B.Sc. · 136 units · Communication & Media Studies
To shape storytellers and media professionals for the digital newsroom — ethical, multi-platform and audience-aware.
At a glance
Cover journalism, digital media, PR and media production.
Centre media ethics, law and audience responsibility.
Build hands-on multi-platform production skills.
Every credit unit in the Mass Communication & Media Studies programme, grouped by level and semester — Core, GST, Institutional and Elective courses as approved by Senate.
Communication in English
Introduction to Mass Communication
Writing for the Media I
History and Development of the Nigerian Mass Media
Digital Literacy and Media Technology
Speech and Oral Communication
Media and Information Literacy
Running total through 100L S1: 17 / 136 units
Nigerian Peoples and Culture
Introduction to Print Journalism
Introduction to Broadcasting: Radio and Television
Foundations of Human Communication
Typography and Graphics of Communication
Digital and Social Media Foundations
Running total through 100L S2: 33 / 136 units
Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence
Feature Writing and Article Writing
Principles of Advertising
Radio Production I
Television Production I
Social Media Management and Digital Content Creation
Running total through 200L S2: 50 / 136 units
News Reporting and Writing
Mass Communication Theories
Principles of Public Relations
Photojournalism I
Mobile Journalism and Multimedia Storytelling
Digital Graphics and Visual Storytelling
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Running total through 200L S1: 67 / 136 units
Venture Creation
Peace and Conflict Resolution
Media Ethics and Social Responsibility
Advanced Radio and Television Production
Advertising and Public Relations Campaign Strategy
Podcasting and Streaming Media Production
Political Communication and Public Opinion
Running total through 300L S2: 86 / 136 units
Editing: Copy-Editing, Layout and Design
Media Law
Digital and Online Media (flagship exemplar — see 03_exemplar-course.md)
Communication Research Methods
Development Communication
Running total through 300L S1: 101 / 136 units
Industrial Attachment (SIWES/Practicum) — 8–12 weeks
Research Project I: Proposal and Literature Review
International and Global Communication
Data Journalism and Media Analytics
Media Management and Economics
Running total through 400L S1: 118 / 136 units
Research Project II: Dissertation and Defence
Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
Investigative and Interpretative Reporting
Seminar in Contemporary Mass Communication Issues
Comparative and Global Media Systems
Specialisation Track Elective (choose ONE, see below)
Running total through 400L S2: 136 / 136 units
Distance-Learning applicants are UTME-exempt (JAMB 2024 policy): placed on a separate DL matriculation list, screened via O’Level verification + a Senate-approved aptitude screening, and not mobilised for NYSC.
Story-first, audience-aware, newsroom-sharp.
Zainab
Your Mass Communication tutor
Voice — Vivid, ethics-of-media minded.
I’m an AI tutor — I won’t do graded work for you, and I’ll bring in a human facilitator for judgement calls.
Distance-Learning applicants are UTME-exempt under the 2024 JAMB policy. Apply for the 2027/2028 session and get matched with a human facilitator and Zainab from day one.