The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Mangalayatan University is one of a kind, offering ample opportunities to students to gain practical work experience through industry oriented curriculum. Internships, Industrial visits, and placements in a prominent media organizations and interaction with leading professionals are also a part of the extensive curriculum. We provide sound learning environment to the students and high-quality project works to match professional standards and goals. We provide students practical exposure right from the beginning so that students can build confidence and enhance their personality to make a journalistic approach towards their career.
Media sector especially television and web media in India and worldwide has grown several folds in the last two decades and is projected to continue growing in the coming decades. The virtual explosion in the process of creation and consumption of information and communication demands intellectual and professional skills to face the challenges and avail the opportunities brought about by the transformative force of India's communication revolution. The department offers flexible academic programs to study emerging disciplines in the field of Journalism and mass communication to train students for several exciting career options emerging from the convergence of technologies and communication processes.
Our programs are a blend of theory and practical's, designed to stimulate creative thinking. The students study and undergo training in various domains like reporting, writing and editing for print media, feature writing, photography and photojournalism, advertising and public relations, event management, web journalism, print design, anchoring and electronic media production, film studies, media law, radio journalism, media management and research. Their perspectives are further broadened by classes on Indian economy, Indian politics, international relations and culture & communication. The department has state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment to train students to meet industrial goals. It aims at preparing finest media professionals who are not only sound in world-class media techniques but also sensitive in fine artistic values as well as the socio-cultural environment of India and the world. Currently, the department offers UG,PG and Ph.D. Programs.
The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Mangalayatan University is determined to set global standards for media education, research and training. We aim at developing budding students with journalistic attitude and are goal oriented.
The department upholds its commitment to free and independent press, and the principles of ethics in the practice of journalism.
The Department of Journalism & Mass Communication is globally engaged excelling in educating communication among students in a multicultural environment to be critical thinkers, innovative professionals, writers, and leaders in their fields. Our faculty is internationally recognized scholars and professionals who create new knowledge that contributes to understanding and solving community and global issues.
The course is specially designed to equip students with a multi-faceted qualification approach for rapidly emerging domains in which skills, career and job market are increasingly transient. The department of Journalism and mass communication trains students in order to meet industrial goals and sustain in media industry. We also have,
The modern Television Studio at IJMC is one of a kind in the region. It has two different sets for shooting various types of television shows. One of the set being specially designed for chroma shoots is facilitated with proper Studio Lights and the other is created for a One to One Interview based show. It is acoustically treated and fully sound proof.
MU - Community Radio Station- Radio Naraad 90.4
The Institute is home to the state-of-the-art Radio Studio also a, community Radio setup. The Radio Channel- ‘Radio Naraad' 90.4 is in process of developing programs for broadcast and is planning to start transmitting radio programs as an independent media unit of the organization very soon. This will provide the media students to work in the radio environment. Besides this the radio station will also help in community development. Students will learn to play the role of a Radio Jockey, a Radio Program Producer and Music Arranger.
Editing LabThe PCR cum Editing Lab is the extension of the TV Studio. It is well connected and has a modern edit suite for Non Linear Editing on Apple's FCP. The Apple's Final Cut Pro is the latest editing machine used in the media industry for editing of television programs and films. It's a platform for media students to learn the basics of Film Making Process, Video Camera Handling, Operation, Video Editing, Television Program, News Production, Anchoring, and Studio Management.
The Print Media LabThe media Lab of the Institute has around twenty five desktop computers fully loaded with essential and required computer software's used in the media industry such as Photoshop, Corel DRAW, Quark Express, After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sound Pro, etc. Besides this, the lab is well connected with internet facility through wireless connections. Here the students learn the basics of Designing, Page Making, Photo Journalism, Copy Editing, Web Designing, Logo & Ad Designing etc.
Audio Visual ClassroomThe AV classroom provides the facility of Saturday cinema in the Institute. It was introduced in 2009, where the students got an opportunity to watch award winning films from mainstream cinema every weekend. Atudents are also encouraged to review the film after the screening as part of the program. It is organized on every Saturday during the activity classes.
Media ProjectsThe students of final year of UG and PG Programs undergo 1 week intensive training in video production after which they produce their own projects. It can be a Documentary Film, a Short Fiction, a TV Show, a News Bulletin or a Docudrama. After the completion of these projects, screening is arranged for the general audience.
Teaching and LearningThe course trains students in various domains such as basics of Journalism, mass communication, cultural studies and Developmental studies. Some of the areas are listed below
The department of Journalism and Mass Communication provides Industrial visit facility to the Journalism students pursuing a Professional Degree. It is considered as a part of College Curriculum, including television production, documentaries, short films, news bulletins, web journalism, reporting, writing and editing for electronic media and other courses.
Each student creates the following content: print journalism, web journalism, photojournalism, radio, television, film, animation, E-Learning, information and interface design, trans-media storytelling, and graphic design.
Students of Electronic Media have been engaged in various genres of productions using single and multi-camera set up. The department of Journalism and Mass Communication trains the student for the jobs and enhances practical knowledge for the professional world of Journalism and Mass Communication