Overview of the MAMCJ experience at KCC | Kantipur City College
MAMCJ (Masters of Arts in Mass Communication & Journalism)
What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? Check your phone, scroll through your newsfeed, and probably hit like on that cute puppy video!
Have you ever wondered how the content on your newsfeed is generated? It doesn’t simply include homemade videos of kids doing crazy things, or people posting cover songs.
Valuable content, specifically reports of issues like politics, domestic violence, and sexual harassment often surface on social media outlets. The key idea is: Journalism matters.
If you’re someone who wants to pursue a career in journalism and mass communication, but you have a Bachelor’s degree in another subject, then fear not. At KCC, we offer a Masters of Arts in Mass Communication & Journalism (MAMCJ) degree.
More on MAMCJ program below.
About the Program
The Masters of Arts in Mass Communication & Journalism (MAMCJ) is a two-year (4 semesters) program worth 78 credit hours. Affiliated to Purbanchal University, KCC is one of the well-regarded institutions that offer this course. This MAMCJ program is aimed at students who want to earn a graduate degree with professional expertise and academic command in Mass Communication and Journalism.
The core focus of this course lies in journalism, media and communication studies, with combinations of IT, economics, management, history, development, and law, among others. This MCJ course is useful for both fresh graduates and working journalists.
Do I qualify for this MAMCJ program?
If you have a Bachelor’s degree level in any faculty with a minimum of second division, and are interested in multidimensional aspects of mass communication and journalism, then you can apply for this MAMCJ program. This includes Bachelor’s degrees such as BCA, BBA, BE Civil Engineering, BE Computer Engineering, BE Electronics Engineering, BIT, etc.
Furthermore, we also provide partial scholarships to working journalists, as well as four candidates representing remote areas, the indigenous community, the underprivileged and the women. Besides this, semester toppers also get waivers on their semester fees.
Program Structure
Semester I (21 Credit Hours)
SUB CODE NO. | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT | LECTURE (hrs) | TUTORIAL (hrs) | PRACTICAL |
MCJ 501 MC | Mass Communication: Theories and Practices | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MCJ 502 JOU | Modern Journalism: Principles and Trends | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MCJ 503 JOU | Advanced Reporting and Editing | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MCJ 504 JOU | Broadcast Media: History and Modern Trends | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MCJ 505 MC | Media Laws | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MCJ 506 NUM | Fundamentals of Information System | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
MCJ 507 PROJ | Project Work I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
21 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
Semester II (21 Credit Hours)
SUB CODE NO. | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT | LECTURE (hrs) | PRACTICAL (hrs) |
MCJ 521 MC | Mass Media Industry and Society | 3 | 3 | 0 |
MCJ 522 MC | News Product Marketing | 3 | 3 | 0 |
MCJ 523 MC | Research in Mass Communication | 3 | 3 | 0 |
MCJ 524 JOU | Photojournalism: Principles and Practices | 3 | 1 | 2 |
MCJ 525 MC | Evolution of Nepali Media and Trends | 3 | 3 | 0 |
MCJ 526 NUM | Advanced Concepts in Electronic Publications | 3 | 1 | 2 |
MCJ 527 PROJ | Project II (Profile Writing) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
21 | 14 | 7 |
Semester III (21 Credit Hours)
SUB CODE NO. | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT | LECTURE (hrs) | TUTORIAL (hrs) | PRACTICAL |
MCJ 601 MC | Mass Communication and Advertisement | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MCJ 602 JOU | Mass Media and Public Relations | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MCJ 603 NUM | Multimedia Applications | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
MCJ 604 JOU | Internship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MCJ 605 MC | SAARC Media Practices and Institutions | 3 | 3 | ||
MCJ 606 JOUorMCJ 607 JOU | Print JournalismorBroadcast Journalism | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
MCJ 608 JOU | Project Work III (Case Study) | 3 | 3 | ||
21 | 13 | 3 | 11 |
Semester IV (15 Credit Hours)
SUB CODE NO. | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT | LECTURE (hrs) | TUTORIAL (hrs) | PRACTICAL (hrs) |
MCJ 611 MC | Media Management | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MCJ 612 MC | Thesis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Any two courses from the list (ELECTIVE): | |||||
MCJ 613MC | Media and Gender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MCJ 614 JOU | Development Journalism | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MCJ 615 JOU | Science and Environmental Journalism | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MCJ 616 JOU | Court Reporting | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MCJ 617 JOU | Public Journalism: Theories and Practices | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MCJ 618 MC | International Communication and Comparative Journalism | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MCJ 619 MC | Alternative Media Practices | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MCJ 620 NUM | Cyber Publishing | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Why choose KCC?
At KCC, we make your MAMCJ experience worthwhile. Here are some of the key highlights of the KCC experience:
- Our lectures for MAMCJ graduates are designed to incorporate elements from newsroom professional practices and state-of-the-art classrooms.
- Our top-notch facilities include a computer lab, photography lab and an audio-visual lab. Our labs for this MCJ program are equipped with recording and broadcasting equipment, while also being used to organize a series of TV camera workshops for practical experience. Our extensive library houses more than 10,000 books and journals, plus video and audio CD, and other materials.
- Under our MAMCJ program, we assign project works which ensure that you can derive practical application of the theoretical concepts they learn.
- We also organize various seminars and workshops as a part of our MAMCJ program. These events give you an opportunity to moderate seminars and present seminar papers. Moreover, these seminars also provide you with a platform to network and build rapport with some of the key figures in the industry.
- The final thesis of your MAMCJ course emphasizes both theoretical creativity and substantive empirical research on important media issues, including political and socio-economic issues with direct linkage to the communication discipline.
Career prospects
Our MAMCJ graduates are prepared to conduct basic and applied research, critique and use researches produced by others, and grow as a professional communicator or mass communication educator/scholar.
They assume positions as Public Relations Manager, Corporate Communications Manager, Scriptwriter, Broadcast Journalist, TV Editor, Print Journalists, and Content Writers, among others. Furthermore, our MAMCJ graduates have been known to work in reputed organizations like Gorkhapatra, Nepal Television (NTV), Radio Nepal, BBC, Kantipur, Annapurna Post, The Himalayan Times, Avenues TV, News24, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), to name a few.
At KCC, we help you unlock your potential!
With dedicated team of competent faculty, we believe in providing our MAMCJ students with theoretical information and practical research work that hone their professional skills. Our advanced curriculum and efficient placement cell reflect our core values of excellence, innovation and integrity.
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