Course List
To ensure continued relevance to industry trends and to reflect the latest innovation in research and teaching, the department regularly reviews its courses and the curriculum.
Do expect changes to current courses as CNM incorporates the new College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) focus on interdisciplinary learning and graduation requirements to produce the most enriching undergraduate learning experience.
Please note that not all courses are offered every year or semester. Please visit NUSMods for the courses which will be offered in the current academic year.
NM1101E Communications, New Media and SocietyThis course introduces fundamentals of study in communications and new media, exploring ways in which people create and use the variety of emerging networked, mobile, and social media channels to communicate meaning in globalised world. It explores organisational and societal contexts in such areas as games, health, politics, business, public relations, design and activism, with attention paid to creating applications with social impact. Phenomena such as relationships and social life in cyberspace, activism for social change, performance art, deviant behaviour online, communication and community, new business paradigms and economic models of organising and issues in human-computer interaction are explored in-depth. |
NM2101 Theories of Communications and New MediaThis is a foundational course introducing students to theories and analytical frameworks essential for understanding developments in communications and new media. Students will be introduced to, amongst others, media effects theory, media representations, semiotics, systems theory, agenda-setting theory and computer-mediated communication. |
NM2103 Quantitative Research MethodsThis course is to help students understand what quantitative research is (more specifically, how they can develop testable research questions and hypotheses), how to conduct the research and how to interpret the results. It covers fundamental concepts in research design, instrumentation, data collection, and data analysis. This course also introduces basic concepts of statistics such as descriptive statistics, sampling distribution, hypothesis testing. A set of computer lab assignments will give students extensive opportunities to become familiar with the relevant computer software package and experience at computing the various statistics reviewed in the class. |
NM2104 Qualitative Communication Research MethodsThis course is designed to help students understand what qualitative communication research is, the role it plays in the development of communication theories and applications, and the steps in carrying out qualitative research projects. It covers fundamental concepts in qualitative research design, sampling strategies and protocol development, data collection, data analysis, and evaluation. This course also introduces basic concepts of qualitative methods such as interpretation, meaning making, co-construction, and performance. A set of field-based experiences will be designed to give students opportunities to become familiar with specific forms of qualitative data gathering such as in-depth interviews, focus groups, and ethnography. |
NM2207 Computational Media LiteracyCommunication, including scientific and corporate endeavours, is deeply intertwined with the world of computing. From social media to public relations campaigns, from data reporting to web design, from business decision-making to news, from democratic participation to interactive art – the ability to understand and interpret computational media is of fundamental importance. This course offers a hands-on introduction to essential concepts in computational media, focusing on web development and data visualization. Non-programmers are introduced to the fundamentals of industry-standard programming languages, tools, and best practices for web development and data analysis, through hands-on tutorials and programming exercises. |
NM2209 Social Psychology of New MediaTheories of social psychology can be applied to our understanding of how new media is produced, marketed, resisted, adopted and consumed. This course highlights these key stages in the developmental trajectory of new media and introduces relevant theories, while considering issues such as why some technologies succeed where others fail, how marketers should promote new technology, which services are likely to become tomorrow's killer applications and what goes through the minds of new media adopters. |
NM2219 Principles of Communication ManagementThis course is designed to introduce students to the field of communication management and to the organizational, societal and legal contexts in which the profession takes place. Emphasis is placed on ethics, social responsibility, the role of mass communication in the formation of public opinion, the role of organizational communication in democracy, the global practices of communication management and major influences that affect organizational behaviour. This is the foundation course for students pursuing careers in communication management. |
NM2220 Introduction to Media WritingThis introductory course provides instruction and practice in writing for the mass media, including the Internet. It explores the similarities and differences in writing styles for all mass media and for the professions of journalism, public affairs, public relations, advertising and telecommunications. It emphasizes accuracy, responsibility, clarity and style in presenting information through the various channels of mass communication. It surveys communication theories of various professions that communicate via the mass media, establishing the basis for advanced studies in writing and communication. It helps students acquire the writing skills they need in communication management careers. |
NM2223 Media Law and PolicyThis course will provide students with basic knowledge of Singapore’s media law and policy with socio-legal and socioeconomic analysis, which is essential for good media practice. Students will learn about legislation that consolidates the media legal framework in traditional and new media areas such as broadcasting, print, advertising, film and art, etc.; as well as the new areas of concern such as social media, platform media, digital minorities, etc. Students will develop an understanding of the historical, cultural and particular contexts in the implementation and function of media law and policy by studying and contrasting different approaches in other nation-states. |
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NM3205 Digital Media CulturesDigital media is dominating and transforming twenty-first century culture and society. This course introduces students to the origins and impact of these changes, and explores the nexus between media, culture and society in the digital age. It examines the developments in digital transformation and its implications on everyday life, with emphasis on media/cultural industries, connective media, new media art and design, civil society and public cultures. It gives students an understanding of how digital media and culture are being transformed by networks, convergence and algorithms, and the training to approach and make use of digital media critically, creatively and productively. |
NM3211 News Writing, Editing and PublishingThis course builds on the skills and knowledge about journalistic writing taught in NM2220 Introduction to Media Writing. Students will learn how to pitch, organise, and develop strong news stories, and ways to publish them to increase audience appeal and engagement. They will also be introduced to a broad range of news beats, including politics, lifestyle, sport, business, environment, science, and investigative reporting, and gain an understanding of the work and considerations of news editors. |
NM3217 Principles of Visual Communication DesignThis course examines the principles of visual communication design. Students will tap into the various domains of visual communication theories and concepts of visual communication, and communication design and production processes. The course is designed to aid students in examining how visuals can come to influence our understanding and perspectives of communication. Students will explore how one can communication through visual media; experiment with techniques of visual communication expression and presentations; plan and manage the communication design process from initial development to the final product; and ideate, curate and critique independent and group projects to promote collaborative classroom learning. |
NM3219 Writing for Communication ManagementThis course teaches students to write for internal and external organizational communication vehicles using traditional and new media. These include business proposals, memoranda, backgrounders, position statements, crisis communication plans, stakeholder newsletters, news releases, fact sheets, speeches, persuasive and informative pieces to key publics, annual reports and campaigns. Students will design and execute polished, audience-directed, professional communication pieces intended for traditional and new media. The course involves extensive comprehensive research and writing. |
NM3230 Digital StorytellingThe most compelling media content makes use of evocative images, and sometimes an image itself is the story. Knowing how to make, edit, and communicate with images are key skills in the digital age. Students enrolled in this course will be introduced to the skills, theories and methods around communicating with both moving and still imagery. The course will focus on using digital tools to capture, edit and present images as data and for storytelling, communicating with visual imagery in the digital age, and the study and use of visual images for research and communication. |
NM3241 Cultural Studies: Theory and PracticeThis course introduces students to some of the major theoretical traditions in cultural studies ranging from studies of mass culture, to feminist, ethnographic, postcolonial and digital cultural studies. These theoretical traditions will be used by students to produce detailed and specific studies of contemporary cultural practices. By understanding diverse national and international tendencies in cultural studies, students will engage with some of the significant problems of the cultures we inhabit. This course is a capstone for the Cultural Studies Minor. |
NM3242 Organisational Communication and LeadershipThis course will provide students with the knowledge and professional development for the 21st century organisation. Students will master contemporary organisational communication theories and concepts, the dynamism of working in teams and diversity, as well as leadership communication skills essential in today’s technology-driven and digitally-connected global workplace. Students will apply case studies to solve the problems and challenges faced by the contemporary globally-connected workplaces, learn how to manage intercultural sensitivities and interactions, and demonstrate effective decision- making and conflict-management processes in the workplace through a strong understanding of organisational communicative processes and relationships. |
NM3243 User Experience DesignThis is an introductory course to the field of user experience (UX) design which involves the study, planning, and design of the interaction between people (users) and computers, and the resulting user experience. This course will cover the basics of relevant issues, theories, and insights about the human side, the technical side, and the interaction (interface) between the two, and the process involved in designing the user experience. The course involves both theoretical and practical work. |
NM3244 Consulting as a Communication & Career SkillDrawing on organizational communication research and management scholarship, this course aims to help students develop consulting skills to demonstrate their value creation at work. As consulting involves communicative processes, students will learn about the role of self-, others-, and situational-awareness in identifying what is considered of value, to whom, and in which contexts when working with their organizational stakeholders. Building on awareness, students will learn how to develop their domain, process, and context expertise, and better manage workplace stakeholders, thus unlocking value for the firm and enhancing their own career employability. NM3244 course profile on NUSMods NM3245 Managing Arts and Cultural EventsWhat goes behind managing an arts and cultural event? What processes and considerations do we need to be aware of when communicating our vision to our stakeholders and audiences? We explore these questions using the key theories and practical techniques of events management and applying it to the arts and cultural industry. We place focus on understanding the planning process of producing an event through the context of programming, budgeting, risk assessment and strategic communication and how it impacts the execution of an event within the industry. NM3551 FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed.
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NM4102/NM4102HM Advanced Communications & New Media ResearchThis course is to help honours students conduct independent empirical research using the key social science research methods. Students will learn detailed procedures and executable techniques of selected research methods such as survey research, experimental design, in-depth/focus group interviews, and content analysis. The course adopts a Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach, as students will select their own research topics, develop research questions and hypotheses, and design the structure of research activities including measurement, sampling, data collection, and data analysis. Key issues in each step (e.g., instrument development for multi-dimensional constructs) will be discussed through presentations, Q & As, and lectures. The course focuses more on applications and practices than theories, and explains how different types of data and methods can be used to answer research questions relevant to communications and new media. |
NM4206/NM4206HM Media Policy and RegulationThis course examines policies and regulations associated with infocomm and media technologies in different nation states, and the implications at the national, regional, and global levels. This course also explores the relevance of the new media governance processes that involve governments, the private sector and civil society. Students will learn about the legal, political, and cultural foundations of policymaking; the creation of law and regulation frameworks; and the challenges faced when creating standards, policies, rules, enforcement mechanisms, and dispute resolutions procedures. (81 words) |
NM4207/NM4207HM Managing Communication CampaignsAs the capstone course of the communication management sequence, this course will give greater opportunity for students to apply theory, their skills and creativity to public relations problems facing companies. It is designed to strengthen students’ understanding of communication management principles and provide opportunities for practical application of those principles to public relations problems. Students will design and implement campaigns and at the same time, manage relationships with stakeholders such as clients, the media, and key community leaders. They will produce the collaterals needed for their campaigns and design realistic evaluation exercises to test their campaigns and assess their efficacy. |
NM4208/NM4208HM Strategic Communication DesignIn our world where audiences demand instant and varied channels of information, this capstone course navigates students in messaging and production through print and interactive platforms to achieve strategic communication outcomes. This course expands on skills acquired in NM3217 Principles of Communication Design, but with a core focus on designing for strategic communication, specifically in the production of publications to meet communication objectives. The course helps in: communicating effectively through research and strategy; applying and packaging communication messages and design in print/interactive publications; mastering the planning and management of the design workflow; and developing an appreciation for visual literacy. |
NM4212/NM4212HM Race, Media, and RepresentationThis course introduces students to how the concept of race has been represented across a global range of media forms, including photography, documentary, mainstream and arthouse cinema, network television and social media. The course investigates a broad range of critical theories on race, representation, and globalisation, including (but not limited to) colour-blindness, cultural difference and diaspora, raced bodies, and multiculturalism. Upon completing this course, students will be able to critically analyse representations of race within both contemporary and historical global media productions. |
NM4213/NM4213HM Digital EconomiesOur economy is increasingly influenced by digital elements — ranging from platforms to cryptocurrencies, financial derivatives to smart cities. This course approaches the analysis of digital economies from the multidisciplinary perspectives of economics, communication, political economy, cultural studies, and critical theory. We will review the geographically and historically uneven ways that digital economies are developed, and examine the impact they have on populations, urban cities, and natural ecologies. Focused especially on contemporary trends, the course will also reveal opportunities for experimenting and rethinking what digital economies can do to promote fairer societies, and better lives. |
NM4228/NM4228HM Risk and Crisis CommunicationThis course introduces students to risk and crisis communication by exploring research, theories, and practices in these two related fields. Through exploring risk and crisis communication from the psychological, social, and cultural perspectives, students will learn to manage risk and crisis communication in both traditional and new media landscapes. The course will cover risk and crisis communication theories, types of risk and crisis, risk and crisis communication plans, and communication strategies. Using case studies and experiential learning activities, the course will illustrate the applications of risk and crisis communication theories. |
NM4230/NM4230HM Communication for Social ChangeThis course will discuss the foundation of participatory communication by challenging the modernization paradigm and the traditional communication approaches for social change that have been widely used by government agencies and for‐profit and non‐profit organizations. Examples include social marketing, behaviour change models, and entertainment education. This course aims to provide an overview of critical theories and to critically examine the role of collective learning, information sharing, public participation, and dialogue in designing, implementing, and evaluating communication strategies for social change. Students will have the opportunity to apply the participatory communication approach to conducting community‐based projects and assessing its social impact. |
NM4231/NM4231HM Digital Media Storytelling StrategiesThe aim of this course is to deepen the knowledge of students who have foundational digital storytelling experience and expand on advanced principles of digital storytelling methods, platforms, academic discourse, reflection, and analysis. Students will utilise these principles through creative application across text, audio-visual, and social media. The culmination of the course will be a final portfolio project which combines theory with practice. |
NM4238/NM4238HM Software StudiesSoftware has worked its way in to almost every aspect of our lives. Code is not just neutral technology, but is subject to cultural, economic, and political interests. Similarly our cultural lives are profoundly influenced by software – by its development and dissemination (collaboration and open-source), how we work (the paperless office, outsourcing), communicate (friends networks), conduct transactions (bitcoins), enact subversion, its reflection of race and gender divisions, its expressive capabilities (new media art), and reconceptualization of knowledge in programmatic form. This course approaches software from the perspective of humanities and social sciences to critically examine the relationship and interdependencies between culture and software. |
NM4242/NM4242HM Critical Perspectives on TechnologyTechnologies are not value-neutral artefacts. This course develops this proposition by providing students with critical theoretical perspectives to examine power relations in media technologies. Students will explore contemporary issues of technoscience through a study of media history, and learn how historical concerns are transformed with modern technological features and structures. Moving through the topics of datafication, algorithms, networking, and ubiquitous computing, students are taught the importance of critical reflection, and the urgency required for ethical inquiry into technological development. |
NM4244/NM4244HM Sex in the MediaThis course explores questions of sex, gender, sexuality, and power in contemporary media and popular cultures. It examines issues and themes such as gender identity and representation of sex, women in media production and consumption, and reception and fandom of pop culture, from critical approaches in cultural studies, feminist theory, film theory, queer studies and communication theory. Materials discussed include film, music, television, advertising, comics, animation, video games, and social media. Students completing this course will be able to analyse the representation of gendered and sexual identities and desires in the media. |
NM4245/NM4245HM Political CommunicationThe process of political communication has been undergoing transformation across the world through the rise of digital media. The transformation is also the result of the way established institutions, including political parties and news organization, have changed, and the ways citizens are engaging with politics and media. The course is designed to introduce students to the field of political communication – an interdisciplinary field of study. It will also help students to understand contemporary challenges and opportunities. |
NM4247/NM4247HM Creative Writing in the MarketplaceCreative writing is not limited to the literary arts. Stories are increasingly the driving force behind successful branding, events and campaigns. They are a way to cut through the white noise in an era of information overload. In the first half of this course, students will learn the importance of narratives and the techniques of crafting them through personal essays. In the second half of the course, students will apply what they have learnt to a narrative video script for a brand or cause. Classes will include a mix of lectures, in-class writing, assignments, readings, project work, workshop and presentation. |
NM4249/NM4249HM Media and AudiencesAs old media (radio, film, TV) passes through the process of digitisation, so its audience is implicated in this transformation. This course investigates the complex disruptions in national identities, media institutions and changing consumption habits by interrogating the categories of audiences, media history and media texts. In understanding the relationships between media texts, audience and society, this course endeavours to empower student participation in a dialogue about contemporary media and society issues. This course investigates the interstices of this media trajectory with emphasis on television texts and audiences. |
NM4250/NM4250HM Data Journalism and AnalysisThis course will teach students the fundamentals of data journalism, that is, how to obtain, analyse, visualise and report on data-driven stories in the news media. This class will hone students’ writing and journalistic skills while teaching them how to make sense of large datasets and gain insights from them to generate news stories, equipping them with essential skills for the contemporary newsroom in the digital age. Students will learn about why data journalism matters, how it is used in the real world and receive guided practice on the use of data visualisation and analytics tools to create compelling narratives. |
NM4253/NM4253HM Communications, Culture, and EnvironmentThis course will explore issues of communications infrastructure, media environment, culture and sustainability, and the media as purposive actors in covering, polluting, and shaping the environment. It will engage new, emergent, and established fields in media, communication and cultural studies, and draw on key relevant debates from those domains. It will form part of the suite of course for students interested in cultural studies, media studies, critical cultural communication, and communication and culture. |
NM4254/NM4254HM The City and Public CultureThis course investigates the city as a public culture arena through cultural consumption and the curation of urban neighbourhoods. We will study place narratives and visual-communication environments, focusing particularly on the production and reception of portrayals of cultural identities and race/ethnicity framed by multiculturalism and critical heritage perspectives. Studying Singapore with global comparisons, we examine four arenas of public culture negotiations: the cultural framing of places and their exclusions; urban spectacles and rituals as symbolic expressions of communal and civic identities; museums’ roles in shaping or challenging popular opinion on identities; and media portrayals and interpretations of urban cultures. |
NM4255/NM4255HM Social Media and Computational CommunicationAn understanding of how people communicate on social media, and how to mine insights from it, is now imperative in most future careers, ranging from marketing to medicine. The course will first provide hands-on knowledge in designing data science projects with social media data. Next, it will provide training for collecting and analysing social media data. Finally, it will help you understand how you can interpret the findings in the wider context of social psychology and communication theory, and frame your arguments in the wider context of social media and communication scholarship. |
NM4256/NM4256HM Communication and Digital CollaborationIn this course, students will explore the current issues and developments in virtual networked environments, such as online groups and communities, virtual organisations, distributed working teams, and digitally enabled learning. Students will conceptualise and critically analyse the impacts of emerging media technologies on the way people communicate, work, play, and learn by focusing on the critical and effective application of social science theories. At the end of the course, students will demonstrate mastery of the communication dynamics and processes central to collaborative work and communication, team play and dynamics, and collaborative learning in computer- mediated and socially networked environments. |
NM4257/NM4257HM Multiplatform Advertising StrategiesThis course places advertising within the integrated marketing communications (IMC) framework in the local and international context. Students will learn about the advertising process, as well as how to plan, implement and control IMC campaigns. Emphasis will be placed on advertising on multiplatform including social and digital media. In addition, students will learn to recognise the social responsibility as well as ethical implications of advertising in the context of a global community, especially with the advent of new media technologies. The highlight of the course will be the advertising campaign that students will work in groups to develop. |
NM4258/NM4258HM Health CommunicationThis course introduces students to the theories and practices related to health communication in various domains and perspectives, such as doctor-patient communication, healthcare organisation, cultural understanding of health, health news and campaigns, technologically mediated health delivery, and health risk communication. An essential theme is the role and impact of new media in developing meaningful communicative practices and in building the conditions that are conducive to promote healthy behaviour change. The course will also equip students with practical knowledge on the effective ways in which health communication projects and strategies can be conceptualised and delivered in today’s digitally connected age. |
NM4259/NM4259HM Mobile Interaction DesignThis course addresses the growth of mobile computing and the move of computing away from the desktop and into everyday lives, activities, and environments. This change poses a challenge for existing desktop-oriented evaluation methodologies and design practices. Students in this course will explore the theory and practice of such relevant concepts as situatedness, context, and mobile media in the context of designing for mobile platforms. At the end of this course, students will be able to participate in the research agenda of designing for mobile interaction. |
NM4260/NM4260HM Game DesignThis course explores the factors that make a game successful. Students learn how to critically evaluate game development and gain an understanding of the basic elements of gameplay: balancing game mechanics, creating tension between risk and reward, and encouraging replayability. Students also learn how to document a game design using a game design document. The course includes theories of play as well as an introduction to the game industry and the context of game design in the game development process. It also examines the history of gameplay and the different types of games that have developed in different cultures. |
NM4401/NM4401HM Honours ThesisEach student is required to either conduct an independent research project on an approved topic, or work individually or in a group to develop a creative folio, under the supervision of a faculty member. The student may select a topic in any field of Communications and New Media. The topic may entail a technical aspect of Communications and New Media or an aspect which explores the application of Communications and New Media to an area of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The project will be submitted as an Honours Thesis. Requirements for the Honours Thesis can be viewed here. |
NM4660/NM4660HM Independent Study *The Independent Study Course is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the course. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement are required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval. Please refer to the CNM General Office for a copy of the written agreement form. *Note : |
NM4880H/NM4880HHM (Special Topics): Entertainment for Social GoodThis course offers students the theoretical and practical tools to create audiovisual fictions that promote attitude changes and foster more just, equitable, and diverse societies. Combining concepts from entertainment psychology and social psychology with principles of fiction creation, the course seeks to offer an understanding of creative, narrative, and perceptual mechanisms for the effective use of entertainment fictions in education and social change. The course complements the general curriculum, filling a training gap in entertainment creation while boosting students’ creative self-esteem, sensibility towards audiovisual aesthetics and cultural engagement. |
XFA4403 CNM Integrated Honours ThesisThis course allows CNM/Business double degree students to write an honours thesis that integrates their two areas of study - Communications and New Media and Business. Students taking this course must conduct an independent research project on an approved topic under the supervision of two faculty members. |
NM5218R Cultural PolicyThis course introduces cultural policy studies as a distinct domain of cultural studies. It examines the stakes involved in defining and operating within cultural policy studies by analysing the practices of cultural industries, art institutions, cultural planning and participation, and creative economies. Students will evaluate specific instances of cultural policy development, and produce studies of cultural practices in order to re-think perceived notions of identity, representation and power. Students completing the course will appreciate the relationship between critical analysis and policy orientation in cultural studies and be familiar with specific instances of cultural policy development at national and international levels. |
NM5219R Critical DesignThe course explores, from a critical stance, various techniques of design thinking and user experience design in the context of emergent technologies and near future scenarios. Critical and speculative design practices, such as design fiction, action research and community-based technology and citizen science initiatives are employed to reflect upon new technologies through prototyping, storytelling and speculative design scenarios. These techniques bridge philosophical modes of inquiry and design practices, encouraging debate about the social, cultural and ethical impact of emerging and future technologies by exploring alternative futures and involving various actors and stakeholders in the decision making related to new technologies. |
GEH1001/GEC1000 Globalisation and New MediaThis course offers students an introduction into the role of new communication technologies in the context of globalization. We will explore various aspects of global communication flows including the global reach of new media and its consequences, global and transnational timesharing and workflows, the role of new media in global and local politics, and the potential of new and traditional communication channels in the context of various forms of activism and communication for social change. The role of culture in global communication and ways in which cultural processes shape and are shaped by the landscape of globalisation will be emphasised. |
GEH1061/GEX1001 Representation and MediaThe course introduces the basic concepts in representations of gender, politics, celebrities and culture, and otherness. Concepts that will be examining in this course include representation, structuralism, and feminism. The course will examine and analyse the basic idea of representation, celebrity and culture, gender, politics and otherness; and how media portray them. |
GES1031/GESS1022 Culture and Communication in SingaporeThis course introduces students to essential concepts in communication within and across different cultures and prepares them to meet the needs and challenges living and communicating in Singapore's multiracial and multicultural environment. It covers a broad range of topics that include cultural perception, cultural relativism, cultural patterns and worldviews, and verbal and nonverbal communication. Applied topics in intercultural communication to business and organisation, media and technology, and computer-mediated communication are also covered against the backdrop of Singapore's digitally-networked and globalised economy. Students will learn to be interculturally sensitive and competent communicators as global citizens and citizens in a global city-state. |
GET1008/GEX1005 Public Speaking and Critical ReasoningThis course prepares students to be effective and efficient public speakers. It offers an overview of the theories of oral communication and public speaking, with particular emphasis on effective speaking, listening and critique skills. It looks into adapting evidence, language, visual aids and other message characteristics through selected forms of public speaking for various purposes, audiences and contexts and includes practice in the critical analysis of speeches. It emphasizes strategic communication to enhance critical thinking skills, rhetorical fluency through reasoned thinking and expression of logical argument positions on local and global issues that impact our everyday lives. |
HS2902 "Do Play Play": The Importance of PlayPlay is often seen as not serious, separate from the real world, and serving no purpose. However, play is essential for our cognitive, emotional and social development, creativity, and interaction with the world. Play is also something that animals, not just humans, engage in. Starting from the perspective of play as free movement within constraints, students will explore the concept of play across disciplines, in both theory and practice, so as to appreciate its central role in our lives. This can involve field observation of animal play, lab work using play as a mode of enquiry, and role-playing for problem-solving. |
HS2903 Sporting BodiesSports offer an important arena for the study of bodies and bodies in their various forms (e.g. bodies that do or govern sports) are also vital sites for studying sports. This course blends cultural and scientific perspectives to encourage diverse interests and multiple approaches toward sporting bodies. We will discuss a variety of issues including elite, college, and everyday sports and mental and physical health; sport industry and race, ethnicity, nation-state, and globalization; sports media, culture, and the embodiment of genders and sexualities; doping, substance (ab)use, and “sex-testing” in sport; disability, digital technologies, and sport inclusion and exclusion. |
HS2911 Social Media and Mental HealthSocial media is attributed as an emerging cause of depression and anxiety, but the story may not be that simple. This course introduces students to the connection between social media and mental health from multiple perspectives: computer-mediated communication, clinical psychiatry, and socio-cultural studies. Students will learn how social interactions on social media impact mental health, both positively and negatively. The course will introduce state-of-the-art methods for the ethical and privacy-preserving collection and analysis of social media data. Students will receive interdisciplinary training to deconstruct and critically analyse the nuanced impact of social media on mental health in real-world scenarios. |
Recognised Courses from other Departments w.e.f AY2005-2006
Level 1000
(recognised as NM Level 2000)
MNO1706 / MNO1706X Organisation Behaviour (recognised as NM Level 2000)
MKT1705 / MKT1705X Principles of Marketing
Level 2000
HY2251 From the Wheel to the Web
SC2214 Mass Media and Culture
SN2251 The Information Revolution in India
YHU2223 Documentary Photography
Level 3000
HY3223 Technology & Culture in the Asia-Pacific
HY3230 American Business: From Industrial Revolution to the Web
JS3225 Japanese Mass Media
MUA3274 Sonic Environments
PS3243 Organisational Behaviour in Public Sector
SC3211 Science, Technology and Society
SC3213 Visual Ethnography: Theory and Practice
EL3216 Language and the Internet
EL3251 Language, Society and Identity
PL3239 Industrial and Organisational Psychology
PL3242 Health Psychology
PL3252 Social-Cognitive Perspectives on Emotion
YHU3216 Introduction to Photojournalism
Level 4000
PH4203 Issues in Moral Philosophy
PS4212 International Politics of Communication
EL4221 Narrative Structures
Approved School of Computing Courses
Note: Students are strongly urged to take IT1001 and IT1002 during their first year of study to access higher level SoC elective courses in subsequent years. IT1001 and IT1002 cannot be counted towards the CNM graduation requirements, but they can be used to fulfil your breadth requirement, or for a minor in SoC. Please be aware that IT1001 precludes GEK1511.
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Level 2000
IT2001 Network Technology and Applications
IT2002 Database Technology and Management
Level 3000
CS3240 Human-Computer Interaction
CS3342 Interactive Media Development Project
IS3243 Technology Strategy and Management
IS3101 Management of Information Systems
Level 4000
IS4225 Strategic IS Planning
IS4234 Control and Audit of Information Systems
IS4260 E-Commerce Business Models
CS4343 Game Development Project