GOOD TO RUN THIS PROGRAM AT UNI

1. Journalism education in MUST

2. Equipment & requirements
• Specialized software and hardware
Below is the specialized software currently in use for Graduate Studies (included for informational purposes, not
necessarily required for student purchase):
• Statistics analysis (SPSS, SAS)
• Presentations (PowerPoint)

3. Course Offerings
• ADV 5005 – Advertising Planning
• ADV 6006 – Theories of Advertising
ADV 6305 – Advanced Media Planning
• ADV 6405 – International Advertising
• ADV 6503 – Advertising Creative Strategy and Research
ADV 6505 – Advertising Research Methods
• ADV 6602 – Advertising Management
• COM 6315 – Advanced Research Methods
• COM 6940 – Individual Work—Supervised Teaching
• JOU 5007 – History of Journalism
• JOU 5705 – Issues and the Press
JOU 6309 – Journalism as Literature
• MMC 5015 – Electronic Publishing
• MMC 5206 – Advanced Law of Mass Communication
• MMC 5306 – International Communication
MMC 5308 – Communicating for Success
• MMC 5708 – Intercultural Communication
• MMC 6202 – Legal Problems of Mass Communications
• MMC 6400 – Mass Communication Theory
• MMC 6402 – Seminar in Mass Communication Theory
• MMC 6409 – Science/Health Communication
• MMC 6417 – Seminar in Mass Media & Health
• MMC 6421 – Research Methods in Mass Communication
• MMC 6423 – Content Analysis Methods
• MMC 6428 – Collaborative Communication Research
• MMC 6612 – New Media and a Democratic Society
• MMC 6615 – Race, Class, Gender and Media
• MMC 6618 – Survey of Political Communication
• MMC 6619 – Seminar in Political Advertising
• MMC 6660 – Mass Communication and Society
• MMC 6665 – Seminar in First Amendment Theory
• MMC 6666 – Seminar in Research in Mass Communication Law
• MMC 6667 – Advanced Topics in Mass Communication Law
• MMC 6706 — Covering the Arts
MMC 6905 – Individual Work—Independent Study

4. Course Offerings
• PUR 6005 – Theories of Public Relations (Core)
• PUR 6006 – Public Relations Foundations (Core)
• PUR 6416 – Public Relations and Fund Raising (Elective)
• PUR 6446 – Public Relations and Philanthropy (Elective)
• PUR6506 – Public Relations Research (Core)
• PUR 6607 – Public Relations Management (Core)
• PUR 6608 – International Public Relations (Elective)
• PUR 6934 – Issues in Public Relations (Electives)
• RTV 5702 – Telecommunication Regulation
• RTV 6508 – Audience Analysis
• RTV 6801 – Telecommunication Management
• RTV 6807 – Telecommunication Outlet Systems and Practices

5. What Are the Various Fields of Mass
Communication?

6. What Qualifications Do You Need?
In order to pursue a degree in Mass Communication, you will generally need:
(1) SPM / O-Level Qualification
Minimum of 5 credits
AND
(2) Pre-University Qualification
A-Level: Minimum of 2Es or 3Ds
STPM: Minimum CGPA of 2.0
Australian Matriculation: Minimum ATAR of 60
Canadian Pre-University: At least an average of 60%
You could also choose to do a Diploma right after SPM instead of taking a
Pre-University programme.
Entry requirements for a Diploma is typically 3 credits at SPM level.

7. Mass Communication degrees are generally
3 years long.
If you decide to do a Diploma instead, it is usually
2 to 2.5 years long.
Upon successful completion of your Diploma, you can choose to either start
working, or enter directly into Year 2 of a Degree in Mass
Communication.

10. List of universities in Malaysia offer
journalism program
Diploma Foundation / Pre-
U / A-level
Master Postgraduate
Certificate