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\n\t\tMajor in CNM\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

The core of the CNM Programme is new media studies, which focus on the societal impact of new technologies on our social, cultural, political and economic landscape. The Programme integrates media studies, mass communications, computational communication, communication management, interactive media design and cultural studies. The Programme cuts across the interdisciplinary intersections of social sciences, humanities, arts and computing, and prepares\u00a0 students as future hybrid media professionals through mastery in critical, creative, qualitative, quantitative and computational research. Our horizontal training will ground students in foundational, transferable and job-specific skills.<\/p>\n

The learning outcomes of the CNM major<\/u><\/strong> are:<\/p>\n

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  1. To train students for advanced understanding of the discipline and application in communication and new media studies;<\/li>\n
  2. To equip students with theory-based practices by integrating theory and practice;<\/li>\n
  3. To professionalise students through industry immersion and work-integrated learning;<\/li>\n
  4. To prepare students to be critically-engaged global citizens and understand the role of communication in the broader context through media and cultural literacies;<\/li>\n
  5. To instil students’ ethical awareness and understanding of the workings of power, difference, diversity and inclusion;<\/li>\n
  6. To foster students’ intellectual curiosity for socially impactful engagement;<\/li>\n
  7. To build a learning community of practice in new media communication.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As part of CNM’s pedagogical commitment to integrate practice into theory, CNM introduced work-integrated learning into its curriculum. In 2018, CNM rolled out its Compulsory Internship Programme (CIP), a 20-week, 12 Units course to be undertaken by majors in their third year. CNM is the first department in the FASS to implement a compulsory internship programme in order to integrate experiential work learning into students’ undergraduate journey.<\/p>\n

    Key to the integration of practice and theory is the creative making and doing of design-led teaching. This is evident in our computational coding and interactive media courses on user experience design, game design, mobile interaction design, and digital storytelling. Design-led teaching is conducted in our CNM Studio: Multimedia Production Makerspace<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \n\t\tGraduation Requirements\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

    The graduation requirements for CNM majors differ depending on the year in which a student is enrolled into NUS. Please click on the respective cohort to view its respective graduation requirements for all types of majors.<\/p>\n

    Students can read CNM as their primary or second major. A second major is taken on top of the primary major to broaden and complement students’ undergraduate education by allowing them to gain expertise in multiple subjects with interdisciplinary insights. A primary major under the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) comprises 15 courses, and a second major comprises 10 courses. Students can choose to declare a major when entering CHS, but have the option to change its later, or enter CHS with an undeclared major.<\/p>\n

    You may refer to the following sample study plan documents for some advice regarding your academic planning:<\/p>\nStudy Plan for Cohort 2018-2020<\/a>
    \n    Study Plan for Cohort 2021-2024<\/a> (updated 6 Dec 2021)
    \nStudy Plan for Cohort 2025 onwards\n

    If you have any specific query about majoring in CNM, please write to cnm.undergraduate@nus.edu.sg<\/a>, or call +65 6516 4670.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tFor Cohort 2025 (CHS Students)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

    Single Major [B.Soc.Sci.(Hons)]<\/h3>\n

    To graduate with B.Soc.Sci (Hons), students need to pass at least 60 Units <\/strong>of NM or NM-recognised courses, in addition to an 8 Units <\/strong>internship course (NM3550C) which falls under the CHS ‘project requirement’:<\/p>\n

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    1. NM1101E \/ NM1101X Gateway Course<\/li>\n
    2. NM2101<\/li>\n
    3. NM2103<\/li>\n
    4. NM2104<\/li>\n
    5. NM2105<\/li>\n
    6. NM3550C (see note<\/strong> below)<\/li>\n
    7. A minimum of 16 Units from Level 3000 (not inclusive of NM3550C)<\/li>\n
    8. A minimum of 20 Units from Level 4000 or above (up to a maximum of 2 Level 5000 NM course, subject to department’s approval)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Note<\/u>:<\/p>\n

      a) This is the 8 Units compulsory internship course which does not count towards the 60 Units of NM or NM-recognised courses. It instead counts towards the CHS curriculum requirements, meaning that CNM students must take these 8 Units in addition to the usual 52 Units of CHS common curriculum courses needed by other CHS students (total of 60 Units). This also means that CNM students have 8 fewer Unrestricted Electives (UE) to take than most other CHS students, i.e. 40 Units instead of 48 Units. In summary, CNM first majors will be required to complete:<\/p>\n