Our Vision

The Department of Mass Communication & Journalism envisions a global society where citizens are engaged in their communities; where media professionals are ethical and committed to diversity and inclusivity, and embrace technology to serve the public good; and where people from all backgrounds think critically about the media.

Mission

To prepare students for the society we envision for tomorrow while modelling today the values of community engagement, ethical professionalism, diversity in a global world, critical reflection, and technology in service of the public good also creating and maintaining an environment that promotes participation by all while demonstrating our responsibility to historically underrepresented groups.

Core Values

• Engage with the community
• Communicate ethically and professionally
• Think and reflect critically
• Embrace technology to serve the public good

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Department of Mass Communication & Journalism is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in all that we do. Our commitment is rooted in the belief that acknowledging and embracing a broad range of life experiences and perspectives strengthens our pledge to deliver excellence in teaching, research and learning. Our practices related to diversity, equity and inclusion benefit all those in the department — faculty, staff and students alike — as well as those alumni and the community with whom we engage.

Goals

Upgrade and strengthen academic programmes to enhance student skills and enable them to contribute to the media industry that is set for digital transformation.

Organize lecture series for the public good by eminent and nationally/internationally recognized individuals. This is meant to foster an understanding of universal challenges. Besides raising awareness, it will generate positive and appropriate responses to emerging needs of the nation.

Develop capacities to detect fake news, thereby enabling the community to access verified data and information.

Design and offer joint certificates, diplomas and internship programmes with industry partners.

Lay a bedrock for expansion into new areas like research, entertainment, digital news and integrated marketing communications that enable students to pursue diverse career options.

Department Rules

• As per G.B.U regulations, students are required to attend 75% of the lectures and tutorials before appearing for university examinations.
• Students must inform the H.O.D. in written form with the parent’s signature on it, in case of continuous absence from the class for more than 7 consecutive days.
• Students are also required to pass the college periodicals examinations as a condition for being presented for the university examination.
• Compulsory attendance on the first and last day of every session, including holidays, is necessary.
• Departmental books can be issued from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from Monday to Saturday.
• Books lost, defaced, or damaged in any way shall have to be replaced by the borrowers.
• Books are not to be taken out of the Department without issue.
• Students have to submit the borrowed books within one week and if needed they can reissue it.
• Appearing in Class-Test, college Selection Test is mandatory.
• Students have to participate in the various events of the Department like exhibitions, class seminars, special lectures, etc.
• Students are requested to keep their classroom and college surrounding clean and make a habit to switch off the light and Fan after finishing the class.

Highligths

There are several reasons why The Department of Mass Communication & Journalism is an ideal department for students. A few reasons are listed as follows:

• The key concepts, issues and debates that relate to journalism, media and mass communications in a global context are used always to cater for the needs of the local world.
• The Department of Mass Communication & Journalism uses a range of critical approaches to understanding news, news technologies and news stories
• We believe and admit the role of media in communicating information, globally hence all the practices are adopted that match the international standards.
• The Department organizes debates about the role of the media in the formation of collective identity, especially across nations regularly to update itself with the contemporary changes.
• The dynamics and context of global news flows and foreign and transnational news coverage.
• The conditions are always provided to our students to find out the impact of technology and the Internet on the practice of journalism in different regions of the world.

Best Practices

• Industry-aligned and regularly updated syllabus as per upcoming amendments.
• Guidance from acclaimed academicians and famed journalists.
• Theory, case study and practical exposure-based.

Professional Skills and Ethics

• Experiential Learning, Academic Excellence
• Research Projects, collaborative efforts etc.
• Media Cell for giving 360-degree media exposure
• Photography Club for giving professional photography training to students
• Practical-based courses for real-time learning
• Daily News analysis exercises to inculcate daily newspaper reading habits
• Media Studio for real-life experience for news reading and mass communication activities
• ICT-based teaching pedagogy