University of Mysore Mysuru
- University
- Co - Education
- ESTD 1916
- State University
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Master of Arts (M.A) Journalism and Mass Communication
M.A Journalism & Mass Communication
Course
MA Journalism and Communication is designed to provide high-quality journalistic education, maintaining an optimum balance between theory and practice. This master’s degree programs is designed to equip the students with knowledge in handling the latest technology advancement in media, with a balanced curriculum that challenges students to confront contemporary issues in media theory, cultural issues, research, policy, and management. To provide them practical knowledge about the industry, we also ensure to bring several eminent personalities from the media industry. Practical papers are reporting, editing, newspaper and layout designing. Students are given hands-on experience through our in-house monthly magazine (GCC WORLD), a weekly newspaper (GCC Élan) and other periodicals. The course stimulates the students to become media professionals such as reporters, editors, PROs, advertising creative heads and corporate communication head in future.
The course materials are varied, ranging from print media, public relations, media management to the advertisement and creative writing. The most constant factor that facilitates the teaching process at GCU includes a critical and analytical framework to teach a unit per module. The syllabus is drawn from the theories as proposed by the contemporary theorists & thereby helps the student to acquire key skills. The students will study several papers refined by academic as well as industrial experts; viz, Photography, reporting, editing, advertisements, PR activities, Radio Journalism and other similar subjects.
Duration : 2 Years
Eligibility : The basic eligibility criterion for pursuing M.A (Mass Communication & Journalism) degree is having graduation degree in any stream from any of the recognized university
Higher Studies : M.Phil.(Journalism and Mass Communication)
Career Opportunities
- Art Director
- Cartoonist
- Columnist
- Film Director
- Floor Manager
- Journalist
- Radio Jockey
- Reporter
- Screen Writer
