UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

AMU2007 Digital media and social change

Faculty of Arts

AMU2007 Digital media and social change is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2027
Semester 1
Malaysia
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

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Requisites

Before AMU2007

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After AMU2007

No unit lists AMU2007 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisite: 12 credit points of Level 1 Arts units

Overview

In this unit you will explore the communicative and cultural nature of new media technologies, and the creative use of digital technology to advance human knowledge to enable democratic processes and to facilitate social change. You will learn new media perspectives on a variety of design and communication strategies tied to a range of social and cultural issues, and learn from organisations and their leaders to gain a real-world perspective on these issues. Throughout the semester, you will also learn the basics for designing a communication campaign.

Offerings in 2027

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterMalaysiaOn campus

Assessment

  • Case StudyWritten
    30%
  • Multimedia PresentationPresentation
    30%
  • Design ProjectProject
    40%

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. 1

    analyse social change theories and their impact on social, cultural, political problems;

  2. 2

    communicate an evaluation of new media’s impact as a tool for social change using written, oral, or digital formats for specific audiences;

  3. 3

    critique media, communication, and social change theory in the context of a specific social/political/cultural problem;

  4. 4

    collaborate as a team to develop, and to present the building blocks of a social change campaign that will potentially impact a specific systemic social/political problem.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures12 hours
  • Tutorials24 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachCase-based teaching

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Ms Gwen Ng
Chief Examiners
Dr Benjamin Loh

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for AMU2007?

AMU2007 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is AMU2007 offered?

In 2027, AMU2007 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.

Does AMU2007 have an exam?

No. AMU2007 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Malaysia School of Arts and Social Sciences
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202520262027