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Management Communication papers prepare students for careers in public relations, communication consulting and professional writing.
Management Communication is available as a major for the BCS and BMS. Management Communication may also be taken as a second major or as a supporting subject within other undergraduate degrees, subject to academic approval of the Faculty or School of Studies in which the student is enrolled. The requirements for the BCS and BMS majors are prescribed in the Waikato Management School Student Handbook.
To complete a second major in Management Communication for degrees other than the BCS and BMS, students must gain 120 points above 100 level in Management Communication, including MCOM231, MCOM292, MCOM392, and at least 40 further points above 200 level.
Note: Candidates must gain at least 60 points at 100 level in any subject(s) before enrolling in Management Communication papers at 200 level, and at least 180 points, including 60 points at 200 level, in any subject(s) before enrolling in Management Communication papers at 300 level.
Note on Assessment: To be eligible to pass these papers students should normally achieve a minimum grade of D in the internal assessment and the final examination, and an overall grade of C.
| 100 level | 200 level | 300 level | 400 level | Prescriptions for the GradCert(MgtComm) and GradDip(MgtComm) | Prescriptions for the BMS(Hons), PGCert(MgtComm), PGDip(MgtComm), BCS(Hons) and MMS | Prescriptions for the MPhil | Prescriptions for the PhD |
100 level |
| MCOM102 - 10A (HAM) - Introduction to Communication in a Digital Age |
| MCOM103 - 10B (HAM) - Journalism and Professional Practices |
| MCOM104 - 10A (HAM) & 10B (HAM) - Business Writing |
| MCOM132 - 10A (HAM) - Creative Communication in Management |
| MCOM133 - 10B (HAM) - Introduction to Corporate Communication |
| MNGT100 - 10B (HAM) - Management and Sustainability |
200 level |
| HRMG241 - 10A (HAM), 10B (HAM) & 10S (HAM) - Organisational Behaviour |
| MCOM200 - 10A (HAM), 10B (HAM) & 10S (HAM) - Management Communication |
| MCOM220 - 10A (HAM) - Communication Theory |
| MCOM231 - 10A (HAM) - Interpersonal Communication |
| MCOM233 - 10A (HAM) - Public Relations Practices |
| MCOM235 - 10B (HAM) - Media and Public Relations |
| MCOM237 - 10A (HAM) - Advertising Communication and Creativity |
| MCOM238 - 10B (HAM) - Communication, Health and Wellbeing |
| MCOM239 - 10B (HAM) - Events and Communication Management |
| MCOM292 - 10B (HAM) - Business Communication |
| MSYS212 - 10B (HAM) - E-Business in Organisations |
300 level |
| HRMG341 - 10A (HAM) - Managerial Behaviour |
| HRMG342 - 10A (HAM), 10B (TGA) & 10B (HAM) - Human Resource Management |
| MCOM330 - 10S (TGA) & 10S (HAM) - Professional Speaking and Speechwriting |
| MCOM331 - 10A (HAM) - Managing Conflict and Consensus |
| MCOM332 - 10A (HAM) - Professional and Public Relations Writing |
| MCOM333 - 10B (HAM) - Public Relations Campaigns |
| MCOM334 - 10B (HAM) - Public Relations Cases |
| MCOM335 - 10B (HAM) - Media and Public Relations |
| MCOM337 - Advertising, Branding and Identity.com |
| MCOM338 - 10B (HAM) - Managing Health Relationships |
| MCOM339 - 10B (HAM) - Events and Communication Management |
| MCOM340 - 10A (HAM) - Communicating Social Change |
| MCOM380 - Special Topic |
| MCOM387 - 10A (HAM), 10B (HAM) & 10C (HAM) - Communication Internship |
| MCOM390 - 10A (HAM), 10B (HAM) & 10Y (HAM) - Directed Study |
| MCOM392 - 10A (HAM) - Managing Organisational Communication |
| MCOM398 - Careers and Communication Consulting Methods |
| MCOM399 - 10B (HAM) - Communication Investigation in the Workplace |
| STMG330 - 10A (HAM) - Management Technology and Organisation |
400 level |
| HRMG402 - 10B (HAM) - Human Resource Management and Practice |
| MCOM430 - 10S (TGA) & 10S (HAM) - Professional Speaking and Speechwriting |
| MCOM431 - 10B (HAM) - Negotiation and Persuasion |
| MCOM432 - 10A (HAM) - Professional and Public Relations Writing |
| MCOM434 - 10B (HAM) - Public Relations Cases |
| MCOM476 - 10A (HAM) - Communicating Across Cultures |
| MCOM480 - Special Topic |
| MCOM490 - 10A (HAM), 10B (HAM) & 10Y (HAM) - Directed Study |
| MCOM499 - 10C (HAM), 10D (HAM), 10E (HAM) & 10F (HAM) - Report of an Investigation |
| STMG430 - 10A (HAM) - Management Technology and Organisation |
Prescriptions for the GradCert(MgtComm) and GradDip(MgtComm) A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Management Communication at an advanced level in their first degree. The requirements for the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are prescribed in the Waikato Management School Student Handbook. |
Prescriptions for the BMS(Hons), PGCert(MgtComm), PGDip(MgtComm), BCS(Hons) and MMS Management Communication may be taken as a major for the BMS(Hons) and as a subject for the BCS(Hons) and MMS. A Postgraduate Certificate and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Communication are also available. The requirements for the major, subjects, Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma are prescribed in the Waikato Management School Student Handbook. |
| MCOM530 - 10A (HAM) - Communication Research Methods |
| MCOM565 - Meaningful Work and Wellbeing |
| MCOM566 - Special Topic |
| MCOM572 - News Media |
| MCOM576 - 10B (HAM) - Intercultural Communication |
| MCOM577 - Gender and Communication |
| MCOM579 - 10B (HAM) - Communication in Organisations |
| MCOM581 - Public Relations and Sport |
| MCOM582 - Public Relations in the Culture Industries |
| MCOM583 - 10A (HAM) - Communication and Leadership |
| MCOM584 - 10B (HAM) - Global Sustainability Issues for Public Relations |
| MCOM585 - 10A (HAM) - Corporate Public Relations |
| MCOM586 - Communication and Technology |
| MCOM587 - 10A (HAM), 10B (HAM) & 10C (HAM) - Communication Internship |
| MCOM590 - 10A (HAM), 10B (HAM), 10S (HAM) & 10Y (HAM) - Directed Study |
| MCOM591 - 10C (HAM) - Management Communication Dissertation |
| MCOM592 - 10C (HAM) - Management Communication Dissertation |
| MCOM593 - 10C (HAM) - Management Communication Thesis |
| MCOM594 - 10C (HAM) - Management Communication Thesis |
| MCOM599 - 10C (HAM), 10D (HAM), 10E (HAM) & 10F (HAM) - Report of an Investigation |
Prescriptions for the MPhil The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality. |
| MCOM800 - 10C (HAM) - Management Communication MPhil Thesis |
Prescriptions for the PhD The Doctor of Philosophy is a two year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality. |
| MCOM900 - 10C (HAM) - Management Communication PhD Thesis |
Current information as of 3 March 2010 5:19pm
