MA – Journalism & Mass Communication | Jain University

Journalism as a career is prestigious and challenging. A journalist plays a key role in disseminating news from all walks of life. Journalists play a key role in nation-building as up to date news and information is important in today’s connected world for any informed decision. Even the new world has sufficiently validated the old saying ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’, so we see our world continuing to offer various career opportunities in journalism. Today reporting the news requires far more creativity, domain knowledge, specialization, and communication skills. Mastery in the field of journalism provides a competitive edge when working in an evolving world of media and communications. One can nurture all these only through a well-laid program with a relevant curriculum. The course includes the study of community media, editorial practices, media laws and ethics, radio, and television production, news media studies which will help to convey information to the audience.  With an in-depth and critical understanding of media, advertising, and public relations, this course ensures career opportunities as correspondents, columnists, journalists, news analysts, public relations officers, digital media professionals to name a few.

Specialization Highlights

• Strong foundation in theories and practices in journalism
• Hands-on experience in writing for media
• Introduction to new media studies 
• Industry aligned dissertation for on-the-job experience
• Provide in-depth knowledge in various media professions such as journalism, documentary production, advertising, media management, public relations
• Gives exposure to new and evolving techniques in film studies