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 2026 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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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 2026 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 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Case Study Report (individual)Written25%
- Multimedia Presentation (group)Presentation35%
- Design Project (group)Project40%
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
analyse social change theories and their impact on social, cultural, political problems;
- 2
evaluate new media’s role and impact as a tool for social change;
- 3
synthesize and apply media, communication, and social change theory in the context of a specific social/political/cultural problem;
- 4
work as a team to research, to develop, and to present the building blocks of a social change campaign that will address and potentially impact a specific systemic social/political problem.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
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 2026, AMU2007 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
Does AMU2007 have an exam?
No. AMU2007 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.