Shri Ram College

About the Course

Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication is a three-year undergraduate course. BJMC was established in our college in 2008.It is affiliated to msuniversity.ac.in, Saharanpur.The three-year course is further divided in to six consecutive semesters. The main objective of the course is to make the participant understand the ways though which one can communicate his ideas among masses. The course includes external projects by which the students get the exposure to various professional domains such as news dailies, radio, television, journals etc. Upon completion of the course, the candidate gets a concise and clear picture on diverse aspects of journalism, advertising, and communication. The course study helps one to get either in to the profession of journalism or other media professions such as public relation officer, content research and creation, media planning and so on.

Advantages of Course

BJMC course helps the candidate to acquire theoretical and application information on various areas related to journalism and mass communication. The course acts as a basis for higher study options, such as master and doctorate level programs in mass communications. This helps the candidate to build up a challenging career in media sector with lucrative salary packages. The same allow opportunity to travel and make contact with a lot of admired personalities.

Objectives of Course

Journalism is concerned with the collection and dissemination of news through the print and electronic media. Career in journalism is a prestigious as well as highly paid profession. The opportunities in journalism are endless. At the same time, a job in this field has become more challenging. Mass Communication is one of the processes of communication operating in the society at a wider level. Electronic media with its various forms has upgraded the study of Mass Communication, Journalism and Advertising.
A qualified professional can take up a job of educating, informing, persuading, interpreting, and guiding. Working in print media offers the opportunities to be a news reporter, an editor, a feature writer, a photojournalist, etc. Electronic media offers great opportunities of being a News Reporter, News Editor, News Reader, Programme Anchor, Interviewer, Cameraman, Producer, Director etc. Advertising is a line for a creative and artistic person. Planning, designing or promoting a product, all fall under the purview of advertising.

Course Eligibility

The students who have completed their 10+2 studies from any of the recognized institutes in any of the streams of Science, Commerce or Arts are eligible to apply to the course. The qualification must be obtained with a minimum of 45% marks.

How to apply for admission?

The candidate has to go through the instructions provided on our College website www.srcmzn.com and click on online Inquery, where candidate has to fill just basic information about him. After that any person from Admission cell can coordinate with the candidate for further admission process.

Course Content

Semester 1	Semester 2
Introduction to Mass Communication	Introduction to Journalism
Computer Basics	Constitution and Indian Political System
Value Education	Indian Social System
General Hindi	General English
Course Related Practical-Viva	Course Related Practical-Viva

Semester 3	Semester 4
Print Media-I (Reporting)	Print Media-II (Editing)
Indian Economic System	Social Media
Electronic Media-I (Radio)	Public Relations and Corporate Communication
Media Laws	Electronic Media-II (Television)
Course Related Practical-Viva	Course Related Practical-Viva

Semester 5	Semester 6
Advertising	Print Media Practical-Viva
Development Communication	Radio Practical-Viva
Mass Media Writing Skills	TV Practical Viva
Digital Journalism	New Media Practical-Viva
Course Related Practical-Viva	Project- Viva

Faculty of Journalism & Mass Communication