REQUIRED COURSES

First Year

1^ST Semester (20 Credits)

ICT       101 – 2 Credits           Information Technology I

LANG     102 – 3 Credits           Communication Skills I

JOUR     101 – 3 Credits           Introduction to Mass                 

                                                   Communication and Journalism

JOUR     104 – 3 Credits           Library, Internet and Information

                                               Services

RELS     101 – 3 Credits           Foundations of Faith and Professional Ethics

JOUR     112 – 3 Credits           News Writing and Reporting

PRAC     101 – 3 Credits           Practicum  

2^ND Semester     (22 Credits)

SOCS    103 – 3 Credits           Cultural Anthropology

DS                111 – 3 Credits           Development Studies

JOUR     113 – 3 Credits           Media Ethics and Culture

LANG     112 – 3 Credits           Communication Skills II

PHIL      112 – 3 Credits           Philosophy

PRAC     111 – 3 Credits           Practicum

ICT       112 – 4 Credits           Information Technology for

                                              Journalists

Second Year

1^st Semester (24 Credits)

JOUR     200 – 3 Credits           Digital Media

JOUR     201 – 3 Credits           Editing and Design

JOUR     213 – 3 Credits           Radio Journalism

JOUR     221 – 3 Credits           Photo Journalism

REST     202 – 3 Credits           Research Methodology in

                                              Journalism

SOCS    201 – 3 Credits           Political & Economic Geography of

                                               Africa South of the Sahara

LANG     201 – 3 Credits           English for Journalists

PRAC     201 – 3 Credits           Practicum

2^nd Semester (24 Credits)

SOCS    223 – 3 Credits           Sociology

SOCS    211 – 3 Credits           Rural Development

LAW      215 – 3 Credits           Media Law

JOUR     224 – 3 Credits           Television Journalism

JOUR     202 – 3 Credits           Public Relations and Advertising

JOUR     207 – 3 Credits           Mass Media and National

                                               Development

JOUR 223 – 3 Credits               Newspaper Production, Distribution

                                              and (Media Institutions & Organizations)

PRAC 211 – 3 Credits       Practicum

Third Year

1^st Semester (18 Credits)

JOUR 325 – 15 Credits      Media Internship   

JOUR 326 –   3 Credits     Internship Report Writing

2^nd Semester (27 Credits)

EDUC 326 – 3 Credits       Principles of Teaching

LANG 303 – 3 Credits       Kiswahili kwa Wanahabari

REST 329 – 6 Credits       Research Paper in Journalism

ECON 323 – 3 Credits       Survey of Economic Principles

SOCS 301 – 3 Credits       Social Psychology

SOCS 321 – 3 Credits        Sociology of Gender and Gender Issues

JOUR 304 –3 Credits        Feature Writing, News Analysis and Current Issues

ELECTIVES (CHOOSE ONE):

JOUR 330 - 3 Credits        Advanced Photo Journalism

JOUR 331 - 3 Credits         Advanced Newspaper Journalism

JOUR 327 - 3 Credits        Advanced Radio Journalism

JOUR 328 - 3 Credits        Advanced Television Journalism

JOUR 329 - 3 Credits        Advanced Public Relations and

                                      Advertising