Established in 2001 as the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences is devoted to graduate teaching and research in vivid fields of mass communication, journalism, and social sciences.
The 4-semester MA MCJ program (two years) is an offer for students who want to earn a University degree with professional expertise and academic command in Mass Communication and Journalism. It offers a graduate degree to respond to the phenomenal growth of the mass media in Nepal and the need for competent, trained, professionals equipped with the latest knowledge in ICT sector. The subject-based modules of the program arm the students with theoretical information, and the practical research work equips them with real professional talents. This program is useful for both fresh graduates and working journalists.
Aims of the Program
Master’s Thesis
Master’s thesis, at KCC, emphasizes both theoretical creativity and substantive empirical research on important media issues, including political and socio-economic issues with links to communication discipline. Those seriously conducting thesis works in mass communication and journalism will emerge as media critics and analysts in addition to becoming normal communication researchers.
Some theses undertaken by our students include:
Newsroom + Classroom:
The lectures for MA MCJ graduates at KCC are designed to incorporate elements from newsroom professional practices and the state-of-the-arts classroom. KCC provides you an intro to what you may encounter in your professional practice.
Labs:
The major practical facilities under the SoHSS include a computer lab, photography lab and an audio-visual lab. The audio-visual lab, equipped with recording and broadcasting equipment, includes internet connectivity. The visual lab organizes a series of TV camera workshops for practical experience.
Library:
The library provides seating space for 60 readers. It has more than 10,000 books and journals, plus video and audio CD, and other materials located in stacks.
Media Production:
To teach them various journalism skills such as news collection, reporting, interview, news writing, copy writing, news and program production and presentation for print, radio, TV, film and online media. To make them capable to use of computer technology in the area of media production, to teach them to proper use of social media, new media, blogs, online.
Project work presentation:
Project work is a vital component of the MA MCJ program. Although the Purbanchal University has included it as a single credit course, it is more than or equivalent to three credits. Students are required to present and defend their works. Such presentations are aimed at strengthening the project work of students through feedback, to develop the presentation skills of students, make them capable of using power point presentation with multimedia effects and develop their expressive skills.
MA MCJ students are required to submit and defend the following works:
SemesterCodeSubjectCredit Hours1stMCJ 507 PROJProject Work I12ndMCJ 527 PROJProject Work II (Institutional profile writing)13rdMCJ 604 JOUInternship (One-month internship report)2MCJ 608 PROJProject Work III (Case study)14thMCJ 612 MCThesis6MCJ 621 OptTerm Paper on various sectors of media3MCJ 622 OptTerm Paper on practical projects of audio, or audio-visual or photojournalism.3
Seminars: Seminar is an integral part of the MA MCJ program basically to teach students practical approach of conducting seminars, give them opportunity to moderate seminar and present seminar paper as well.
Workshop:
KCC provides educational workshops selecting the theme of workshop from the course books. It will help students to boost their writing skills and expressive skills.
Students who have completed Bachelor’s degree level in any faculty with at least 50 percent of aggregate marks and interested in multidimensional aspects of mass communication and journalism can apply for the MA MCJ program in November of every year. The initial process includes submitting a completed form and appearing for the proposed Entrance Test before an Oral Interview. Those able to clear the Entrance Test and the Oral Interview can be selected for the program. However, the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism is not compelled to enroll all of those who pass the Entrance Test and the Oral Interview in case of the unavailability of seats. Decision is taken on merit basis.
Scholarship
The Department of Mass Communication provides partial scholarships to working journalists as well as four candidates representing remote areas, the indigenous community, the underprivileged and the women. Besides this partial scholarship, semester toppers get waive-off of their semester fees.