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Honours in Communication and Media Studies

  • A minimum of a relevant basic/general degree in media or communication.(1 Year)

 

• Information/Communication Officers /Directors in NGOs, Public and Private sector
• Career diplomats
• Chief Executive Officers

The student is expected to accumulate a minimum of 504 credit points to be considered to have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts Special Honours in Communication and Media Studies programme.

Part I   = minimum of 94 credits

Part II = minimum of 76 credits

Total                         170 credits   

 

COURSES ON OFFER

LEVEL

Course Code                                                                                                Credits

Semester 1

SHCM 450

SHCM453

SHCM451

SHCM458

SHCM452

SHCM471

 

 

SHCM454

SHCM457

 

Aspects of Media History                                            

Research Methods

Communication, Media and Development                

Journalism and Ethics                                    

Organisational Communication

Research Project                                                                    

Electives

Popular Culture and Communication  

Contemporary Issues in Journalism

10

10

10

10

10

24

 

 

10

10

Semester 2

SHCM456

SHCM459

SHCM455

SHCM471

 

 

SHCM461

SHCM462

Communication in International Relations

Investigative Journalism

Media Relations

Research Project

 

ELECTIVES

Media, Communication Policy and Technology

Rhetoric and Speech Writing

10

12

10

24

 

 

10

10