Communication and Journalism

This course is designed for the first semester MCJ.

The course  covers the evolution of film, genres and major movements. Reading cinema as an art and the language of films is another important area of concentration, followed by theoretical approach. The beginning of Indian cinema  and special emphasis  on Malayalam  film makers and the film society movements is also discussed.

Technical Writing and Documentation is designed for the third-semester MCJ course with four credits.  The course aims at understanding and practising technical documentation and information design.

This course aims to offer a critical understanding on media.

The course  helps to develop an understanding of Newspaper editing and production. The students will be able to apply the skills of page make-up and design through the lab journal production.

Module I

• Identifying the key concepts, approaches and action plans of development communication
  
• Evaluating critical elements of a communication strategy for positive social change
  
• Devising an appropriate development communication paradigm for National development
• Deconstructing the existing approaches in Development Communication

Script Writing and Video Production Practice is designed for second semester MCJ course with four credits.  The course aims both understanding and practicing documentary and video production.  

This paper pursues the framework of syllabus in implemented for Masters in Communication and Journalism (MCJ) in Department of Communication&Journalism. 

This paper pursues the framework of syllabus in implemented for Masters in Communication and Journalism (MCJ) in Department of Communication&Journalism. This paper introduces student to critical legal thinking and reasoning about legal system and ethical practices of media in India context.

Outcomes: To  familiarize with audio-visual technologies of news production, Develop the skill to practice the techniques for  gathering television news stories, Critically evaluate and demonstrate news management for television broadcasting.

To introduce students to basics of reporting and writing for various media platforms and enable them understand news values and qualities of reporters. A course (4Credits) designed for the Masters programme in Communication and Journalism at the Department of Communication &Journalism, University of Kerala.

Course Outcomes

•  Locate news and report it for  various media following  ethical standards
•  Apply different news delivery patterns, practices and do target specific presentation
•  Recognise the use of Professional terminologies and profession specific language 

• Organise and select news from various sources
• Execute news management skills in the newsroom
• Evaluate the current concepts and trends in news reporting