Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication - PGDJMC

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (PGDJMC) is Diploma level Mass Communications programme. Mass Communication is the study of mass media including all types of medium used to convey information to the audience. The aim of this course is to teach honest and progressive journalism to the students and to remove the veil of darkness and ignorance from the society. The course is helpful to provide intensive theoretical and practical knowledge in various media professions ranging from the management of media organisation to research and an integrated perspective of media functioning along with a fair amount of exposure to technical know-how to hone the student’s analytical skills.

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication Eligibility

• Students should have passed a bachelor’s degree in any subject with 50% marks from a recognised university board.
• Some of the very reputed universities and institutes conduct an entrance examination for admission.

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication Syllabus

Syllabus of Journalism and Mass Communication as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication Colleges

• Kumaun University, Nainital
• Odisha State Open University - OSOU, Sambalpur

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication Course Suitability

• The course is suitable to prepare the students to join news organizations such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television.
• They possess audience development skills such as managing online communities, interpreting data on audience behaviour, crowdsourcing for information, interacting with the audience.
• They should have knowledge of the business of media; be able to help a news organization generate revenues without compromising their ethics and today that skill is more important than ever.

How is Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication Beneficial?

• After passing this course, they can go for further research studies for enhancing their educational values and job promotions.
• After the course student will be able to describe the concept of news and apply it in different forms of journalistic writing; develop new story ideas and sharpen the news sense to identify the news and develop a new style of news writing and its presentation.
• Graduates of Mass Communication programmes work in a variety of fields in news media and publishing, public relations and research institutes.

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication Employment Areas

• Advertising Companies
• Colleges & Universities
• Corporate Communication
• Media Management Companies
• Public Relations
• Reporting & Editing
• Television & Film Production

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication Job Types

• Communication Manager
• Communication Officer
• Copy Editor
• Lecturer/Professor
• Media Lab Assistant
• Social Media Executive
• Video Editor