Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism is Diploma level Mass Communication course. Journalism is the activity of writing for newspapers or magazines or of broadcasting news on radio or television. The course is one of a few in the country which is based entirely around live output and trains journalists across all three main areas of journalism - broadcasting, news and newspaper reporting as well as magazines and the internet. The course creates journalists with the highest ethical standards, passion and with genuine experience of the professional world.

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism Eligibility    

• Prospective students should have completed a bachelor’s degree with minimum 45% marks in aggregate or any other equivalent qualification from a recognised board.
• Some of the very reputed universities and institutes conduct an entrance examination for admission.

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism Syllabus

Syllabus of Journalism as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism Colleges

• Aligarh Muslim University - AMU, Aligarh

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism Course Suitability

• Candidate should have an ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, determination and persistence, good spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• They should also possess good general knowledge; strong capacity for conducting independent research and well-developed keyboard skills.
• Those who are willing to become a lecturer and teacher also are suitable for the course.

How is Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism Course Beneficial?

• 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.
• The course is suitable to equip journalists with subject-area expertise, so that they may cover complicated issues in a sophisticated, nuanced manner.
• The program imparts a deeper understanding of journalism and the forms it takes, and the focus is on content as much as on skills.
• Candidates, after passing the course, can also select research work for further studies.

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism Employment Areas

• All India Radio
• Colleges & Universities
• Digital Media
• TV Broadcasting Departments

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism Job Types

• Communications Specialist
• Executive Producer
• Journalist & Content Writer
• News Anchor
• News Editor
• Senior Writer
• Social Media Marketing Expert
• Station Manager