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Syllabus of the course |
Syllabus
for M.A. (MCJ) Two years integrated course ( 4 Semesters)
The structure of the four—semester M.A. (Mass Communication and
Journalism) course and the number of credits for each semester
is as follows:
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Credits FIRST SEMESTER (All SIX Courses are
compulsory) |
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Course No. |
Cource Title |
Credits |
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CJ 101 |
Introduction to Mass
Communication This paper will introduce students to
the basic concepts and models in Communication with
special emphasis on characteristics of mass
communication |
2 |
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CJ 102 |
History of Journalism
The course introduces students to history of
journalism with special reference to Indian
Journalism. |
2 |
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CJ 103 |
News Reporting
The course is to train students in newsgathering and
writing techniques, coverage of various beats and
responsibilities of a media reporter. The students
will file news reports for the department’s
experimental joumal. |
4 |
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CJ 104 |
Editing
The course deals with structure of newspaper
organisations, the basics of editing and
presentation, rights and responsibilities of the
Editor. The students will edit department’s
experimental joumal. |
4 |
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CJ 105 |
Radio and TV J
ournalism
The course will cover history and development of
radio and television journalism in India and will
train the students in the basics of reporting for
the V electronic media. |
2 |
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CJ 106 |
Experiential Activities
The course offers practical training through
production of Experimental Journals, Media Survey
and Reports of Local Visits. These activities will
carry 25, 15 and 10 marks respectively and will be
evaluated by teachers during the semester. There
will no semester—end written examination. |
2 |
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CJ 107 |
Total Credit Points for
First Semester |
16 |
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SECOND
SEMESTER |
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Course No. |
Cource Title |
Credits |
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CJ 201 |
Feature Writing
The course is to train students in techniques of
writing various types of features and opinion
pieces, their form, purpose and place in a
newspaper. The students will contribute features
to the department’s experimental joumal.
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2 |
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CJ 202 |
Current Affairs ‘
The course discusses contemporary social,
political and economic developments, national
and international. |
2 |
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CJ 203 |
Media Management
The subject deals with the management aspect of
print and electronic media organisations.
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2 |
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CJ 204 |
Media Laws & Ethics
The course discusses Constitutional guarantees
of Freedom of Speech and Expression, Legal
Restrictions on Media; T; Media Ethics and
Principles of — Journalism. |
2 |
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CJ 205 |
Milestones in
History
The course will provide a broad perspective of
world history and national history. It will
discuss basic concepts of Modem economy.
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2 |
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CJ 206 |
Experiential
Activities
The course offers practical training through
production of Experimental Journals, Internship
and Study Tour. These activities will carry 25,
15 and 10 marks respectively and will be
evaluated
by teachers during the semester. There will be
no semester—end examination.
(A choice of any two of the following Optional
Courses from CJ 207 to CJ 212 each with two
credits: At least 10 students would have to
select an Optional Course 4 for it to be offered
by the Department)
[2+2=] |
2 |
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CJ 207 |
Marathi Journalism
The course traces history of Marathi Journalism
and discusses its role in pre and post
Independence era. It exposes the students to new
trends in Marathi newspapers. |
2 |
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CJ 208 |
Film Appreciation
The course is to provide students insight into
the character and role of Indian cinema and its
strength and weaknesses to enable the students
to write reviews for newspapers. |
2
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CJ 209 |
New Communication
Technology
The course discusses developments in
Communication and Media technologies,
convergence of media, Information Society and
legal, ethical and cultural issues arising out
of the worldwide
expansion of the new technologies.
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2 |
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CJ 210 |
Advertising
The course aims at exposing the students to the
field of advertising in India. Print and
Electronic.This will deal with primarily the
creative aspect of advertising.
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2 |
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CJ 211 |
Public Relations
The course is to introduce students to the
fundamentals of public relations in Indian
context with particular reference to print and
electronic media |
2 |
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CJ 212 |
Photojournalism
The course is to train the students in
attributes of a news photograph, editing a
picture, writing captions, ethics of
photojournalism and building up photo library.
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2 |
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Total Credit Points
for Second Semester |
16 |
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THIRD SEMESTER
(ALL FIVE courses are compulsory) |
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Course No. |
Cource Title |
Credits |
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CJ 301 |
Sociology of
Communication
The focus of this paper will be the
symbiotic relationship between mass media
and society. |
4 |
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CJ 302 |
Media Research
Methodology
The course is intended to train students in
basic concepts, tools, techniques and types
of media research methods.
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4 |
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CJ 303 |
Advanced
Writing Skills for Media
The course is to offer the students
advanced training in writing for
Newspapers, Radio, Television and Internet. |
4 |
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CJ 304 |
Development
Communication
This course will deal with development in
India and the role of communication and
journalism in the development process. |
2 |
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CJ 305 |
Issues, Ideas
and Challenges of 21st 2
Century
The course is meant to acquaint studentswith
contemporary political, social, economic and
other issues and expose them to various
ideas, thoughts and concepts contributing to
evolution of modem human society. This is
mainly a self—study course in which the
students will be required to build up
references and write a critical analysis of
at least one issue. Each student will
present a seminar on the issue selected by
him/her. There will be no semester-end
examination.
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Total Credit
Points for Third Semester
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16 |
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FOURTH
SEMESTER
(A choice of any six of the following
Optional Courses from CJ 401 to CJ 409 each
with two credits: At least 10 students will
have to select an Optional Course for it to
be offered by the Department) . |
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Course No. |
Cource Title |
Credits |
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CJ 401 |
International
and Political Communication
This course will discuss the global expanse
of the mass media, as well as the new media,
in the context of information flows,
the changing political and economic
scenario. |
2 |
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CJ 402 |
Radio
Journalism
The course provides advanced training in
Radio Journalism. The training will include
skills in writing, recording and editing
and presentation of news and topical
programmes such as current affairs and panel
discussion. |
2 |
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CJ 403 |
Television
Journalism
X The course will offer advanced training in
reporting, writing and presentation skills
for television news and current
affairs. The training will include
practicals on production of news bulletins,
interviews and panel discussion.
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2 |
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CJ 404 |
Online
Journalism
The course will trace history and growth of
Online J oumalism in India, reporting,
editing and production techniques of web
pages of online editions of newspapers, use
of Internet as a tool for joumalists. |
2 |
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CJ 405 |
Film Studies
The course will look at the Indian and
global film industry from a historical and
critical perspective and introduce students
to various film theories. |
2 |
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CJ 406 |
Book Editing
and Magazine Journalism
The course will deal with writing, editing,
layout and production of magazines and
supplements of newspapers in English and
Marathi. |
2 |
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CJ 407 |
Newspaper
Design
The course is to equip the students with
skills of preparing layouts for newspapers
and periodicals using various formats of
text and graphic designs. |
2 |
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CJ 408 |
Niche Reporting
The course is designed to provide advanced
training in reporting specialised areas.
Students may choose any one of the
following areas: Sports, Science,
Agriculture, Business and Arts & Culture.
This is primarily a se1f—study course. |
2 |
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CJ 409 |
Investigative
Journalism
The course will introduce the students to
the basic concepts, scope and limitations of
investigative joumalism in India. |
2 |
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CJ 410 |
Dissertation
and Viva Voce(Compulsory) |
4 |
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Credits from
six optional course
CJ 401 to CJ 409 (two credits each x 6
courses =) 12
Total Credit Points for Fourth Semester 16
Evaluation will be done on the basis of
continuous internal assessment for each
course. The division of marks for internal
assessment and end—of-semester examination
is 40% and 60% respectively. A two— credit
course will be of 50 marks and four credit
course will be of 100 marks.
Internal assessment will be based on
assignments/exercises set by the respective
teacher/s of the courses during a semester.
These may take the fonn of tutorials,
seminar papers, exercises in writing for the
media, reviews of literature, practicals in
media production, research methodology, etc.
Intemal assessment will also take into
account class participation and attendance.
All internal assignments will be announced
by the teacher concemed in the class and
also displayed on the department’s notice
board.
If a student misses an intemal assessment
assignment, he/she may be given a second
chance to complete the assignment with the
permission of the course teacher. End
of—semester examinations will be held in the
Department as per schedule announced in
advance. They will include both theoretical
and practical components, with each’course
carrying 30 or 60 marks.
The assessment of examination papers will be
done by the respective teacher/s of each
course. An Examination Committee set up by
the Departmental Staff Committee willoversee
the conduct of theexaminations and also
appoint moderators forassessment of
paperswhere necessary. The Departmental
Staff Committee will be the Board of
Examination and will nominate the faculty
concerned as the paper-setter and examiner
for the end—of—term examination.
The Final Result will be presented in the
form of a Grade Sheet (not a Mark Sheet).
This statement will indicate a Grade for
each course taken together with the number
of credits each course carries. Students
(will have to score a minimum of 40%
aggregate in each course and accumulate 64
credits to earn the four—semester MA (MassCommunication
and Journalism) degree.
The system of evaluation will be as follows
: Each assignment! Test will be evaluated in
terms of marks. The marks for separate
assignments and the final (semester end)
examination will be added togather and then
converted into a grade and later grade point
average.
Results will be declared for each semester
and the final examination will give total
marks, grades and grade point average.
Marks % Equivalent Grade Grade Points
100 to 75 O Outstanding 06
74 to 65 A Very good 05
64 to 55 B Good 04
54 to 50 C Average 03
49 to 45 D Satisfactory 02
44 to 40 E Pass 0l
39 to 0 F Fail 00
Grade Point _ Total of ( Grade Points Eamed
X Credit hrs for each course) Average ""
Total Credit Points for Semester/s
Where a student fails (Grade F) in a course
he/she can repeat the course in the
following semester/year and re-appear for
the end—of— term exams up to three times.
The names of the teacher/s responsible for
teaching a course will be indicated clearly
in time-tables, on assignments and question
papers.
The entire plan of each course including the
evaluation pattern will be announced in the
beginning of each semester to all the
students and displayed on the Notice Board.
All optional courses will be taught subject
to availability of staff.
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M.A. (Mass
Communication and Journalism) |
Candidates
applying for the first year of the course must have • a
Bachelor’s Degree in any faculty from a statutory University.
Those who have appeared for their final degree examination may
also apply, but their admission (in case they are selected ° on
the basis of performance in the Aptitude Test) will be confirmed
only after they submit the final degree examination mark-list. |
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All the
candidates from the reserve categories who appear for the
written test will be invited for interview and DTP test. |