Broadcasting and journalism demands a combined set of skills and knowledge both in print and broadcasting industries. Broadcast copy is written to be read by a newscaster with accurate words and sentences which compliments picture, video and audio leading to a perfect story. Print journalists must prepare themselves to write, report and deliver the content for print parallel with the emergence of new media.
The television, radio and new media industries continue to evolve in exciting ways. As the news business moves more rapidly from printed newspapers to electronic news, the demand for graduates equipped for the industries of broadcasting and journalism will only grow, especially in areas that include politics, investigative journalism, talk shows, science and technology, entertainment and sports. The programme will train students to not only hone their writing and editing skills in broadcasting and journalism, but also to be more enterprising and inquisitive in order to stand out from the crowd.
Writing Skills for Communicators • Introduction to Web Technology • History of Journalism • News Writing and Reporting I • Principles to Broadcasting • Screen Production Techniques •
Compulsory 1 - Philosophy and Current Issues (Local Students only) • Communication - Malay Language 2 (International Students only) • Compulsory 2 (Choose 1 only) - Bahasa Kebangsaan A (Only Local students without Credit for BM in SPM) • Leadership Skill and Human Relation • Entrepreneurship • Compulsory 3 - Appreciation of Ethics
Media Law & Ethics • News Media Institutions • Digital Photography • Principles of Public Relations • News Writing and Reporting II • Compulsory 4 - Community Service
Feature Writing • Media Audience Studies • TV News • Graphic and Publication Design • Broadcast Scriptwriting • Elective (Choose 1 only) - Corporate Communication • Public Relations Writing
Global Classroom
Online and Mobile Journalism • Communication Research Methodology • Social Psychology • Radio News • Current Affairs & Talk Shows • International Relations Studies
Political News Analysis • Documentary Studies • Fundamentals of Organisational Behaviour • Newspaper Production • Elective (Choose 1 only) - Investigative Journalism • Corporate Production • Entrepreneurship • Compulsory 5 - Comparison of Ethnics
Internship
Broadcast Production Project • International Public Relations • Dissertation
A pass in STPM or its equivalent, with a minimum of Grade C (GPA 2.00) in any two subjects and a credit in English at SPM or its equivalent OR
A pass in STAM with a minimum grade of Jayyid and a credit in English at SPM or its equivalent OR
Pass UEC with a minimum of grade B in 5 subjects OR
A Diploma or its equivalent, with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 and a credit in English at SPM or its equivalent OR
A Diploma in Media and Communication or its equivalent OR
Matriculation/Foundation or its equivalent, with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 and credit in English at SPM or its equivalent. AND
English Proficiency Requirement for International student
IELTS 5.0 OR TOEFL iBT 34 OR TOEFL PBT 410-413 OR CAE160 (Cambridge Advance English) OR CPE 180 (Cambridge Proficiency English) OR CFE 154-161 (Cambridge First English) OR PTE 36 (Pearson Test of English Academic).