AMG5751 Communications industry internship
Faculty of Arts
AMG5751 Communications industry internship is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2026 in Summer B at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Summer B
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before AMG5751
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After AMG5751
No unit lists AMG5751 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG5751
Co-requisite: Must be enrolled into a coursework Masters
Overview
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 well as seeking approval from the unit co-ordinator. Your research topic should be worked out in consultation with the unit coordinator and the industry partner. You should intern with the industry partner for no less than four weeks and not more than eight weeks. You are not permitted to undertake the project in your usual place of work.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester B | Malaysia | Immersive |
Assessment
- In-semester video/audio logArtefact40%
- Final reportWritten40%
- Supervisor's evaluationWork integrated20%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
To develop awareness of the range of social and professional contexts in which communication occurs;
- 2
To develop an understanding of communication as a set of practices and to identify common features within these practices;
- 3
To introduce some of the major ways in which communication and media have been understood at a theoretical level;
- 4
To consider the relation between theory and practice in the field of communication and an appreciation of how they can productively inform each other;
- 5
To introduce communications and media studies as a basis for further graduate study and professional practice in the field.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester, including a minimum of 76 hours of internship
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Tae-Sik Kim
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Tae-Sik Kim
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AMG5751?
AMG5751 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AMG5751 offered?
In 2026, AMG5751 runs in Summer B at Malaysia.
How much work is AMG5751?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does AMG5751 have an exam?
No. AMG5751 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.