Develop key skills for a radio career, and run an FM and online radio station with other radio students.

Radio is fast-paced, dynamic, and immediate. 

Radio works smoothly on multiple platforms, and is at the forefront of popular culture – delivering music, opinion, and information to ever more savvy and demanding audiences. 

If you love music and popular culture, radio and audio media could offer several great career opportunities.

AUT radio and audio media students are sought after by major radio companies for part-time work during their studies and exciting careers after they graduate.

Key features

• NZ’s only university degree in radio
• Access to the university's state-of-the-art radio and audio studios
• Real experience in the university's student radio station, Static 88.1 FM
• Interact with representatives from Radio New Zealand, RadioWorks, NZME, and The Radio Bureau

• Certified copy of your birth certificate or passport
• Certified copy of marriage certificate (If required)
• Official academic transcripts
• English Language Proficiency (If Available)
• CV/Work experience (If required)
• A copy of the document(s) in the original language/and official English translation

All applicants need to meet AUT’s minimum entry requirements qualification equivalent to New Zealand year 13 or University Entrance.

High school qualifications from different countries:

India: 

• 12 years of schooling with an overall average of 75% in four academic subjects, including a min 60% in English from the All-India Senior Certificate (AISSC).
• All other Higher Secondary State Board Examinations require an overall average of 80% in four academic subjects with a min 65% in English.

China:

• Senior High School graduation plus one year of successful study at bachelor's level; or
• Senior High School graduation plus completion of a two-year diploma, with good grades, at a recognized university.
• A Tier 1 score in the National University Entrance Examination (Gaokao) at a recognized institution

Don’t meet the entry requirements?

Consider starting with the university's Diploma in Arts.

Foundation programmes

If you don’t have the academic qualifications needed for direct entry into an AUT programme, you can enroll in a foundation programme.

If you successfully complete the foundation programme and get the required grades, you are guaranteed entry into an appropriate AUT programme.