Courses in Communication and Social Change

Bachelor of Communication - BC

Note: Courses also include ENVSCI 101 and SCIGEN 101, which are taught by the Faculty of Science.
For information about these courses, see Faculty of Science course information.

Communication
Course Title Available in 2026
COMMS 100   Communication, Technology and Culture    Semester 1
COMMS 101   Understanding Communication in Maori and Pacific Worlds    Semester 2
COMMS 106   Communicating Your Way: Platforms, Organisations, Communities    Semester 2
COMMS 207   Communication Research Methods    Semester 1
COMMS 210   Practicing Communication in Maori and Pacific Worlds    Semester 2
COMMS 212   Narratives of Social Change    Semester 1
COMMS 213   Communication and Persuasion    Semester 1
COMMS 307   Communication Internship    Semester 1
COMMS 311   Problems and Issues in Contemporary Communication    Semester 2
COMMS 312   Documentary and Social Change    Semester 2
COMMS 313   Principles and Practices of Social Communication    Semester 2
COMMS 315   Environmental Communication    Semester 1
COMMS 321   News and Journalism in the Digital Age    Semester 1
COMMS 322   Designing Visual Communication    Semester 1
 
Drama
Course Title Available in 2026
DRAMA 100   Presentation and Performance Skills: Taking the Stage    Semester 1
 
Gender Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
GENDER 101   Gender: Global and Local    Semester 2
 
Linguistics
Course Title Available in 2026
LINGUIST 100   Introduction to Linguistics    Semester 1, repeated Semester 2
LINGUIST 101   Language, Mind and Society    Semester 1
 
Philosophy
Course Title Available in 2026
PHIL 104   Ethics and Justice    Semester 2
PHIL 225   Power, Critique and Emancipation    Semester 2
PHIL 345   Power, Critique and Emancipation    Semester 2
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Available in 2026
POLITICS 106   Global Politics    Semester 1
POLITICS 222   Public Policy: Actors, Processes and Politics    Semester 2
 
Sociology
Course Title Available in 2026
SOCIOL 100   Issues and Themes in Sociology    Semester 1
SOCIOL 229   Environmental Sociology    Semester 2
SOCIOL 333   Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine    Semester 2
 

   

Bachelor of Communication - BC

Communication
Course Title Not taught 2026
COMMS 304 Gender, Politics and the Media Not taught in 2026
COMMS 314 Risk, Crisis and Disaster Communication Not taught in 2026
COMMS 316 Decolonising Technology and Data Not taught in 2026
COMMS 320 Communication Project Not taught in 2026
 
Gender Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
GENDER 301 Gender, Sex and Commodification Not taught in 2026
 
Media and Screen Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
MEDIA 231 Eco/media Not taught in 2026
MEDIA 332 Eco/media Not taught in 2026
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Not taught 2026
POLITICS 229 Mana Māori Motuhake / Māori Politics and Public Policy Not taught in 2026
POLITICS 313 Governing Planet Earth Not taught in 2026
 
Sociology
Course Title Not taught 2026
SOCIOL 210 Colonisation, Globalisation and Social Justice Not taught in 2026