Department of Media, Film and Communication, University of Otago, New Zealand

Welcome to the Department of Media, Film and Communication

Communication Studies

Communication Studies at Otago focuses on the role of media in the social world. It is concerned with how media are used at individual, group, regional, national and global levels to achieve important or valued purposes. Media uses are assessed critically with concern about intended and unintended, desirable and undesirable consequences for individuals, nations, and the world. Strategies for using media effectively and ethically are considered. See more...

MFCO305 is no longer a required paper for the COMS majors and is not being offered in 2012. In its place, students can select another 300-level paper from those set out in the Communication Studies degree regulations. Students can be assured they will not be disadvantaged by the change and they are welcome to contact the department at mfco@otago.ac.nz if they have any questions.

Film and Media Studies

Film and Media Studies focuses on the historical, aesthetic, cultural and social significance of cinema, television and new visual technologies and their interconnections. It is concerned with the teaching of visual literacy as it applies to moving images since the advent of modernity and beyond, and looks both at dominant practices (Hollywood cinema, global media, mass-entertainment), and alternative practices (art cinema, the avant-garde and local and indigenous media). See more...

Visual Culture