AMG5036 Contemporary communications theories
Faculty of Arts
AMG5036 Contemporary communications theories is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before AMG5036
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After AMG5036
No unit lists AMG5036 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisite: Must be enrolled in a Masters by coursework
Overview
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 order to better understand it. - whether it is our jobs, politics, sports, or other socio-cultural phenomena. The various theories covered will focus on the different elements in the communications process, such as theories on the audience, medium, text, and more. These different foci will highlight distinct ways of interpreting any media environment.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | Block on |
Assessment
- Critical AnalysisExercise50%
- EssayWritten50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and explain the range of social and professional contexts in which communication occurs;
- 2
Critically analyse some of the major ways in which communication and media have been understood at a theoretical level;
- 3
Critically evaluate the relation between theory and practice in the field of communication and how they can productively inform each other;
- 4
Recognise communications and media studies as a basis for further graduate study and professional practice in the field.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Tan Meng Yoe
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Tan Meng Yoe
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AMG5036?
AMG5036 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AMG5036 offered?
In 2025, AMG5036 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
How much work is AMG5036?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does AMG5036 have an exam?
No. AMG5036 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.