Ms Hamimah Kipli
H/P : 012 – 734 3144 Tel : 082 – 450 602
Fax : 082 – 575 602

E-mail :hamima@oum.edu.my

En. Cyprian Dines @ Cyprian Bay 
(Assistant Director)
H/P : 012-8884105
Tel : 084-338543 / 313342
Fax : 084-349625
E-mail : cyprian@oum.edu.my

E-mail :adriana_sapis@oum.edu.my

Open University Malaysia (OUM), Sarawak campus

Associate Professor Dr Frank Kiong,
Director of OUM’s Sarawak Regional Learning Centre

Undergraduate programme in Communication
Bachelor (with Honors) in Communication.

The programme spread over  five years and conducted on the first and third weekend of the month at its centre at Mile 9, Kuching-Serian Road.

Specially designed to cater to the needs of working adults, especially those in the media or communication industry, who do not have the time to pursue the full-time degree course at a university.

Subjects offered include :

Introduction to Social Sciences,

Introduction to Communication,

Communication Theory,

Basic Journalism,

Principles of Corporate Communication,

Integrated Marketing Communication,

Broadcast Journalism,

Communication Campaign,

Media Appreciation and Critical Analysis,

Politics and the Media,

Communication Research Methods,

Communication Law and Ethics,

News writing and reporting,

Editing for print and electronic media,

Principles of Advertising and

Case studies of Corporate communication.

All the subjects in the programme are accredited under the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA), with the approval number MQA No:KA9493. Lecturers and tutors for the programme are drawn from among those with sound academic training in the relevant disciplines and vast experience in the media industry.

The Bachelor of Communication (BComm) is designed to produce graduates with comprehensive knowledge that informs, moves, creates and shapes the world of communication.

Students will be exposed to a broad-based learning experience, encompassing nearly all major aspects of communication such as journalism, advertising, broadcasting, corporate communication and public relations. The programme would also develop the learner’s ability to apply communication techniques critically and objectively in real-life situations.

OUM adopts a blended learning mode, which combines face-to-face tutorials with virtual learning and self-managed learning based on prescribed modules. The mode provides flexibility to learning, especially for adult students who are generally busy with their jobs during week days.

On funding for their studies, several channels or sources are available and these are

• PTPTN education loan
• EPF withdrawal
• Bank loan
• Scholarship from OUM for those with CGPA of 3.67 and above on a semester-basis.

The Sarawak campus of OUM came into operation in 2001 with an initial intake of less than 300 students. By 2009 it has 5,000 students spread across all the faculties.