This course introduces the basic principles and contexts of media studies and human communication. The purpose of this course is to introduce students who have had no prior experience with the field of communication to its diverse areas of study and its fundamental concepts. Therefore, the scope of the course is not only limited to mediated communication but interpersonal and intercultural communication, as well as the intersection between data science and its applications to media and communication. It will provide a common foundation for students in the School of Communication by presenting a coherent vocabulary of communication studies and a comprehensive perspective for approaching subsequent courses under the School’s diverse curriculum. The course also aims to stimulate interest in and commitment to the study of communication including journalism, data and media communication, organisational communication, public relations, advertising, and film studies.