Curriculum Structure/Layout for the BMSJ Program
The course design in this section provides title of the courses that a student is required to complete for the award of a Bachelor of Media Studies and Journalism who has a 12 years pre-university qualification, such as HSC + SSC or its equivalent.
Term- 1
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
| ENG 101 |
Functional English |
3 |
| MSJ 103 |
Communication Concepts and Models |
3 |
| MSJ 104 |
Bangla Language |
3 |
Term - 2
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
| MENG 201 |
Advanced English |
3 |
| MSJ 202 |
Bangladesh Studies |
3 |
| MSJ 203 |
Communication Theories |
3 |
Term- 3
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
| MSJ 301 |
English for the Media |
3 |
| MSJ 302 |
Concepts of Journalism |
3 |
| MSJ 303 |
Introduction to Anthropology |
3 |
| MSJ 304 |
Bangla for Media |
3 |
Term- 4
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
| CSE 401 |
Fundamentals of Computing |
2 |
| CSE 402 |
Fundamentals of Computing Lab |
1 |
| MSJ 403 |
Mass Communication |
3 |
| MSJ 404 |
World Civilization |
3 |
| MATH 405 |
Basic Statistics |
3 |
Term- 5
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
| MSJ 501 |
Communication & Technology |
3 |
| MSJ 502 |
Principles of Public Relations |
3 |
| MSJ 503 |
Convergence Communication 1 |
3 |
| MSJ 504 |
Freedom of Information and Access |
3 |
Term- 6
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
|
Major 1 |
3 |
|
Major 2 |
3 |
| MSJ 603 |
Global Communication |
3 |
| MSJ 604 |
Convergence Communication 2 |
3 |
Term- 7
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
|
Major 3 |
3 |
|
Major 4 |
3 |
| MSJ 703 |
Cyber Journalism |
3 |
|
Minor 1 |
3 |
Term- 8
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
|
Major 5 |
3 |
|
Major 6 |
3 |
| MSJ 803 |
Critical Thinking and Logic |
3 |
|
Minor 2 |
3 |
Term- 9
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
|
Major 7 |
3 |
|
Major 8 |
3 |
|
Minor 3 |
3 |
|
Minor 4 |
3 |
Term- 10
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
|
Major 9 |
3 |
| MSJ 1002 |
Development Communication |
3 |
|
Minor 5 |
3 |
|
Minor 6 |
3 |
Term- 11
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
| MSJ 1101 |
Multimedia Production |
3 |
| MSJ 1102 |
Media and the Law |
3 |
| MSJ 1103 |
Ethics in Media and Communication |
3 |
|
Minor 7 |
3 |
Term- 12
| Course Code |
Name of the courses |
Credits Hour |
| MSJ 3000-MSJ 3001 |
Internship/Dissertation/Project |
6 |
N.B.: If the minor taken from the area of Computing and Information Systems/ Electrical Technology and Engineering then 9 minor courses carries a total of 21 credits (3 credit carries for theory courses and 1.5 credit carries for Lab courses) will be distributed in the terms 7-12.
