Second Year Papers

See the requirements for Screen and Media degrees for more details on the undergraduate and graduate degrees using Screen and Media Studies as a major or supporting subject. Our HANDBOOK provides a variety of forms of general information for students (including requirements for assessment).

The ONLINE TIMETABLE provides details of the scheduling of weekly teaching sessions.

= Bachelor of Arts core paper
= Bachelor of Media and Creative Technologies core paper

A SEMESTER

ANTH205-11B (HAM) ANTHROPOLOGICAL MEDIA
For details see the Anthropology in the Programme of Societies and Cultures

SMST201-11A (HAM) AOTEAROA / NEW ZEALAND SCREEN

Convenor: Stan Jones

Students explore historical and contemporary locally-made screen media, in order to develop their understanding of how screen representations have both reflected and help construct our understanding of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Prerequisite: SMST101 or SMST102
Internal assessment/ examination ratio: 1:0
Required book: Book of readings (available for purchase through Campus Copy)

SMST212-11A (HAM) VIDEO PRODUCTION 2 (A semester)

Convenor: Gareth Schott

Students work in small production teams to write, produce, direct and edit a short film from initial idea to screening, thereby developing practical and critical understanding of the production process.
Note: Enrolment limited to 45 students per semester; preference given to students who have successfully completed SMST101. (Criterion: Minimum grade of B average across 100 level papers, then accepted in order of enrolment).

Prerequisite: SMST112
Internal assessment/ examination ratio: 1:0

SMST214-11A (HAM) SCREEN STUDIES 2: WORLD MEDIA

Convenor: Geoff Lealand

Students investigate the relationships between world media and mainstream media with an emphasis on world cinema and unfamiliar media texts.

Prerequisite: SMST101 or SMST102
Internal assessment/ examination ratio: 1:0
Required book: Book of readings (available for purchase through Campus Copy)

SMST217-11A (HAM) SCREEN MEDIA AND DIGITAL PRACTICES

Convenor: Gareth Schott

Students develop knowledge and skills in creative technologies and cultural practice, produce digital material for the screen and develop awareness of issues around methodologies and theoretical implications of contemporary media and creative technologies.

Internal assessment/ examination ratio: 1:0

B SEMESTER

CHIN204-11B (HAM) VISUALISING CHINA: FILM, MEDIA AND CULTURE
For details see the Chinese in the Programme of Humanities

MUSI240-11B (HAM) SCREEN MUSIC COMPOSITION
For details see the Music Programme

PHIL219-11B (HAM) MEDIA ETHICS
For details see the Philosophy Programme

POLS200-11B (HAM) POLITICS AND THE MEDIA
For details see the Political Science Programme

SMST207-11B (HAM) MEDIA AND SOCIETY 2: MEDIA RESEARCH

Convenor: TBC

An introduction to research in media studies.

Prerequisite: SMST101 or SMST102
Internal assessment/ examination ratio: 1:0

SMST209-11B (HAM) TOPICS IN MEDIA REPRESENTATION

Convenor: Ann Hardy

Studying visual representations of gender in our society helps us realise that there are socio-economic and political forces directing our feelings and thinking in ways that this paper critically examines.

Internal assessment/ examination ratio: 1:0
Required book: Book of readings (available for purchase through Campus Copy)

SMST212-11B (HAM) VIDEO PRODUCTION 2 (B semester)

Convenor: TBC

This paper repeats the Video Production 2 paper from the first semester. (See SMST212-10A above)
Note: Enrolment limited to 45 students per semester; preference given to students who have successfully completed SMST101. (Criterion: Minimum grade of B average across 100 level papers, then accepted in order of enrolment).

Prerequisite: SMST112
Internal assessment/ examination ratio: 1:0

SMST215-11B (HAM) AMERICAN MEDIA

Convenor: Geoff Lealand

Film, television music and other media forms produced in the United States have long dominated the globe. This course examines the past, present and future of American media and its relationship with the rest of the world.

Prerequisite: SMST101 or SMST102
Internal assessment/ examination ratio: 1:0

SMST216-11B (HAM) TELEVISION: MEDIUM, NARRATIVE AND AUDIENCE

Convenor: Geoff Lealand

This paper covers the history and current structure of television in New Zealand and in comparable countries. Topics include: ways of studying television, narrative in television and writing for television.
Internal assessment/ examination ratio: 1:0
Required book: Book of readings (available for purchase through Campus Copy)

SOCY202-11B (HAM) POPULAR CULTURE
For details see the Sociology in the Programme of Societies and Cultures

SUMMER SCHOOL

SMST210-11S (HAM) SMALL STUDIO PRODUCTION 1

Convenor: Emit Snakebeings
An introduction to basic studio management and the further development of individual production skills.
Note: Enrolment limited to 50 students.

Internal assessment/ examination ratio: 1:0