Master of Arts in Television Communication Management
Programme Director: Prof Cheuk Pak Tong
 

The MA in Television Communication Management is a self-funded full-time two-year master‘s degree programme designed for media professionals working at management level. The programme is by structure on-job training, and by content, fusion of academic perspective and industrial practice. It offers new vision in television culture, new perspectives in television management, and high level professional training for the existing managerial level staff of the mass media sector in mainland China, so that they can tackle the challenge of Chinese media industry in the 21st century.

For graduation, students must complete 27 units (15 units of core courses, 3 units of final project, and 9 out of 12 units of elective courses). Students who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, and completed the graduation project will be awarded an MA Degree in Television Communication Management by Hong Kong Baptist University. Only those students who have obtained B or above in at least 3 courses are eligible to do the final project. Those who failed to obtain B or above in at least 3 courses will be given the option of completing a dissertation to obtain an MA degree without honours or distinctions.

 
Requirements
 
All students are required to complete a total of 27 units for the award of an MA degree. Each unit-bearing course counts as 3 units. A 3-unit course involves 45 hours of teaching. The 27 units will consist of 15 units of unit-bearing core courses, 3 units of final project and 9 units of elective courses.
 
Core Courses  
A.F. 7011 Theories of Mass Media I 1 unit
  A.F. 7012 Theories of Mass Media II 2 units
  A.F. 7020 Media Economics 3 units
  A.F. 7030 Strategic Management 3 units
  A.F. 7041 Brand Marketing & Management I 1 unit
  A.F. 7042 Brand Marketing & Management II 2 units
  A.F. 7050 Capital Management 3 units
         
Elective Courses  
  Three of the following courses:  
  A.F. 7060 New Media & Television Broadcasting 3 units
  A.F. 7070 Pay TV: Technology, Marketing, Promotion 3 units
  A.F. 7080 Leadership & Management of Television 3 units
  A.F. 7090 Television & Globalization: Hong Kong & China 3 units
         
Final Project  
  One of the following courses:  
  A.F. 7100 Graduation Project 3 units
  A.F. 7110 Dissertation 3 units
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        27 units
 
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Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2012-2013
Last modified: August 2012