Universitas Gadjah Mada

International Undergraduate Program (IUP) in Communication Science

The curriculum of the International Undergraduate Program in Communication Science 2020 is designed as a development or revision of the previous 2019 curriculum. This curriculum is designed to be implemented from the 1st semester of 2020/2021 for at least 1 year until the curriculum evaluation is carried out.

This curriculum is structured by considering the development of communication science at the local, national and international levels. As for studying these developments, the Curriculum Team has done some work, starting from aligning this curriculum with the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework (KKNI) to benchmarking the curricula of other communication study programs at the local, national, and international levels.

This curriculum is also prepared to consider the dynamic needs of Communication Studies fresh graduates, within state institutions, social organizations, and industries. An understanding of this condition is obtained by conducting studies on graduates and graduate users in various related fields.

In addition, this curriculum is also prepared by considering the prospective students’ profiles (interests, characters, demographics, etc.) and aligning them with the Department’s vision, "Crafting Well Informed Society". With this curriculum, the International Undergraduate Program in Communication Science will produce graduates who are capable of critical thinking and qualified in the practical/ professional world.

Year 1

Semester I: Being a Social, Political, and Communication Student

In this semester, students gain basic knowledge to become students of communication science, especially as part of the social and political sciences. Students are expected to master the basic concepts of communication science and be able to carry out basic practices such as writing and public speaking.

• Student Orientation
• Academic Writing
• National Ideology
• Religious Studies
• Basic of Social Science
• Indonesian Social & Political History
• Introduction to Political Science
• Communication Science I
• Public Speaking
• Human & Cultural Communication

Semester II: Becoming a Competent Communication Specialist

In this semester, students are introduced to the media landscape and the roles of communication in it. Students are expected to understand the historical dynamics and contemporary developments of these fields in the media landscape at the national and global levels.

• Citizenship
• Social Research Methods
• Communication Science II
• Media Entrepreneurship
• Journalism
• Advertising
• Public Relations
• Entertainment Media

Year 2

Semester III: Basic Communication Practice and Context

In this semester, students explore several disciplines that prepare them to take an active role as communication experts in society. Students are expected to master important things in communication practice and their social context, such as ethics and industry, both on a national and international scale.

• Social & Political System of Indonesia
• International Communication
• Group & Organizational Communication
• Political Economy of Indonesian Media
• Visual Communication
• Creative Media Industries
• INC
• Communication Ethics

Semester IV: Basic Communication Practice, Research, and Context

In this semester, students will continue to deepen a number of sciences that support them in various professions as well as communication research. Students are also expected to master important things in communication practices such as management, regulation, and other social contexts.

• Media Management
• Social Campaign
• Indonesian Media Policy & Regulation
• Multiplatform Media
• Communication Research Methods
• Media, Youth, & Culture in Indonesia
• Content Production
• Communication & Indonesian Tradition

Year 3

International Exposure/ Elective Course

In this third year, students are expected to deepen the practice of communication that is more advanced in accordance with their interests. Students are expected to be able to sharpen their knowledge of communication and socio-politics as an asset to play an active role in the dynamics of society at the national, regional and global levels.

• International Exposure Or
  • Elective Course I
  • Elective Course II
  • Elective Course III

Elective Course Options:

• Multimedia Journalism
• Cinema in Southeast Asia
• Marketing PR
• Lobby and Negotiation
• Brand Management
• Consumer Behavior
  • Cross Department Course
  • Cross Department/Faculty Course
  • Co-curricular

Year 4

In the final semesters, students will apply their theoretical and practical knowledge to individual research work (conventional thesis or work) according to their field of interest. Under the direction of their supervisor, students are expected to be able to produce data and analysis that are useful in the development of communication science.

• Thesis

The objective is to produce graduates whose critical, creative, ethical and international reputed that allow them to be global communication practitioners in the information society era. The detailed objectives are explained as follows:

1. To create virtuous graduates who are able to develop and implement human values relevant to the educational vision, mission, and objectives of Universitas Gadjah Mada as part of the global community
2. To produce graduates who are sensitive and critical towards communication phenomenon that able to produce scientific and creative work in the field of communications in which capable of driving the nation’s progress toward well-informed society
3. To produce graduates who are responsive and adaptive to the communication dynamics and the development of global communication technology
4. To create graduates who are not only part of the global community but also agents of change for the good of the global community