Bachelor of Human Sciences (Communication)

Graduation Requirement Single Major

(For Students whose Matric. No begin with 053onwards)

A. Fundamental Courses 12 credit hours

B. Generic Skill Courses 14/12* credit hours
i) Languages & Tilawah
ii) Co-curricular Activities
C. Major Courses 54 credit hours
D. Specialization Courses 18 credit hours
E. Elective Courses 24 credit hours
Total Graduation Requirement 122/120* credit hours

*Total credit hours required for international students as Malay language courses carry 0 credit hour.

A. Fundamental Courses 12 credit hours

COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. HIST 1000 Introduction to History & Civilization 3 -
2. PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology 3 -
3. PSCI 1010 Introduction to Political Science 3 -
4. SOCA 1010 Introduction to Sociology & Anthropology 3 -

B. Generic Skills Courses

i) Languages & Tilawah 11 credit hours
English Language
COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. LE 4000 Language for Academic Purpose 3 -
Language for Occupational Purpose for Human
2. LE 4500 3 -
Sciences

Malay Language for Malaysians

COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. LM 2020 Bahasa Malaysia Lanjutan 1 -
2. LM 2021 Bahasa Malaysia Untuk Kerjaya 1 LM 2020

Malay Language for Indonesians, Bruneians & Singaporeans

COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. LM 1020 Bahasa Melayu Nusantara I 0 -
2. LM 1021 Bahasa Melayu Nusantara II 0 LM 1020

Malay Language for International Students

COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. LM 1010 Bahasa Melayu I for Foreign Students 0 -
2. LM 1011 Bahasa Melayu II for Foreign Students 0 LM 1010

Arabic Language
COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. LQ 1081 Elementary Quranic I 0.5 -
2. LQ 1082 Elementary Quranic II 0.5 LQ 1081
3. LQ 2083 Intermediate Quranic III 0.5 LQ 1082
4. LQ 2044 Intermediate Quranic IV 0.5 LQ 2083
5. LQ 2045 Intermediate Quranic V 0.5 LQ 2044
6. LQ 2046 Intermediate Quranic VI 0.5 LQ 2045
 Tilawah al-Quran for Muslim students only
CREDIT
NO COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
HOURS
1. TQS/TQB 1000E Tilawah Al-Quran I (in English Language) 0 -
2. TQS/TQB 1000M Tilawah Al-Quran I (in Malay Language) 0 -
3. TQS/TQB 2000E Tilawah Al-Quran II (in English Language) 0 TQS/TQB 1000
4. TQS/TQB 2000M Tilawah Al-Quran II (in Malay Language) 0 TQS/TQB 1000

ii) Co-curricular Activities 3 credit hours

Level 1 for Muslim Students
COURSE
NO COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE
1. CCHB/S 1011 Halaqah I
or or 0.5 -
CCFB/S 1041 Fardhu Ain
2. CCHB/S1012 or
CCHB/S 1012 Halaqah II 0.5
CCFB/S1041
OR
COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. CCTH 1021 Tahfiz I 0.5 -
2. CCTH 1022 Tahfiz II 0.5 CCNM 1021
Note:
1. All Muslim students must sit for the Fundamental Knowledge test. If they pass, they must register for Halaqah I
course. If they fail, they should register for Fardhu Ain course.
2. Those who would like to join Tahfiz, Debate, Suksis, Wataniah or Entrepreneurship programme, they can
register after undergoing an interview session. For further enquiry, please refer to Co-curricular Activity
Center (CCAC), SDEV.

Level 1 for Non-Muslim Students

COURSE
NO COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE
1. CCNM 1031 Dialog for Non-Muslim I 0.5 -
2. CCNM 1032 Dialog for Non-Muslim II 0.5 CCNM 1031
Level 2 & Level 3 package please refer to Co-Curricular Activity Center for further details. Their telephone numbers are
6196 5475/4097/4404/4109.

C. Major Courses 54 credit hours

COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. COMM 1010 Introduction to Mass Communication 3 -
2. COMM 1120 Introductory Statistics for Communication Research 3 COMM 1010
3. COMM 2040 Interpersonal Communication 3 COMM 1010
4. COMM 2050 Intercultural Communication 3 COMM 1010
5. COMM 2070 Psychology of Communication 3 COMM 1010
Foundation for Communication in the Quran &
6. COMM 2310 3 COMM 1010
Sunnah
7. COMM 2999 Research Methodology 3 COMM 1010,COMM 1120
8. COMM 3030 Computer Mediated Communication 3 COMM 1010
9. COMM 3110 Communication Theory 3 COMM 1010
10. COMM 3220 Media and Muslim Society 3 COMM 1010
11. COMM 3250 Communication Law and Ethics 3 COMM 1010
12. COMM 3540 Advertising: Principles and Practices 3 COMM 1010
13. COMM 4350 Western News Network 3 COMM 1010
14. COMM 4420 Public Opinion and Persuasion 3 COMM 1010
15. COMM 4440 Human Relations: Principles and Practices 3 COMM 1010
16. COMM 4450 Muslim Press 3 COMM 1010
17. COMM 4460 Thinking Technique for Communicators 3 COMM 1010
18. COMM 4470 Contemporary Issues in Communication 3 COMM 1010
D. Specialization Courses 18 credit hours. Choose ONE Specialized from the following:
Organizational Communication
COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. COMM 2220 Introduction to Organizational Communication 3 COMM 1010
Principles and Practices of Managerial
2. COMM 3070 3 COMM 1010
Communication
3. COMM 3090 Professional Speech Communication 3 COMM 2220
4. COMM 3330 Written Communication for Organization 3 COMM 2220
5. COMM 4230 Organization Communication: Case Studies 3 COMM 2220
6. COMM 4421 Diplomatic Communication (old code is COMM 4220) 3 COMM 2220

Electronic Media
COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. COMM 2230 Introduction to Electronic Media 3 COMM 1010
2. COMM 2330 Video Production I 3 COMM 2230
3. COMM 2350 Radio Production 3 COMM 2230
4. COMM 3010 Scriptwriting for Radio and Television 3 COMM 2230
5. COMM 3998 Practicum 3 COMM 2230
6. COMM 4360 Writing for Broadcast News 3 COMM 2230

Print Media
COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. COMM 3020 Principles and Practices of Journalism 3 COMM 1010
2. COMM 3021 News Writing 3 COMM 3020
3. COMM 3022 Feature Writing 3 COMM 3020
Practicum COMM 4300, COMM 4311,
4. COMM 3998 3
COMM 3021,COMM 3022
5. COMM 4300 Editing 3 COMM 3020
COMM 3650 or Photojournalism or
6. 3 COMM 3020
COMM 4311 Desktop Computing for Magazines and Newspaper

Public Relations
COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. COMM 3510 Principles of Public Relations 3 COMM 1010
2. COMM 3520 Public Relations: Media and Methods 3 COMM 3510
3. COMM 3530 Public Relations Writing 3 COMM 3510
4. COMM 3998 Practicum 3 COMM 3510
5. COMM 4710 Public Relations: Case Studies 3 COMM 3510
COMM 3510,COMM 3520,
6. COMM 4750 Public Relations: Campaign Strategies 3
COMM 3530

Non-Specialization
COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. COMM 2220 Introduction to Organizational Communication 3 COMM 1010
2. COMM 3020 Principles and Practices of Journalism 3 COMM 1010
3. COMM 3510 Principles of Public Relations 3 COMM 1010
4. COMM 2230 Introduction to Electronic Media 3 COMM 1010
5. Choose TWO from any specialization courses 3 -
E. Elective Courses - 24 credit hours
Choose any EIGHT from the following:
COURSE CREDIT
NO COURSE TITLE PRE-REQUISITE(S)
CODE HOURS
1. RKGS 2010 Creative Thinking and Problem Solving 3 -
2. RKQS 1051 Reflections on Prophetic History (old code is RKQS 1050) 3 -
3. RKQS 1030 Revelation as Source of Knowledge 3 -
4. RKQS 2011 Sciences of Quran (old code is RKFQ 2010) 3 -
5. RKQS 2021 Sciences of Hadith (old code is RKFQ 2020) 3 -
6. RKFQ 2062 Introduction to Fiqh (old code is RKFQ 2060) 3 -
7. RKFQ 2161 Introduction to Usul al-Fiqh (old code is RKFQ 2160) 3 RKFQ 2062
8. RKUD 3010 Islamic Aqidah 3 -
9. RKUD 3020 Islamic Ethics 3 -
10. RKUD 3030 Methods of Dawah 3 -

Important Remark
* Students who intend to do a single major must complete any EIGHT IRK courses as listed above.
* However, if you complete all 10 courses, you will be considered as minoring in IRK with a total graduation requirement of 128
credit hours. It is an additional of 2 courses (6 credit hours) from a single major.
* Students who intend to minor in other than IRK must complete any SIX IRK courses only as listed above.
* RKFQ 2062 and RKFQ 2161 are compulsory courses for students who intend to minor in RKFQ
* RKQS 1051, RKQS 2011 and RKQS 2021 are compulsory courses for students who intend to minor in RKQS
* RKUD 3030 is a compulsory course for students who intend to minor in RKUD

Deputy Deans Office

HS Division, KIRKHS
March 2009