investigative skills, including the retrieval and critical analysis ofinformation from a range of sources using a range of toolsan ability to produce journalism independently using a range of media tools, for a range ofplatforms, particularly online, and to recognized industry standardsan ability to conduct interviews to recognized industry standardan ability to communicate with and work effectively and collaboratively with othersa high standard of ethical behaviouran advanced ability to reflect critically on your own and others' media practicean enhanced ability to apply analytical and critical reasoning to multimedia media production
Limited Entry. (i) COMS331 (ii) Permission from the Head of Department.
Tara Ross
Domestic fee $1,889.00
International fee $7,748.00
* 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.
Maximum enrolment is 25
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .