Start date

Campus
Offshore

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
OBJO

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS total [6.0]
  • IELTS reading [6.0]
  • IELTS writing [6.0]
Equivalent English qualifications (PDF)

Aim

The program aims to enable students in Malaysia to achieve an understanding of Journalism, and a continuous development of language and expressive skills; understanding and practice of the methods, techniques and principles of professional journalism; and a grounding in the humanities and social sciences to enable them to bring an informed and critical awareness to bear on the issues they will be reporting and interpreting.

Content & Structure

The program requires the completion of courses totalling 108 units, comprising 18 units of foundation courses, a 36 unit professional major, a 27 unit general studies sub-major, an 18 unit minor and two specified electives. The professional major and the minor are both taken in Journalism. The program provides students with professional studies and specialised skills and studies in the field of journalism. The program provides an opportunity for the development of skills in print and broadcast journalism, offers an understanding of major issues facing the working journalist, and prepares graduates for work in the mainstream media.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
Communication: Rhetoric and Reasoning L COMM 1047 4.5
Media Literacies HUMS 1013 4.5
Computers: Communication and Society INFT 1003 4.5
Global Societies POLI 1014 4.5
Principles of Journalism COMM 1022 4.5
Public Relations 1 CMM COMM 1055 4.5
Media Contexts COMM 1059 4.5
Issues in Publication and Design COMM 1043 4.5
SECOND YEAR
Principles of Broadcasting COMM 1019 4.5
Media Law COMM 2026 4.5
Journalism Ethics COMM 1021 4.5
News Design for Print and Web COMM 2038 4.5
Digital Storytelling COMM 2071 4.5
Public Relations 2 COMM 2037 4.5
Introduction to Digital Media INFT 1014 4.5
News Writing COMM 1023 4.5
THIRD YEAR
Journalism Professional Practice COMM 3053 9
Advanced News Writing COMM 3021 4.5
Introduction to Film and Television Production INFT 1015 4.5
Advanced Radio News COMM 2019 4.5
International Media Communications COMM 3023 4.5
Creative and Feature Writing for the Media COMM 3007 4.5
Advertising: Images, Industry and Audience COMM 3006 4.5