Course Structure

The Communication program at BINUS UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL offers three streams:

• Journalism
• Public Relations
• Entertainment Communications

The program provides an extensive knowledge of digital and non-digital communication skills, practices, and technologies as an integral part of creating an efficient message to the target audience in an expanding new media, as well as social, cultural, and ethical knowledge to create responsible communication methods. The program works closely with some of the most prominent companies in their fields, partnering with local and international organisations, to offer students maximal exposure to a real work environment. Students will receive extensive opportunities to develop their presentation and consultancy skills and gradually become increasingly exposed to partner organisations.

The program is completed over the course of four years, during which basic communication skills courses are offered in the first year. During the first year, all students will have a multitude of opportunities to meet industry specialists from Public Relations, Journalism, or the Entertainment background, as well as visit a variety of businesses and creative work spaces, in order to orient themselves in their industry and their prospective job choices, Students’ works will be showcased across a variety of social media, with the aim to gain prominence and a community following in their field of interest. In the following three years, students will build on their prior knowledge to develop creative, critical, and contextual thinking, as well as social, cultural, and media business knowledge.

Students have the flexibility to choose on how they would like to complete their degree. The programs allow the student to choose between:

• Single Degree Undergraduate Program offers 4 years undergraduate degree program, majoring in Public Relation, Journalism or Entertainment Communication, followed by one year of enrichment program (Enrichment Track 1 + Enrichment Track II). The degree to be awarded is Sarjana Ilmu Komunikasi (S.I. Kom – Bachelor of Communication).
• Double Degree Undergraduate Program offers 4 years undergraduate degree program, majoring in Public Relation, Journalism or Entertainment Communication, followed by two semesters (or 1 year) at Northumbria University. The degree to be awarded is a joint Bachelor degree of Binus International University and Northumbria University, titled Sarjana Ilmu Komunikasi (S.I. Kom – Bachelor of Communication) B.A (Hons) (Bachelor of Arts (Honors)).

In addition, the program also offers students to experience studying overseas through the ISEP Student Exchange Program or Study Abroad Program.