Masters in Communication and Journalism

Semester I

Communication Theory (2 credits, 32 hours)
Ethics and the Law (2 credits, 32 hours)
Reporting and Current Affairs (2 credits, 32 hours)
Introduction to Public Relations and Advertising (2 credits, 32 hours)

Semester II

Electronic Journalism (2 credits, 32 hours)
Film Appreciation (2 credits, 32 hours)
Research Methods in Mass Communication (2 credits, 32 hours)
Media Laws (2 credits, 32 hours)

Semester III

Specialisation

Group I

Media Management
Introduction to Media Organisations (2 credits, 32 hours)
Media products – production and marketing – I (2 credits, 32 hours)
Media products – production and marketing - II (2 credits, 32 hours)

Media and knowledge management (2 credits, 32 hours)

Group II

Electronic Media
History, scope and sociology of electronic journalism (2 credits, 32 hours)
Emerging Technologies, an introduction (2 credits, 32 hours)
Production (2 credits, 32 hours)
Post Production (2 credits, 32 hours)

Group III

Development Journalism
Sociology of Mass Communication – I (2 credits, 32 hours)
Sociology of Mass Communication – II (2 credits, 32 hours)
Issues and Ideas in Indian Society – I (2 credits, 32 hours)
Issues and Ideas in Indian Society – II (2 credits, 32 hours)

Group IV

Business Journalism
The Indian Economy (2 credits, 32 hours)
Key Sectors (2 credits, 32 hours)
Trends in the Indian Marketplace (2 credits, 32 hours)
Technology writing (2 credits, 32 hours)

Group V

Metropolitan Journalism
The Indian Metropolis (2 credits, 32 hours)
The Language Press and the English language press (2 credits, 32 hours)
Media issues, ideas and challenges in the Indian Metropolis (2 credits, 32 hours)
New Media (2 credits, 32 hours)

Group VI

Public Relations
The practice of PR – I (2 credits, 32 hours)
The practice of PR – II (2 credits, 32 hours)
Advanced PR – I (2 credits, 32 hours)
Advanced PR – II (2 credits, 32 hours)

Semester IV

Research on an advanced topic for thesis (32 weeks, 8 credits)