Department of Journalism and Media Studies :: Academics 

Course Structure

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.