Singapore University of Social Sciences

The media industry is constantly changing. Today’s communication environment is increasingly sophisticated and complicated, fuelled by technological advancement and a global economy. How does the audience make sense of a communication system that is saturated with information? Analysis of Issues and Trends in the Communication Industry provides students with a roadmap for understanding an ever-changing media industry by reviewing emerging trends in the various media sectors and topics, such as trends and issues pertaining to the different forms of media evolving into each other’s spaces as well as the amalgamation and dwindling of media ownership. Students will also be introduced to various analytical frameworks and applied research methods in the various media sectors. Students will be equipped with the knowledge of how analysis and research shape trends, messages and market direction in the communication industry.