WEE KIM WEE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
REGISTRATION OF COURSES- SEMESTER 2, 2014-2015
(FIRST YEAR STUDENTS)
1. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
(For students admitted in AY2014-2015)
To graduate, first year students must accumulate a minimum 128 academic units (AUs)
comprising 37 AUs of Core courses, 35 AUs of Prescribed Electives, 12 AUs of GER-COREs and
15 AUs of GER-PEs and 29 AUs of Unrestricted Electives. It is important that you check your
degree audit in advance so that you have sufficient AUs for course registration.
2. COURSES OFFERED IN SEMESTER 2:
2.1 Journalism
Core Course (compulsory)
CS0209
: Media Law, Ethics and Policy
CS0204
: Basic Media Writing (open to IEM students in Semester II)
CS2006
: Visual Literacy and Communication
CS2008
: Fundamentals of Research
ET0001
: Enterprise & Innovation (online 1 AU)
GC0001
AU)
: Intro to Sustainability- Multidisciplinary approaches & solutions (online 1
Prescribed Electives
CS2021
: News Reporting and Writing (pre-req: CS0204)
CS2022
: Basic Media Writing in Chinese
CS2023
: Print & Digital Publications (pre-req: CS0204)
CS2044
: Photojournalism (pre-req: CS2021)
CS2045
: Online Journalism (pre-req CS0204)
CS2057
: Media Effects
Unrestricted Electives
CS2061
: News Practicum
2.2 Broadcast and Cinema Studies
Core Course (compulsory)
CS0209
: Media Law, Ethics and Policy
CS0204
: Basic Media Writing (open to IEM students in Semester II)
CS2006
: Visual Literacy and Communication
CS2008
: Fundamentals of Research
ET0001
: Enterprise & Innovation (online 1 AU)
GC0001
AU)
: Intro to Sustainability- Multidisciplinary approaches & solutions (online 1
Prescribed Electives
CS2300
: Acting and Directing for TV and Film (new) (pre-req : CS2006)
CS2025
: Image and Sound Production (co-req: CS2006)
CS2026
: Media Presentation and Performance
CS2029
: Broadcast Journalism: Concepts and Applications (pre-req: CS2025)
For the semester 2, 2014 course registration, students who did not take CS2025 can take it
concurrently with CS2029.
CS2030
: Audio in Media
Unrestricted Elective
CS2064
: TV Practicum
CS2065
: Radio Practicum
2.3 Public Relations/Advertising
Core Course (compulsory)
CS0209
: Media Law, Ethics and Policy
CS0204
: Basic Media Writing (open to IEM students in Semester II)
CS2006
: Visual Literacy and Communication
CS2008
: Fundamentals of Research
ET0001
: Enterprise & Innovation (online 1 AU)
GC0001
AU)
: Intro to Sustainability- Multidisciplinary approaches & solutions (online 1
Prescribed Electives
CS2024
: Web Design and Technologies
CS2032
: Graphic Communication (pre-req: CS2006)
CS2058
: Integrated Marketing Communication
CS2095
: Applied Creativity and Entrepreneurship
CS2075
: Regional Strategic Communication Management
Unrestricted elective
CS2068
: Newsletter Practicum
C2088/CS2188 : Social Media Practicum
2.4 Communication Research
Core Course (compulsory)
CS0209
: Media Law, Ethics and Policy
CS0204
: Basic Media Writing (open to IEM students in Semester II)
CS2006
: Visual Literacy and Communication
CS2008
: Fundamentals of Research
ET0001
: Enterprise & Innovation (online 1 AU)
GC0001
AU)
: Intro to Sustainability- Multidisciplinary approaches & solutions (online 1
Prescribed Electives
CS2054
: Interpersonal Communication
CS2057
: Media Effects
CS2055
: Organisational Communication
Unrestricted elective (by invitation)
CS2067
: Research Practicum
3. The following CORE and GER-CORE courses will be pre-registered for all Year 1 students.
Total = 11 AUs.
CS2006- CORE
CS2008 - CORE
CS0209 – GER-CORE
ET0001- GER-CORE
GC0001 – GER-CORE
4. REGISTRATION DATES AND ADD/DROP PERIOD
Core/PEs/GER-Pes
Tuesday
9 December 2014
Unrestricted Elective Friday
19 December 2014
1.30 pm -4.30 pm
1.30 pm – 4.30 pm
Year 1 and 2 students are NOT allowed to register for Year 3 and Year 4 courses beginning
with the code CS4XXX.
Students can register for additional CS courses (PEs) at the lower level and/or GER-PEs and
UEs provided that they have not exceeded the maximum 19 AUs and there are vacancies for
these courses.
Students are advised to refer to the write-up on the curriculum structure available from the
School website:
http://www.wkwsci.ntu.edu.sg/CurrentStudents/Undergraduate/Curriculum/Pages/Curricul
umAY20142015.aspx
Add/Drop period: Mon, 12 Jan 2015- Sun, 25 Jan 2015
5. REGISTRATION STUDY YEAR
The Registration Study Year is your study year in S2 AY 2014-15 and is determined by the
following:
Total AU earned to date + Total AU registered in S1 AY2014-15>= minimum AU required to
be promoted.
Total AU earned –to-date + School’s normal load AU for S1 AY14-15>= min AU required to be
promoted.
For details relating to promotion, please refer to sections on ‘Classification of Students’ at:
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/Students/Undergraduate/AcademicServices/Pages/AcademicUnitSys
tem(AUS).aspx
6. OVERLOADING OF AUs
For overloading of AUs, students must complete the Course Approval Form available under
the Frequently Used Form tab. Please click on this link to access the tab:
http://www.wkwsci.ntu.edu.sg/CurrentStudents/Undergraduate/Pages/commonforms.aspx
All forms for overloading should be submitted not later than 11 December 2014.
7. ACADEMIC ADVISORS
It is the responsibility of the students to follow the registration procedure and to complete
the required AUs from year to year. Students are encouraged to consult the following people
who can advise them on registration matters.
UG team: ask_WKWSCI@ntu.edu.sg
Peer advisors: wkwscipeers@gmail.com (during add/drop)
Any changes to the registration schedule will be notified via the School’s website:
http://www.wkwsci.ntu.edu.sg/CurrentStudents/Undergraduate/Pages/Undergraduate.aspx
and if necessary, through students’ NTU email account.
8. ADVICE ON PLACING GERPE/UE ON WAITLIST
Number of GERPE and UE to be placed on waitlist up to 5 choices each for GERPE and UE.
You can place or make changes to the GERPE/UE waitlist from 5.00 pm – 10.00 pm daily
from the day of your registration till Friday, 19 Dec 2014.
To increase your chances to be allocated GERPE/UE, you are advised to:
 Consider GERPE/UE with few students on waitlist
 Place at least 3 choices on waitlist for GERPE and UE each.