SECOND MAJOR IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES (revised with effect from AY2017/2018) |
The Second Major in Communication Studies is open to students in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences except students from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI). |
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT |
A minimum of 30AUs shall constitute the revised Second Major in Communication Studies.
To fulfil this requirement, the student must complete the core courses (6 AUs), and any of the electives from the three broad specialisations of Broadcast and Cinema Studies, Communication Research and Information Analytics, and Advertising and Public Relations to fulfil minimum 24AUs for the Second Major. The courses for the Second Major in Communication Studies are read as Unrestricted Electives (UE).
The revised curriculum for Second Major in Communication Studies will be applicable for non-WKW students who is accepted by WKWSCI to read the Major in AY17-18 Semester 1. Students who are currently pursuing the Second Major in Communication Studies and have completed some of the courses have the option to switch to the revised curriculum to fulfil their Second Major. For those who wish to fulfill their Second Major by following through the existing curriculum, we will support the students on this.
Important note:
- Second Major students are allowed to read up to a maximum of three CS courses (excluding compulsory courses) on their exchange programme and count them towards fulfilling the second major requirements
- Students are not allowed to exercise the S/U option for courses that count towards the second major requirements
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CURRICULUM STRUCTURE |
COMPULSORY COURSES |
Course Code and Title |
AU |
Pre-requisite |
CS0201 Foundations of Communication Studies |
3 |
NIL |
CS0209 Media Law, Ethics and Policy |
3 |
NIL |
ELECTIVES |
Group 1 – Broadcast & Cinema Studies |
Course Code and Title |
AU |
Pre-requisite |
CS2006 Theories of Visual Communication Theories and their Applications
*This course will not be offered from AY2018/2019 onwards
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3 |
NIL |
CS2027 Genre and Narrative Strategies |
3 |
NIL |
CS4053 Popular Cinema |
4 |
NIL |
CS4054 Asian Cinema |
4 |
NIL |
CS4055 TV Studies: Critical Approaches |
4 |
NIL |
CS4068 Issues in Cinema Studies |
4 |
NIL |
CS4160 The Korean Wave: A Multidisciplinary Perspective |
4 |
NIL |
CS4260 Film Festivals: History and Theory |
4 |
NIL |
CS4079 Issues in Cinema Studies: Cinema and Social Currents |
4 |
NIL |
Group 2 – Communication Research and Information Analytics |
Course Code and Title |
AU |
Pre-requisite |
CS2007 Communication Histories and Theories |
3 |
CS0201 Foundations of Communication Studies |
CS2008 Fundamentals of Research |
3 |
NIL |
CS2050 People, Politics and the Media |
3 |
CS0201 Foundations of Communication Studies |
CS2051 Comparative Press Systems |
3 |
NIL |
CS2054 Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
NIL |
CS2056 Psychology and Communication |
3 |
NIL |
CS2057 Media Effects |
3 |
NIL |
CS2059 Social Consequences of Mobile Communication |
3 |
NIL |
CS2067 / CS2167 Communication Research Practicum |
3 / 4 |
CS2008 Fundamentals of Research |
CS2090 Digital Media Entrepreneurship |
3 |
CS0209 Media Law, Ethics & Policy |
CS2400 Foundation of Information Analytics |
3 |
NIL |
CS2401 Information Analytics: Tools, Techniques and Technologies |
3 |
NIL |
CS2403 Information Visualisation and Presentation |
3 |
NIL |
CS2405 Data Mining |
3 |
CS2400 Foundation of Information Analytics |
CS4022 Social Media Mining |
4 |
CS2405 Data Mining |
CS4037 Audience Research Methods |
4 |
CS2008 Fundamentals of Research |
CS4042 Advanced Research Methods |
4 |
CS2008 Fundamentals of Research |
CS4058 Intercultural Communication |
4 |
NIL |
CS4059 Public Opinion |
4 |
NIL |
CS4060 Persuasion and Social Influence |
4 |
NIL |
CS4061 Global Media Issues and Policy |
4 |
NIL |
CS4062 Information Society and Policy |
4 |
NIL |
CS4071 Special Topics: Media in Singapore |
4 |
NIL |
CS4072 Digital Media and Human Relationships |
4 |
NIL |
CS4086 / CS4186 Communication Research Practicum |
3 / 4 |
CS2008 Fundamentals of Research |
CS4092 New Media and Society |
4 |
NIL |
CS4264 Network Perspectives on Information, Communication and Media |
4 |
NIL |
Group 3 – Advertising and Public Relations |
Course Code and Title |
AU |
Pre-requisite |
CS2033 Corporate Communication Management |
3 |
NIL |
CS2055 Organisational Communication |
3 |
NIL |
CS2058 Integrated Marketing Communication |
3 |
NIL |
CS4030 Crisis Management |
4 |
NIL |
CS4031 Media Planning and Strategies |
4 |
NIL |
CS4034 Brand Management |
4 |
CS2058 Integrated Marketing Communication |
CS4070 Issues in Advertising |
4 |
CS2058 Integrated Marketing Communication |