City University Mass Communication in Malaysia: writing, production and audiences
Compare a broad media degree by what you want to learn to make, how you understand an audience and how evidence informs a communication decision. City's course covers writing, broadcasting, public relations, advertising, research and practical training. Its public subject list is a starting point, not a promise of a particular production brief or studio inventory.
Malaysia Mass Communication is a broad degree, not five separate majors.
The current page and MQR identify Bachelor of Mass Communication (Hons), MQA/FA2054, 126 credits. MQR accreditation begins 9 February 2015.
Public relations, advertising, journalism, radio and television are named in the subject list. We have not converted those introductory and production subjects into guaranteed specialist majors, separate awards or a job title.
The current page promotes full-time 36 months. MQR also records a separate five-year part-time structure. This guide focuses on the three-year full-time course, not an assumed equivalent Student Pass route for part-time study.
Compare the kind of work, not only the degree label
Malaysia communication subjects connect making, messaging and evidence.
These clusters group actual named modules by interest. They are our comparison graphic, not an official major structure, an assessed-portfolio list or confirmation that specialist equipment is supplied.
Media Writing & Editing, Copywriting, Integrated Marketing Communication, Public Relations: Issue and Case Study, and Emerging Trends in Advertising.
Ask what you write, how briefs change for different audiences, how feedback works and whether completed work may be shown publicly.
Visual Communication and Photography, Desktop Publishing, Radio Broadcasting, Script Writing for Radio and Television, Television Production and Web Design.
Ask how much individual production you do, which tools are used and how access to recording, editing and production resources works.
Statistics for Social Science, Quantitative Research Method, Audience Analysis for Traditional and New Media, Communication Law and Ethics, and Media Management.
Ask how evidence informs a campaign or media decision and how copyright, consent, sourcing and ethical reasoning are assessed.
Published year groups
Malaysia media study moves from introductions to production and analysis.
Use the current year summary to ask for a complete credit and assessment map. We do not invent a final project or a guaranteed list of portfolio pieces that the page does not name.
Introduction to Public Relations, Advertising, Mass Communication, Film & Cinema and Journalism are joined by Intercultural Communication, Psychology of Communication, Public Speaking and Mass Media and Society.
Theories of Mass Communication and Human Communication sit with broadcast introductions, writing/editing, research, radio, new-media technologies and copywriting.
Audience Analysis, Communication Law and Ethics, Event Management, Media Management, Television Production, PR cases, Web Design and Practical Training appear on the list.
Quantitative Research Method appears in both Year 2 and Year 3. Ask whether that is a repeated webpage line or a distinct assessed requirement. We have not counted it twice to invent extra modules or credits.
Language, academic skills, employment English, general studies and co-curriculum subjects also appear. The diagram above selects the disciplinary thread, not the complete study load.
Malaysia production and placement questions
Malaysia practical training should name the learning arrangement.
The course lists Practical Training in Year 3. MQR's duration table gives six 17-week long semesters and three 9-week short semesters over three years, but it does not state a separate training-week figure in the fetched record. We have not borrowed 12 weeks from another City course.
Confirm the host, tasks, supervision, assessment, dates and international-student conditions. A media subject list does not guarantee a paid newsroom, agency, production-house or corporate-communications placement.
For a portfolio, ask about assessment briefs, ownership of finished work, consent for images/audio, public sharing and access to original files. These are practical questions, not invented admission or graduation requirements.
Malaysia media admission includes English subject evidence as well as a test score.
The current page lists STPM Grade C in two subjects, STAM Jayyid, a Diploma at CGPA 2.00 and Foundation/Matriculation at CGPA 2.00, with SPM-level English credit or equivalent on those named routes. A separate Diploma in Media and Communication route is also listed.
Skills/vocational diploma routes carry CGPA 2.50 and Senate/Academic Board conditions. Other recognised equivalent qualifications are considered under the published wording.
Do not infer an Indian-board percentage from those GP/CGPA values. Ask for assessment of your actual qualification and English subject level, including whether reinforcement is needed.
Current Malaysia international course requirement
Malaysia IELTS and English reinforcement answer different questions.
The current exact course lists IELTS 5.0 or equivalent for international students. Separately, it explains English-subject equivalence and reinforcement where a pass, missing subject or non-equivalent English needs attention.
The page says the reinforcement subject must be offered before enrolment and passed before related core courses. It allows a Foundation/Matriculation exemption when the English subject is equivalent or higher.
Confirm which notes apply to your route. Do not treat a test score as proof of a subject waiver or assume that an English-medium school creates an automatic exemption.
Malaysia media facilities and teaching campus need a course-specific answer.
The course page lists Petaling Jaya and Cyberjaya. The exact FA2054 MQR record displays two Petaling Jaya addresses, including Menara City U, Jalan 51A/223 and an 8th Avenue Business Centre address.
Ask for the approved teaching campus for your intake and where production, recording, editing and assessed work take place. We have not assumed that every facility at every campus is available to this degree or that a marketing-campus list resolves programme approval.
Ask whether cameras, audio kits, editing computers, software licences and studio access are included, bookable, limited or student-provided. Verify current specifications before buying equipment.
Malaysia media-study budget
Malaysia Mass Communication fees need production costs and a date.
The course lists Jan/Feb, May/June and Sept/Oct intake windows and says scholarships are available. Neither establishes an exact future start, current fee or individual award.
FA2054, 126 credits, full-time duration, approved campus, intake and tuition period, registration, resources, assessment, graduation, applicable tax and exclusions.
Equipment, software access, storage, printing, travel, production materials and training expenses. Ask what the course supplies and what remains yours to pay.
Student Pass, medical/insurance, renewals, deposits and housing, plus payment/refund rules. Count funding only after a written individual award names course, nationality, intake and renewal conditions.
We did not verify a current exact-course payable international schedule with fee period, tax and complete exclusions. No numeric price or multiplied degree total is invented.
City Malaysia Mass Communication questions before applying.
Is this Malaysia degree a separate journalism qualification?
The award is Bachelor of Mass Communication (Hons), FA2054. Journalism is one named introductory subject in a broader media course, not a second award established here.
How long is Malaysia Practical Training?
The course lists the component but the fetched MQR record does not state a separate week count. Ask for your cohort's dated training plan.
Do I need to buy equipment for Malaysia media study?
No verified current device or camera specification was found. Ask what is supplied and the required specifications before spending.
Can IELTS alone settle Malaysia English-subject conditions?
Not established. Current IELTS 5.0 or equivalent and separate English-subject/reinforcement notes must both be matched to your route and offer.
Official Malaysia sources for City's media course.
- Current City Mass Communication course: title, 126 credits, 36 months, year subjects, entry, English reinforcement and IELTS 5.0, campuses/intakes.
- MQR FA2054: accreditation, credits, FT/PT structures and addresses; no separate training-week figure.
- Older official brochure: historical comparison, not current subject-equivalence or programme-availability authority.
- City MQR list: separates Mass Communication from Journalism and Corporate Communication awards.
- City official institutional image: university context only, not production facilities.
Checked 10 November 2026. Current cohort-campus approval, exact future start, Indian qualification/English equivalence, payable fees, scholarship, equipment and training host/pay/duration remain unverified. No employment, paid placement, admission or visa guarantee.
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