The programme is designed to cultivate a global mindset and equip students with knowledge on both local and international media landscapes. It also provides practical training on multilingual and multicultural competencies and professional skills in journalism and creative media in the global context.
PROGRAMME CURRICULUM
Elective Social Science Faculty Package courses
• Required courses:
- Introduction to global communication
- Mass communication theories
- Global affairs and public issues
- Resident study at the University of Sussex, the United Kingdom for one year
- Intercultural communication
- Field study I & II
- Senior research project
• Elective courses
• Summer internship (optional)
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
• Built on the collaboration with the School of Media, Film and Music, the University of Sussex, the United Kingdom
• Equip students with professional knowledge, unique international learning exposure and global mindset by exchange studies in the United Kingdom for one year
• Courses will examine the complex nature, processes and impact of globalisation on media and the innovations associated with the development of new modes of communication in a transversal approach to media studies, journalism, cultural studies, global media management, cross-cultural communication, etc.
• Study trips and media agency visits to major cities in Asia and Europe will be organised to enable students to apply theory to practice
CAREER PROSPECTS
Graduates can pur sue careers in multinational corporations, transnational news organisations, global advertising and public relations agencies, new media organisations, government and non-profit organisations. Graduates can also pursue postgraduate studies in the area of global communication, media studies and related fields.
