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AMU1017Academic literacies

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Arts

This unit is designed to introduce you to the literacies required for academic study in their degree courses. Language use at university differs from 'generic' language. These differences will be explored through discussion and practice....

Semester 2Malaysia

AMG5026Advanced readings in social, political and media theory

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Arts

The unit is a reading course that grounds you in contemporary debates on a range of social, political and media theory at an advanced level through a mixture of lecture inputs and seminars. You will acquire interdisciplinary skills in...

Semester 2Malaysia

AMU4727Advanced readings in social, political and media theory

UnitLevel 4|12 credit points|Arts

The unit is a reading course that grounds you in contemporary debates on a range of social, political and media theory at an advanced level through a mixture of lecture inputs and seminars. You will acquire interdisciplinary skills in...

Semester 2Malaysia

AMG5046AI and the future of Asian industries

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you examine how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping strategic communication and the creative industries across Asia, with a focus on Southeast and East Asian contexts. You explore three core technologies—generative AI,...

Semester 2Malaysia

AMU2014AI-powered public relations: Social media, digital PR and emerging technologies

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on public relations. You will learn how AI is reshaping PR practices by automating tasks, enhancing media monitoring, improving audience targeting, and...

Semester 2Malaysia

AMU4718Arts honours dissertation 1

UnitLevel 4|12 credit points|Arts

Under the supervision of an academic staff member, you will develop, and commence the implementation and reporting of, a research project on an approved topic of your own devising. This unit is followed by Arts honours dissertation 2...

Semester 1Malaysia

AMU4719Arts honours dissertation 2

UnitLevel 4|12 credit points|Arts

Under the supervision of an academic staff member, you will implement and report on a research project commenced in the unit Arts honours dissertation 1 (AMU4718) on an approved topic of your own devising.

Semester 2Malaysia

AMU3021Audience studies: Sources and methods

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit you will be introduced to the variety of historical and ethnographic resources necessary to conduct audience research such as fan magazines, census data, fire insurance maps and personal interviews. You will be provided with...

Semester 1Malaysia

AMU3650A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

International crises are complex phenomena driven by states and a variety of non-state actors including media conglomerates, epistemic communities and intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. This unit examines a number of...

Semester 2Malaysia

AMU2625Borders, people and identity: Migration in the 21st century

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

This unit explores the political, economic and social determinants of national migration policies and the impact that these policies have on a wide variety of migrants around the world. We will investigate the roles that states,...

Semester 1Malaysia

AMU2016Climate change communication in Malaysia

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will consider the divide between climate science communication and the media coverage of climate change. You will examine six barriers to the successful communication of climate change: the nature of climate change...

Semester 2Malaysia

AMU2880 Climate justice challenges in the Indo-Pacific

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time. Globally we are in a race to both decarbonise our economies and adapt to climate impacts and this means driving large changes across systems spanning energy, health,...

Summer AMalaysia

ATS2880Climate justice challenges in the Indo-Pacific

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time. Globally we are in a race to both decarbonise our economies and adapt to climate impacts and this means driving large changes across systems spanning energy, health,...

Summer AClaytonMalaysia

AMG5004Communications and media management

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Arts

You will learn through this unit that media and communications is not just situated in the domain of creative endeavours, but that successful communication and media management is crucial to the growth and survival of any organisation....

Semester 2Malaysia

AMG5751Communications industry internship

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Arts

You are provided with an opportunity to undertake a supervised internship in the media industry. Prior to the start of semester you are responsible for identifying and contacting a suitable industry partner and arranging the placement as...

Summer BMalaysia

AMG5742Communications research project

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you are to develop an independent research project related to communication and media studies. The topic is chosen by you and developed with the advice and support of a supervisor. The project is written up in a minor...

Semester 1Semester 2Malaysia

AMG5743Communications research thesis

UnitLevel 5|24 credit points|Arts

The unit is an alternative to AMG5742 for students who want the option of progression to a higher degree by research. It is undertaken in the final semester of the Master of Communications and Media Studies and allows students to develop...

Semester 1Malaysia

AMU1278Communication technologies and practices

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Arts

This unit introduces the study of communications technologies by focusing on analyses of audiences, effects and technology. You will explore the social uses and practices associated with traditional and new communication technologies....

Semester 2Malaysia

AMU2455Community and the environment in Malaysia

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will connect with a range of issues and topics under the purview of the arts and social sciences in the Malaysian context. In the process you will be required to intellectually engage with, and critically reflect on, a...

Summer AMalaysia

AMG5036Contemporary communications theories

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will engage with contemporary media and communication theories. As communication is a fundamental element in any industry or context in society, you will explore ways we can think ​ critically about the world around us in...

Semester 1Malaysia