Public Relations department
The Public Relations department is part of communication studies at AUT. Our public relations courses prepare students for the many aspects of a PR career, and cover reputation management, communication strategy and marketing communication.
We are proud of our strong industry links and offer the only student-run PR consultancy to support not-for-profit organisations.
Undergraduate study in public relations will give you a solid grounding in this area.
The Public Relations department offers a range of postgraduate degrees:
Research in communication studies
We believe in high-quality research that has impact, and have world-class researchers and research strengths across communication studies.
More about our researchIndustry associations
Outside the Square is NZ's only student-run PR consultancy giving pro-bono help to not-for profits. Students work with industry mentors.
