You can study Taylor Swift at NZ uni?!?!

Signing up for this paper rn. 

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has announced it will be launching a brand-new class, Taylor Swift: Communications Professional, this summer - Australasia’s first university-level course studying the star.

The new summer school course, offered by AUT’s School of Communication Studies, will analyse Swift’s 18-year career through the lens of communications disciplines, a media release said on Wednesday.

Producer Carwen and Producer Shannon were lecturers when they taught Hayley about Taylor Swift's eras.

Senior lecturer Rebecca Trelease said Swift’s prowess as a “communications professional” has become a backbone for maintaining her career in the media.

“I think we grow tired of women in the media quicker than we do of men. Like no one’s sick of Ryan Gosling yet,” Gleason said in February. “[The] tall poppy grows too big and the tide turns on them.

“I think [she’s] in for the long haul, so yeah - there’s going to be a lot of Taylor Swift.”

So ready for this. 

According to the course synopsis on AUT’s website, Swiftie students will learn terminology and theoretical viewpoints to conduct critical media analysis of the star’s audio and visual content.

Pupils will also carry out a case study critiquing how Swift applies the principles of a particular communication discipline to amplify her career.

Taylor Swift: Communications Professional will run from November 18 to December 13, which will mark Swift’s 35th birthday.

Modules will be held three days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am to 12pm at AUT’s City Campus.

Looking forward to an easy A++ with this one.

“If there is sufficient interest, the course could also be offered online, allowing people who can’t make it on to campus a chance to explore communication studies through Taylor Swift,” Trelease said.

Here's how to enrol xx

Submit your application via the AUT website; current students can enrol via My AUT, while those who are not currently studying are required to complete an application form. There’s a blank space, baby, just write your name (sorry). Apply by November 15, 2024. 

The domestic fee for the summer school course is $847.44, while the international fee is $4250. For all students, there is a student services levy of $143.27.

So the question is... are you ‘Ready for It?’

First published by NZ Herald, republished with permission and edits

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