Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Media and Communication

University of Canterbury

The Bachelor of Arts with Honours or BA(Hons) is for high-achieving Bachelor of Arts students (or those from equivalent degrees) to select from a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. UC's BA honours degree is made up of a personalised study programme, which includes elective coursework and a supervised research component. Communication shapes the world we live in – whether by media professionals, large organisations, or individuals. By studying Media and Communication, you will learn how to analyse and produce communications and media, and how other people understand it within their own social worlds. Study Involve: Explore how media builds community, reinforces norms or drives social change, and how consumption of media affects culture, politics, and behaviour. Individual and group projects on multiple platforms – digital, television, podcasts, and more. Create relationships with professional media guest speakers from industry and benefit from presentations and seminars from guest lecturers from around the world.

Faculty of Arts