جامعة الحكمة، إلورن – نيجيريا
AL- HIKMAH UNIVERSITY, ILORIN, NIGERIA
Adewole Housing Estate, Adeta Road, PMB 1601, Ilorin, Kwara State
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
PROPOSED PROGRAMME: M.Sc. MASS COMMUNICATION
March, 2020
M. Sc Mass Communication
Full Time Programme
Course List.
Harmattan Semester
(Compulsory Courses)
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT | STATUS |
MCM 801 | Communication Theories | 2 | C |
MCM 803 | Advanced Communication Research | 2 | C |
MCM 805 | Population and Health Communication | 2 | C |
MCM 807 | Multimedia Training for Communication Practice | 2 | C |
MCM 809 | Applied Communication | 2 | C |
MCM 899 | Research Project (Dissertation) | 5 | C |
Total | 15 |
Courses in Areas of Specialization (Harmattan Semester)
(Print Journalism)
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT | STATUS |
1 | MCM 811 | Technique of Editorial Writing and Critical Review | 2 | E |
2 | MCM 813 | Newspaper and Magazine Organization Management and Production | 2 | E |
3 | MCM 815 | Interpreting Urban Problems | 2 | E |
4 | MCM 817 | Public Affairs Reporting | 2 | E |
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Advertising & Public Relations
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT | STATUS |
1 | MCM 831 | Advertising and Society | 2 | E |
2 | MCM 833 | Creative Workshop in Advertising and Public Relations | 2 | E |
3 | MCM 835 | Media Workshop in Advertising and Public Relations | 2 | E |
4 | MCM 837 | Advertising and Public Relations Campaign Management | 2 | E |
Radio/Television & Film
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT | STATUS |
1 | MCM 821 | Broadcast Station Operations Management | 2 | E |
2 | MCM 823 | Advanced Radio Production Techniques | 2 | E |
3 | MCM 825 | Advanced Production (TV & Film) | 2 | E |
4 | MCM 827 | Radio and TV Digital Production | 2 | E |
Rain Semester
(Compulsory Courses)
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT | STATUS |
MCM 802 | Topical Seminar in Mass Communication | 2 | C |
MCM 804 | Communication for Development | 2 | C |
MCM 806 | Bibliography of Communication | 1 | C |
Total | 5 |
Courses in Areas of Specialization (Rain Semester)
Advertising & Public Relations
1 | MCM 832 | Advertising and Consumer Behaviour | 2 | E |
2 | MCM 834 | Environments of Public Relations | 2 | E |
3 | MCM 836 | Ethics & Social Responsibility in Advertising and Public Relations | 2 | E |
4 | MCM838 | Management and Marketing Principles in Advertising and Public Relations | 2 | E |
5 | MCM 840 | International Public Relations | 2 | E |
Print Journalism
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT | STATUS |
1 | MCM 812 | Science and Technology Reporting | 2 | E |
2 | MCM 814 | Specialized Publications | 2 | E |
3 | MCM 826 | Magazine Article Writing | 2 | E |
Radio/Television & Film
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT | STATUS |
1 | MCM 822 | Electronic News Production and Management | 2 | E |
2 | MCM 824 | Educational Broadcasting | 2 | E |
3 | MCM 826 | Topical Issues in Broadcasting | 2 | E |
4 | MCM 828 | Docu-Drama Techniques and Production | 2 | E |
NOTE: For graduation, students are expected to take and pass 20 Credits of Compulsory Courses, 8 Credits from the Candidate’s area of Specialization and 4 Credits from any area other than the candidate’s area of Specialization.