This course seeks to equip candidates with a mixture of knowledge and skills concerning various facets of mass media and mass communications. As such, it covers three years, with annual exams marking each academic year-end. The first year deals with the basics of the most important aspects of mass communication while the second year covers a logical sequel to the previous year's course content. The third, and final, year puts emphasis on internship. Assignments and fieldwork will remain a regular feature all along.
This curriculum is tailored to producing intermediate level human resources who will be qualified with the knowledge and skills demanded by the growing but ever-competing media industry. It will also be the first of its type at this level and with such purpose focusing chiefly on skills.
Programme Goal
To produce skilled mass communicators and meet the needs of a growing media community requiring qualified hands.
Course objectives:
The course graduates will be able to:
- Apply the knowledge and skills to meeting a variety of professional needs of the media industry
- in particular and others producing their own in-house media course contents in general.
- Apply critical thinking skills for analysis, addressing problems, presenting well thought out
- arguments in keeping with the requirements of the sources, the channels employed and the
- target audience identified for the intended impact to the maximum extent.
- Analyze the demands and functioning of various mass media.
- Apply skills of producing and presenting media course contents in different formats.
- Analyze issues for a solid foundation of the primary task concerning mass media operations.
Salient Features
Medium of Instruction
The medium of instruction will be in English and/or Nepali.
Course Duration
The total duration of this curricular program is three academic years. The program is based on yearly system. Moreover, one academic year consists up to 39 weeks and one academic week consists up to 40 hours excluding evaluation period.
Pattern of Attendance
A minimum of 80% attendance in each subject is required for eligibility in the respective final examination
Pass Marks
A student must secure a minimum of 40% marks both in theory and practical (lab work). The students must secure a minimum of 40% marks in the internal assessment and 40% in annual final examination of each subject to be declared pass in the respective subject.
Grading System
The following grading system will be adopted:
- Distinction: 80% and above
- First division: 65% to below 80%
- Second division: 50 % to below 65%
- Pass division: Pass marks to Below 50%
Certificate Award
- Students who have passed all the components of all the subjects of all the years are considered to have successfully completed the course.
- Students who have successfully completed the course will be awarded a degree of Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communications (JMC).
Eligibility
Entry qualification for JMC will be SEE passed or equivalent.
Admission Criteria
- Should submit certificate of SEE pass or equivalent.
- Should pass entrance examination as administered by NPI/CTEVT.
- Applicants fulfilling the minimum requirements will be selected for admission on the basis of merit.
Job Prospects
The graduates will be eligible for the position equivalent to Non-gazette 1st class (technical) or its equivalent, as prescribed by the Public Service Commission of Nepal. The graduate will be eligible for registration with the related licensing organization (if any) of the country.
Curricular Structure
