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Curriculum Structure (2024 Intake)

 

For graduation, students are required to complete 128 units.

 

Graduation Requirements

School Core Courses

9 units
Major Courses
55-73 units
University Core Courses

13 units
General Education Courses

18 units
Free Electives

up to 33
Total
128 units

 

Curriculum Structure


Journalism and Digital Media Major
Public Relations and Advertising Major Game Design and Animation Major

 

General Education (GE)

The General Education (GE) Programme provides the foundation of a well-rounded university education. The goal of the programme is to promote Whole Person Education (WPE) through exposure to a range of transferable skills, guiding principles, and attitudes that all students will need in their future professional and personal lives. For more information, please refer to the website of General Education Office.

 

Taught Postgraduate Courses

Year 3 and Year 4 students with GPA 3.0 or above are allowed to take at most two taught postgraduate courses offered by the School of Communication.

 

List of taught postgraduate (TPg) courses for available for Year 3 and Year 4 undergraduate students with a cGPA 3.0 or above:

 

1. MA in International Journalism Studies

JOUR7010       International Relations Theory and Practices
JOUR7150       Business News Writing
JOUR7160       Principles of Economics
JOUR7170       Business and Finance
JOUR7280       Big Data Analytics for Media Communication

 

2. MA in Communication and MSocSc in Media Management

COMM7050    Media and Communication in Chinese Societies
COMM7130    Globalization of Media & Communications
COMM7310    International Advertising
COMM7560    Political Communication & Public Opinion
COMM7580    Social Media Marketing
COMM7780    Big Data Analytics for Media Communication
COMM7830    Media Communications and Psychology