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    Media Studies – Postgraduate Diploma in Arts

    Massey University
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    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Graduate Diploma

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    Online

    Campuses

    Distance and online

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake DeadlinesMay-2026
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    Go to the official application for the university

    Duration 1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    NZD 36,730  / year
    Next Intake May-2026

    Media Studies – Postgraduate Diploma in Arts

    About

    Specialise in Media Studies for your Postgraduate Diploma in Arts at Massey

    Get sought-after media skills

    The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Media Studies) gives you advanced study of the media.

    Media studies analyses the production, consumption and content of a range of media including:

    • film
    • social media
    • television
    • popular music
    • smartphones.

    At Massey, media studies is taught through an innovative qualification that blends theory with creative practice. You’ll develop versatile skills that will make you highly sought-after in many careers.

    Engage with the future of the media world

    Develop an advanced understanding of the varied conceptual tools needed for analysis and argumentation concerning media texts, forms, processes and practices.

    You’ll learn how media industries, policy and technology influence the production, distribution and consumption of media.

    Learn from the leaders

    Massey offers the latest educational technology through our new state-of-the-art facilities and our online learning system. Your lecturers are internationally published experts in their fields, and span the breadth of contemporary media studies.

    Further study

    This qualification offers a pathway to Massey’s master’s qualifications such as the Master of Arts (Media Studies).

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Admission to Massey

    All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.

    Specific requirements

    To enter the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts you will have been awarded or qualified for the Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in the intended postgraduate subject, or equivalent.

    You will need to have achieved a grade average in your bachelor degree that demonstrates an adequate level of preparation for the postgraduate qualification. This normally means that a B- grade average or above is required.

    You will need to provide copies of all official academic transcripts for studies taken at all universities other than Massey University.

    English language requirements

    To study this qualification you must meet Massey University's English language standards.

    English language skills

    If you need help with your English language skills before you start university, see our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses.

    English Program Requirements

    English Evidence Academic IELTS^: 6.5 overall and minimum 6.0 in each band
    English Evidence TOEFL iBT: Overall score 90, minimum 20 in Writing
    English Evidence Pearson Test of English (PTE): 58 overall and minimum 50 in each communicative skills

    Career

    Massey’s Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Media Studies) can lead to a variety of career options, including:

    • advertising
    • digital postproduction
    • film and TV production
    • web content editing
    • journalism
    • public relations.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    NZD 36,730 

    Application Fee

    NZD  
    Massey University

    Media Studies – Postgraduate Diploma in Arts

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