AMG5400 Global digital media: Issues in international and transnational communication
Faculty of Arts
AMG5400 Global digital media: Issues in international and transnational communication is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before AMG5400
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After AMG5400
No unit lists AMG5400 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG4400, AMG4400 also
Overview
This unit explores the intersection of digital media with issues of international and transnational communication. The increasing pace of globalisation in the 21st century is closely related to the centrality of communication for culture, and its relevance in terms of politics, trade, social and cultural change.
This unit will examine the continuities of digital media with, and divergences from, previous media and the role they play in the increasingly connected globe. Through developing around a distinction between international and transnational communication, it looks at the changing role of the nation-state with regards to media policy, international trade and politics, and contrasts this with discussions of community, diaspora, and intercultural communication.
Case studies from Southeast Asia and other regions will be used as source material, as a basis for discussion, as well as for further research.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- 1A: Reading Summary Presentation30%
- 1B: Related Text20%
- 1C: Reflection20%
- Research Essay30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain and demonstrate the implications of, and differences between, international and transnational communication;
- 2
Explain and demonstrate the implications of, and differences between, digital and analogue media;
- 3
Work in a team to plan and execute a project based on international communication;
- 4
Use relevant theories and concepts to critically assess the place of digital media in the global context;
- 5
Develop and execute academic research into historical, economic, and sociocultural aspects of global media.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures24 hours
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Susan Leong
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Susan Leong
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AMG5400?
AMG5400 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AMG5400 offered?
In 2020, AMG5400 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is AMG5400?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does AMG5400 have an exam?
No. AMG5400 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.