Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Media and Social Communication
Programme Director: Dr Bess Y Wang
 

The Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Media and Social Communication is a self-funded four-year full-time degree (Top-up) programme designed for associate degree/higher diploma graduates who wish to pursue career or further study in media industry and related fields. This programme consists of a wide range of fundamental communication courses, with particular emphasis on hands-on new media production training such as Audio and Video Production for New Media and Digital Graphic Production, as well as Media and Integrated Marketing Communication, which are in response to the rising globalization and social change. It is designed to develop student’s understanding of media communication process in the context of changing society and media environment, and their understanding of such process in the trend of globalization.

 
Specifically, the programme aims to deliver the following learning outcomes:
1. Critically examine the concepts and varied theories and practices of media and social communication.
2. Critically analyze various social communication issues, and effectively plan and implement media and social communication strategies.
3. Apply creative media production technique in supporting and implementing social communication activities.
4. Critically analyze the requirements for effective communicators in media and social communication-related work situation with social consciousness and ethical responsibility.
 
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
I) Major Courses 66 units
II) General Education Courses 38 units
III) Free Elective Courses 24 units
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    128 units
 
Requirements
 
The four-year degree programme requires students to complete a total of 128 units, including 38-unit General Education courses, 66-unit Major Courses and 24-unit Free Elective Courses. As the programme is designed for associate degree/higher diploma graduates, they will be admitted directly into the third year of study. The number of courses/units the students are required to complete will depend on the number of course/units for which exemption and/or unit transfer will be granted. All unit transfer or course exemption shall be considered on a case-by-case basis upon admission. Students are required to complete all programme prerequisites and General Education courses to meet the graduation requirement.
 

Specifically, students are required to complete 54 units of Major Core Courses and 12 units of Major Elective Courses. The programme structure is set out as follows:

 
I. Major Courses  
  Major Core Courses (54 units)  
  MSCN 3005 Cases and Issues in Social Communication 3 units
  MSCN 3015 Digital Graphic Production 3 units
  MSCN 3025 Globalization & Social Change 3 units
  MSCN 3035 Health Communication 3 units
  MSCN 3045 Media & Integrated Marketing Communication 3 units
  MSCN 3055 Audio & Video Production for New Media 3 units
  MSCN 3065 Media Ethics 3 units
  MSCN 3075 Media Professional Practices 3 units
  MSCN 3085 Writing for Media & Community Resources 3 units
  MSCN 4005 Communication Campaign Planning & Practices 3 units
  MSCN 4008 Honours Project I 3 units
  MSCN 4009 Honours Project II 3 units
  MSCN 4015 Communication Research Methods 3 units
  MSCN 4025 Media Consumption 3 units
  MSCN 4035 Public Opinion & Social Communication 3 units
  MSCN 4045 Communication Theory 3 units
  MSCN 4055 Media Law 3 units
  MSCN 4065 New Media Communication 3 units
         
  Major Elective Courses (12 units)  
  MSCN 3105 Children, Adolescents & Media 3 units
  MSCN 3115 Communication & Active Ageing 3 units
  MSCN 3125 Communication & Sustainable Development 3 units
  MSCN 3135 Computer Animation 3 units
  MSCN 3145 Digital Journalism & Data Presentation 3 units
  MSCN 3155 Digital Photography 3 units
  MSCN 3165 Gender & Communication 3 units
  MSCN 3175 Negotiation & Lobbying 3 units
  MSCN 3905 MSC Internship 0 unit
         
II. General Education Courses 38 units
     
  Core Requirements 26 units
  University English  
  University Chinese  
  Public Speaking  
  Information Management Technology  
  Numeracy  
  Physical Education  
  History and Civilization  
  Values and the Meaning of Life  
  University Life  
     
  Distribution Requirements 12 units
  Arts  
  Business  
  Communication/Visual Arts  
  Science/Chinese Medicine  
  Social Sciences  
  Interdisciplinary  
 
III. Free Elective Courses 24 units
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        128 units
 
 
 
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Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2015-2016
Last modified: July 2015