Victoria University of Wellington

This course examines the foundations of Earth Science. It covers understanding and mitigating climate change and natural hazards, including sea-level rise, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. In addition, the course covers environmentally responsible management of natural resources such as groundwater and minerals. 

This course examines the introduction to digital music and audio through computer programming, sound synthesis, and audio effects, with a focus on learning through creative work. Students will gain core abilities in computer programming that will enable them to generate and process sound for use in creative disciplines such as interactive game audio, sound design, web sound, sound art and composition.

This course examines Mātauranga Māori and Māori narratives through design, using both analogue and digital techniques.
 
 

This course examines the media industries in Aotearoa New Zealand through a series of case studies, including television, radio, newspapers, telecommunications, and film. These are discussed in terms of how ownership, regulation, funding/revenue, cultural norms and technological convergence affect media practices. It considers how the NZ media sector is influenced by global media markets, how media value chains are changing in response to new media and evolving audience demands, and the public policy issues these raise (e.g. cultural identity, democratic engagement and Maori representation).

This course focuses on the values and ideologies that underpin social policy and public policy in New Zealand. Students examine the economic, political, and institutional arrangements within New Zealand which impact upon policy development and implementation.