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Study Communication Studies at Otago

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements
• Further Information

Overview

Communication Studies may be defined as the study of the processes and effects of interpersonal and mass communication involving the production, reception, and human processing of aural, verbal and visual messages in their cultural contexts.

The interdisciplinary programme has been developed in response to the recognised need for graduates who understand the processes, effects, and cultural implications of communication in the Information Age. The revolution in information and communications technology has wrought profound changes in the way we experience the world and conduct our social, political and commercial affairs. It has produced more powerful systems of mass communication than have ever been seen before, which manipulate the ways in which we impart and receive information, and influence the ways in which we construct our individual and collective identities. It has resulted in a globalized economy with new pressures for increased understanding of intercultural communication, as well as the implications of modern technology and media for commercial and political interactions. Above all, it has introduced new interfaces with technology that affect every one of us in our daily lives.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts)
• Master of Arts (MA)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Papers

See the full list of Media, Film and Communication (MFCO) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Communication Studies

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	MFCO 103 At least one of MFCO 102, MFCO 104	18 18
200-level	MFCO 202 MFCO 205 One of MFCO 203, MFCO 212, MFCO 217, MFCO 251, GEND 205	18 18 18
300-level	MFCO 303 Three of MFCO 304, MFCO 305, MFCO 311, MFCO 312, MFCO 313, MFCO 315, MFCO 317, GEND 305	18 54
Plus	198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts	198
Total		360

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Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) majoring in Communication Studies

Stage	Papers	Points
1st stage	MFCO 103 At least one of MFCO 102, MFCO 104 90 further points	18 18 90
2nd stage	MFCO 202 MFCO 205 Two of MFCO 203, MFCO 204, MFCO 212, MFCO 217, MFCO 251, COMP 212, GEND 205, MANT 221, MART 201 48 further points STAT 110 recommended	18 18 36 48
3rd stage	MFCO 303 Three of MFCO 304, MFCO 305, MFCO 311, MFCO 312, MFCO 313, MFCO 315, MFCO 317, MFCO 320 30 further points	18 54  30
4th stage	MFCO 490 MFCO 401 48 points from MFCO 403, MFCO 404, MFCO 409, MFCO 431, or other approved papers	48 24   48

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Programme Requirements

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Communication Studies

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) programme in Communication Studies is the same as the fourth stage course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours.

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Minor Subject Requirements

Communication Studies as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	MFCO 103	18
200-level	MFCO 202	18
300-level	MFCO 303	18
	Two further papers from those available for Communication Studies major subject requirements, one of which must be at 200-level or above	36
Total		90

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Further Information

Please visit our website at http://www.otago.ac.nz/mfco