Bachelor of Communication (Honours) in Journalism and Digital Media (FM)
The structure of the First Major (FM) is as follows:
| I. | First Major Required Courses | 42 units |
| II. | First Major Elective Courses | 3 units |
| III. | Honours Project | 3 units |
| 48 units |
Requirements
| I. | First Major Required Courses | 42 units |
| School Core Courses | ||
| COMM1015 Studies in Communication, Media and Journalism | 3 units | |
| COMM2035 Communication, Ethics and Law | 3 units | |
| Students are required to choose one from the following courses | ||
| COMM2026 Human Communication | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| COMM2027 AI and Digital Communication | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| COMM2036 Media Design and Digital Applications | 3 units | |
| Major Required Courses | ||
|
Either JOUR2077 Chinese News Reporting and Writing Or JOUR2085 English News Reporting and Writing |
3 units | |
| JOUR3137 Journalism and Communication Theory | 3 units | |
|
Either JOUR2087 Multimedia and Multiplatform Journalism Or JOUR2117 Broadcast Reporting and Production |
3 units | |
| JOUR2116 Finance and Economics for Journalists | ||
| JOUR2126 Data Journalism | 2 units | |
|
Either JOUR3176 Advanced News and Feature Writing (Chinese) Or JOUR3177 Advanced News and Feature Writing (English) |
3 units | |
|
Either JOUR3246 Journalism Practicum II (Chinese) Or JOUR3256 Journalism Practicum II (English) Or JOUR3266 Journalism Practicum I (Finance) Or JOUR3265 Journalism Practicum I (Broadcast) |
2 units | |
|
Either JOUR3247 Journalism Practicum III(Chinese) Or JOUR3257 Journalism Practicum III(English) Or JOUR3267 Journalism Practicum II (Finance) Or JOUR3295 Journalism Practicum II (Broadcast) |
2 units | |
| JOUR3157 Law and Ethics for Journalists | 3 units | |
|
Either JOUR3095 Business and Financial News Reporting in English Or JOUR3286 Reporting Business and Financial News in Chinese |
3 units | |
|
JOUR4057 International News in a Globalized World Or JOUR4005 Theory and Practice of Journalism in Greater China |
3 units | |
| JOUR4007 Research Methods in Communication | 3 units | |
| JOUR4015 Journalism Internship | 0 units | |
| II. | First Major Elective Courses | 3 units |
| Students are required to choose one from the following courses | 3 units | |
| JOUR2097 Advanced News and Feature Writing (Finance) | 3 units | |
| JOUR2105 Visual Journalism | 3 units | |
| JOUR2106 Data Visualization | 3 units | |
| JOUR2117 Broadcast Reporting and Production | 3 units | |
| JOUR2125 Photojournalism and Documentary Photography | 3 units | |
| JOUR3016 Political Economy for Journalists | 3 units | |
| JOUR3047 News Anchoring | 3 units | |
| JOUR3057 Finance and Investment | 3 units | |
| JOUR3075 Economics for Financial Journalists | 3 units | |
| JOUR3077 Magazine Design and Editing | 3 units | |
| JOUR3085 Media Transformation and Institutional Change in Historical Perspective | 3 units | |
| JOUR3095 Business and Financial News Reporting in English | 3 units | |
| JOUR3096 Current Affairs and News Analysis | 3 units | |
| JOUR3097 Current Hong Kong Issues for Communicators | 3 units | |
| JOUR3105 Current Issues in Journalism | 3 units | |
| JOUR3106 Images of Media in Popular Culture | 3 units | |
| JOUR3117 News Translation | 3 units | |
| JOUR3125 Strategic Television Communication | 3 units | |
| JOUR3126 Visual Literacy: Critical Appreciation of Photos | 3 units | |
| JOUR3135 Analytical and Opinion Writing | 3 units | |
| JOUR3145 Investigative Reporting (Chinese) | 3 units | |
| JOUR3146 Investigative Reporting (English) | 3 units | |
| JOUR3147 Investigative Reporting (Finance) | 3 units | |
| JOUR3165 Unlocking Finance | 3 units | |
| JOUR3175 Contemporary Issues in Journalism | 3 units | |
| JOUR3176 Advanced News and Feature Writing (Chinese) | 3 units | |
| JOUR3177 Advanced News and Feature Writing (English) | 3 units | |
| JOUR3185 Advanced Broadcast Production | 3 units | |
| JOUR3275 Immersive Journalism | 3 units | |
| JOUR3285 Financial Data and Market Sentiment Analysis | 3 units | |
| JOUR3286 Reporting Business and Financial News in Chinese | 3 units | |
| JOUR3287 Social Media Content Management | 3 units | |
| JOUR4005 Theory and Practice of Journalism in Greater China | 3 units | |
| JOUR4017 China Reporting and Writing | 3 units | |
| JOUR4025 Critical Studies of Media | 3 units | |
| JOUR4045 Entrepreneurial Journalism | 3 units | |
| JOUR4047 Comparative Perspectives on Media | 3 units | |
| JOUR4055 Media, Technology and Globalisation | 3 units | |
| JOUR4056 Media Management | 3 units | |
| JOUR4057 International News in a Globalized World | 3 units | |
| JOUR4065 Strategic Investments and Contemporary Economics | 3 units | |
| JOUR4066 News Documentary | 3 units | |
| III. | Honours Project | 3 units |
|
Either JOUR4865 Honours Project in Chinese Journalism Or JOUR4885 Honours Project in International Journalism |
3 units |
