Undergraduate Syllabus
Syllabus of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Journalism for Print & Electronic Media
Total Credit Hours Requirement: The program consists of 140 Credits with Internship [without English Fundamentals Course] and 143 Credits with Internship [with English Fundamentals Course].
Total Courses
The program consists of 44 Courses.
The program consists of
1) Core courses (36 Courses) 114.0 Credit Hours
2) Elective/Minor courses (2 Courses) 6.0 Credit Hours
3) Orientation (1 course) 4.0 Credit Hours
4) English Courses (2 courses) 6.0 Credit Hours
5) General Education (2 courses) 6.0 Credit Hours
6) Internship or Research Project 4.0 Credit Hours
SL. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hour |
---|---|---|---|
1. | ORE 101 | Freshmen Orientation* | *0.50 |
2. | ORE 102 | Continuing Orientation* | *2.00 |
3. | ORE 103 | Professional Orientation* | *1.50 |
*Course no. ORE 101, ORE 102 and ORE 103 are combined courses and they will be treated as a single course. The total payment for these three courses will be equal to the payment of a single course. |
2 course of 3.00 credit hours each and total credit hours are 6.
SL. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hour |
---|---|---|---|
1.
|
CSE101 | Fundamentals of Computer Science |
3.00
|
2.
|
HIS 101 | History of Western Thoughts |
3.00
|
3.
|
BAG 101 | Introduction to Bengali Literature |
3.00
|
4.
|
BAG 102 | Bangla for Electronic Media |
3.00
|
5.
|
HIS 102 | History of Eastern Thoughts and Religion |
3.00
|
6.
|
HIS 103 | General History and Western History Highlights |
3.00
|
7.
|
IR 101 | International Relations |
3.00 |
3 courses of 3.00 credit hours each and total credit hours are 9
SL. | Course Code | Course Title | Course Hour |
---|---|---|---|
1.
|
ENGL 100 | English Fundamentals* |
3.00
|
2.
|
ENGL 101 | Composition |
3.00
|
3.
|
ENGL 102 | Public Speaking |
3.00
|
(*Students who will not be able to score above 50% marks in the English section of Admission Test, must take English Fundamentals) |
37 courses of total credit hours are118
SL. | Couse Code | Course Title | Credit Hour |
---|---|---|---|
1.
|
JU 101 | Origin and Development of Journalism |
3.00
|
2.
|
JU 102 | Concepts of Journalism |
3.00
|
3.
|
JU 103 | Concepts of Communication |
3.00
|
4.
|
SOC 113 | Bangladesh Studies |
3.00
|
5.
|
JU 201 | News Gathering and Writing |
3.00
|
6
|
JU 202 | Editing |
3.00
|
7
|
JU 203 | Interpersonal, Organization and Public Communication |
3.00
|
8
|
JU 204 | Political and Administrative Development in Bangladesh |
3.00
|
9
|
JU 205 | Laws Relating to Journalism (Mass Media Laws) |
3.00
|
10
|
JU 206 | Contemporary Bangladesh Affairs |
3.00
|
11
|
JU 207 | Contemporary World Affairs |
3.00
|
12
|
JU 208 | Journalistic English |
3.00
|
13
|
JU 210 | Ethics of Journalism |
3.00
|
14
|
JU 211 | Social Process and Institutions |
3.00
|
15
|
ECON 319 | Economics |
3.00
|
16
|
JU 301 | Comprehensive Reporting |
3.00
|
17
|
JU 302 | Comprehensive Editing |
3.00
|
18
|
JU 303 | Feature Writing |
3.00
|
19
|
JU 324 | Electronic Journalism(Theoretical: 3.00 and Practical: 3.00) |
6.00 |
20
|
JU 305 | Mass Communication |
3.00
|
21
|
JU 306 | Development Communication |
3.00
|
22
|
JU 307 | Mass Media Research |
3.00
|
23
|
JU 308 | Media, Society and Culture |
3.00
|
24
|
JU 309 | Media Management |
3.00
|
25
|
JU 310 | Environmental Reporting |
3.00
|
26
|
JU 311 | Economic and Financial Reporting |
3.00
|
27
|
JU 314 | Film Theory and Appreciation |
3.00
|
28
|
JU 402 | Newspaper Editing and Display |
3.00
|
29
|
JU 403 | Broadcast Techniques and Technology (NCT) |
3.00
|
30
|
JU 404 | Public Relations |
3.00
|
31
|
JU 405 | Communication Theories |
3.00
|
32
|
JU 406 | Advertising |
3.00
|
33
|
JU 410 | Web Journalism |
3.00
|
34
|
JU 411 | Editing and Desktop Publishing |
3.00
|
35
|
JU 422 | Video Communication(Theoretical: 3.00 and Practical: 3.00) |
6.00 |
36
|
JU 415 | Media Advocacy |
3.00
|
37
|
JU 416 | Internship or Research Project |
4.00 |
Minimum 2 courses students will have to choose from the following courses (2 courses of 3.00 credit hours and total credit hours are 6.00)
SL. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hour |
---|---|---|---|
1.
|
JU 313 | Screen Play and Program Production* (Theoretical: 3.00 and Practical: 3.00) |
6.00 |
2.
|
JU 315 | Principles of Visual and Graphic Communication |
3.00
|
3.
|
JU 316 | Editorial Writing |
3.00
|
4.
|
JU 407 | Sports Reporting |
3.00
|
5.
|
JU 408 | Public Affairs Reporting |
3.00
|
6.
|
JU 409 | Computer Assisted Reporting |
3.00
|
7.
|
JU 413 | Photojournalism |
3.00
|
8.
|
JU 414 | Magazine Editing & Display |
3.00
|
9.
|
JU 417 | Speech Writing and Public Communication |
3.00
|
10.
|
JU 418 | Peace Journalism and Conflict Reporting |
3.00
|
11.
|
JU 419 | Intercultural Communication |
3.00
|
12.
|
JU 420 | Science Reporting |
3.00
|
13.
|
JU 421 | Art of Presentation for Radio, TV and Stage |
3.00
|
* JU-313 Screen Play and Program Production is equivalent of Two courses. |