Students can study from anywhere in the world via the web, although some papers have a mandatory New Zealand-based contact course. Jenny teaches in the English, Expressive Arts and Academic Writing programs from the Auckland campus. Erin teaches and researches primarily in the area of American and New Zealand literature, with a particular interest in genre.
Elspeth teaches Expressive Arts in the Bachelor of Communication, Massey's innovative multidisciplinary communication degree, as well as supervision at postgraduate levels (BC Honours, Master of Communication, Master of Arts and PhD). A Bachelor's degree with a minor in the intended graduate course followed by an approved Graduate Certificate in Arts in the intended graduate course;. A Bachelor of Arts degree with a degree in the intended postgraduate subject or close equivalent; or.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a minor in the intended postgraduate subject followed by a GradCertArts approved in the intended postgraduate subject or similar equivalent; or. A Bachelor of Arts degree followed by a GradDipArts in the intended postgraduate subject or similar equivalent. The Bachelor's degree in Communication with Honors is rewarded with a subject in the primary field of study.
A qualification for students who have completed a BA (Hons) or a PGDipArts in the same subject as their undergraduate major.
Distance learning has many benefits for you as a student, most notably the flexibility to study from anywhere in the world and work the hours that suit your other life commitments. But it also requires a special degree of independence in your study habits to set aside the hours of intense concentration that are required and to leave enough time in your writing schedule to draft and revise conceptually challenging assignments. Each course has a website available through Massey's online learning system, Stream (http://stream.massey.ac.nz).
You can also chat with students in other subjects via the school's postgraduate Stream site and Facebook page. It is awarded to students who are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in English. 6,000 awarded for one year to students enrolled in the final year of full-time studies for: Bachelor's Degree, Honors Degree, Diploma or Postgraduate Diploma or up to the first year of a two-year Master's degree.
Up to $15,000 per year for a master's degree student and up to $25,000 for a doctoral student awarded for one year to eligible students for a master's or PhD degree. 15,000 awarded for one year to students enrolled or eligible to enroll full-time in the thesis research component (90-120 credits) of their master's degree. 25,000 awarded per year up to a maximum of 3 years to students enrolled or eligible to enroll in a 120 credit research paper over a 12-month period towards a PhD.
28,000 per annum awarded for a maximum of 3 years to students enrolled or eligible to enroll full-time for a research paper of 120 credits during a period of 12 months for a doctoral degree. To provide assistance to female postgraduate students who wish to further their studies, particularly at doctoral level. You can apply on a competitive basis for money to help with research-related costs such as the cost of equipment, travel to libraries, archives and resource centres, and other types of expenses that your supervisor can explain to you.
You cannot claim expenses related to the final production of a research report or thesis. Only travel expenses approved by the school and booked with an authorized university supplier can be reimbursed. For PhD students, funding for research-related costs (currently up to $3000 at the time of your enrolment) is available on application to the Head of School.
139.703 Critical and Creative Research
An advanced introduction to rhetoric and composition as a framework for research writing and writing instruction. In addition to accessing the Course Guide, students will be required to access core and supplementary digital study resources, contribute to discussion forums, and complete online activities and assessment assignments. Essential study resources that can be published in print will be made available to students who request them.
139.724 Literary Revolutions
An advanced exploration of contemporary New Zealand writing and its relationship to international aesthetic practices, in the context of globalization and postcoloniality. Demonstrate sustained and complex close reading of technical and stylistic innovation in contemporary New Zealand literary texts;. Develop written, spoken and creative forms of critical inquiry in response to contemporary New Zealand fiction and poetry.
139.760 Writing Lyric Poetry: Blurring the
It explores the types of stories to be told through theater and how we can tell them. The exploration of these issues involves the examination of a range of historical and contemporary models of community theatre. Students will then participate in exploratory workshops, community research, writing, rehearsals, and theatrical performances.
Participate in a range of activities such as reading, exploratory workshops, seminars, storytelling and performance to stimulate your thinking;.
154.704 Researching Media and
A study of the historical phenomenon of film noir, along with the related genre of the novel noir. Emphasis will be on classic film, but newer texts will also be examined. Close familiarity with the weekly case study films as well as the written texts is expected.
Access to an online learning environment is required so that students can access the Course Guide, expected learning outcomes and assessment tasks. The online learning environment may also be required to access additional study resources and to submit assignments electronically.
154.708 Modern Fiction, Popular Culture
Through the examination of key theorists, particular emphasis is placed on the crucial role technology plays in shaping space, time and experience. Identify, analyze and explore major themes in the study of technology as expressed by selected theorists;. Demonstrate advanced critical understanding of philosophical, political, agential, ethical, economic, and ecological arguments that underpin contemporary issues in the study of technology.
Demonstrate an advanced critical understanding of the historical, spatial and temporal relationships between technologies and cultural change; Demonstrate an understanding of how to apply relevant research methodologies relevant to the study of contemporary technology and culture.
154.721 The Communication Field
This course examines the critical context of contemporary media practice, exploring how media texts, technologies and institutions respond to and produce processes of globalization. Students will focus on the use of digital and mobile media technologies and will consciously negotiate decisions regarding the cultural, social, political, economic, ethical and environmental implications of their media production, distribution and consumption. Demonstrate advanced critical understanding of the main theoretical approaches to globalization and be able to use them in their work;.
Identify and understand how their practices of media production, distribution and consumption contribute to global citizenship;.
219.705 Advanced News Media Processes
The penultimate version of the thesis should be made available to the supervisor at least six weeks before the expected date of final revision. Your report must conform to the requirements of MLA or APA referencing style as agreed with your supervisor. To discuss publication of the research and to come to some agreement on the timing and authorship of the publication.
Provide guidance on the nature of the research and the standard to be expected, on the planning of the research programme, on literature and sources and on the required skills and techniques; The supervisor's role is to help you achieve the best outcome you are capable of. 34; Freedom Within: The Representation of Madness in Paulo Coelho's Veronika Decides to Die and Janet Frame's Faces in the Water".
34; Speaking of the Unspeakable: The Construction and Presentation of Narratives in Literary and Popular Novels of Trauma." 34; Narrative Bending: The Subversion of Watakushi Shoestsu in Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being and an extract from My Amy.
34;From Aspiring to 'Paradise': The South Island Myth and its Enemies: A Critical and Creative Investigation into the Deconstruction of Aotearoa's Lakes District.". Drawing a Daisy on a Post-it'": Expressions of the Phenomenology of Illness in Literary fiction set in 1956 and today.” Baxter, Mervyn Thompson, Renée and Robert Lord, Five playwrights who helped change the face of New Zealand drama."
34; Biomedical Discourse and Lifeworld Discourse in Contemporary New Zealand Poetry on a Medical Theme." 34; Skanks, Tramps and Sex Toys: Representations of Women in Men's Lifestyle Texts and the Negative Effects on Self-Esteem of women.
34; From Popular Art to Mass Culture: Autonomous Technology and the Intellectual History of Fast Food." ITS manages the operation of student computer labs that offer Mac and Windows PC computers.
