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Overview
If you are a person with great interest in Journalism, Video and Sound Editing, Public Relations, Advertising and Film making then this is the best career option that you can grab.
Mass Communication is a career that deals with spreading of information from one person or place to another. This course equips the students with all the skills required for this profession. The rapid growth of news and its impact on our lives has made this field highly demanding.
Mass Communication as a course in itself opens up many opportunities such as Content Writing, Social Media marketing, Advertising, Event Management, Print Media etc and it is not Jounalism alone. Journalism is only a branch of Mass Communication.
Categories
Roles & Responsibilities
- Print media as a correspondent, Proof reader, Editor, Feature writer, Cartoonist
- TV Anchoring or Reporter for news channels
- Film and Television Production
- Researcher for Electronic media
- Radio Jockey
- Keep good contacts in order to get latest news and keep in touch with upcoming trends
Required Personality Traits
- Punctuality
- Patience
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Oral and written communication skills
- Research abilities
What Skills Do I Require?
- Creativity - Must be innovative in the work you do
- Problem solving Ability
- Good communication skills are needed as they have to constantly communicate with others for the final output. They should be able to convince their clients through communication.
- Critical thinking- Ability to think outside of the box that is one should bring forth the content keeping in mind different perspectives
- Research skills
- Time management
- Outstanding Knowledge on varying topics
Work Opportunities
- News Agencies
- Press Information Bureau
- Film Industries
- Television Industries
Education Path Summary
- After 12thAfter passing class 12th you can go for these courses ● Diploma in Development Journalism – 4 months ● Diploma in Journalism and Communication – 2 years ● Diploma in Media Studies – 3 years ● BA Hons. Journalism and Mass Communication - 3 years ● BA in Journalism - 3 years ● BA Hons in Hindi Journalism and Mass Communication – 3 years ● PG Certificate Course in Hindi Journalism – 1 year ● MA in Journalism and Mass Communication – 2 years ● PhD in Mass Communication
Famous Personalities in this Field
- Gauri Lankesh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauri_Lankesh
- Arnab Goswami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnab_Goswami
- Aayushman Khuranna - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayushmann_Khurrana
- Shah Rukh Khan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Rukh_Khan
- Khushwant Singh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khushwant_Singh
Competitive Exams with tentative dates
● JMI Entrance Test conducted by Jamia Millia Islamia
● IIMC Entrance Exam - conducted by Indian Institute of Mass Communication
● SAT India conducted by College Board
● ACJ Entrance Exam by Asian College of Journalism
● JNUEE by Jawaharlal Nehru University
● SET conducted by Symbiosis College
● CUCET Central Universities Common Entrance Test
● DUET – Delhi University
● Xavier’s BMS Entrance Test
● All India Media Common Entrance Test
Indian Colleges/Universities
For Bachelors
- Xavier Institute of Communication https://www.xaviercomm.org/
- Symbiosis Center for Media and Communication, Pune https://m.scmc.edu.in/
- University of Delhi http://www.du.ac.in/
- University of Mumbai https://mu.ac.in/
- Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University http://www.ipu.ac.in/
For Masters
- Indian Institute of Mass Communication http://iimc.nic.in/
- Jamia Millia Islamia https://www.jmi.ac.in/
- Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bangalore
- Asian College of Journalism https://www.asianmedia.org/acj/
- Symbiosis Center for Media and Communication, Pune
