Master of Science Multimedia Journalism

Universiti utara malaysia was established to primarily develop and promote management education in the country. Its academic programmes are especially geared towards providing a broad spectrum of academic knowledge and intellectual skills in the area of management, accounting, economics, information technology, public administration, human resource management, entrepreneurship, finance and banking, law, marketing, management of technology, communication, social work, multimedia, education, decision science, international affairs, business management, tourism, muamalat administration, development management, logistics and transportation, hospitality, risk and insurance management, media technology, agribusiness management science, business mathematics, industrial statistics and counseling. 

Mode a: coursework

The Master of Science Multimedia Journalism by coursework is a 40-credit-hour programme which comprises the following:

• Compulsory Courses (13 credit hours)
• SMMJ5013 Multimedia Journalism Theory and Management
• SMMJ5023 Advanced Writing for Multimedia Journalism
• SMMJ5043 Multimedia Newsroom Management
• SMMJ5064 Online Journalism Research Methods

Core Courses (6 credit hours)

• SMMJ5033 Advanced Video Journalism
• SMMJ5053 Advanced Online Journalism
• SMMJ5063 Internet and Democracy

Elective Courses (9 credit hours)
Choose any 3 courses from the list below:

• SCCG5423 Media Ethics and Law
• SCCG5433 Broadcast Journalism
• SCCG5453 Seminar in Media and Journalism

Research Project (12 credit hours)

• SMJZ69912 Research Paper

Mode b: coursework and dissertation

The Master of Science Multimedia Journalism by coursework and dissertation is a 40-credithour programme which comprises the following:

• Core Courses (13 credit hours)
• SMMJ5013 Multimedia Journalism Theory and Management
• SMMJ5023 Advanced Writing for Multimedia Journalism
• SMMJ5043 Multimedia Newsroom Management
• SMMJ5064 Online Journalism Research Methods

Master’s Dissertation (27 credit hours)

• SMJZ69927 Master’s Dissertation