About School of Communication Studies
The School of Communication Studies, earlier known as the Department of Mass Communication, is the oldest in South Asia, having started its innings in 1941 at the University of Punjab, Lahore. The founding father of the School of Communication Studies was Professor PP Singh who studied journalism in the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA.
The School has an extremely strong alumni base with its former students occupying key positions in a number of media organizations, H.K. Dua, member of the Rajya Sabha and the former Editor-in-chief, The Tribune; Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express group of papers; Kanwar Sandhu, CEO Day and Night TV and; Shireen Sethi, Director, INX Media, and many more in all the fields of Mass Communication.
The School runs the following courses:
- PhD programme: Students already registered with SCS for their PhD are working in areas as varied as photojournalism, feature writing, sports journalism, participatory journalism, press laws, science communication, investigative journalism, readability studies and communication theories. Expertise for supervision is available in the areas of Print journalism (including business, environment, science, life style and citizen journalism), media management, advertising, press laws, online media, development communication and health communication.
- Master of Arts (Journalism and Mass Communication): It is a comprehensive course including all areas of the study of Mass Communication. The course covers, Print Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Media Management, Public Relations, Advertising and Communication Research. Internship is provided to each student in prestigious media organizations for a two month period during their last semester at the School. A number of practical training activities on a day to day basis are undertaken by the students in all the courses offered by the School and the evaluation hinges upon a continuous assessment of the students.
- Post graduate diploma in Advertising and Public Relations: Advertising and Public Relations are areas of specialized knowledge. Through this course, the students are trained in these areas.
- Post graduate diploma in Hindi journalism: Considering the fast growth of Hindi press in the last decade, this course caters specifically to the requirement of the Hindi media.
- Post graduate diploma in Punjabi journalism: The growth in regional language press had led to a great demand for qualified journalists. This diploma caters specifically to the requirement of the Punjabi media in the region.
Jyotirgamaya: 91.2 MHz
The community radio station of Panjab University was inaugurated on 13th February, 2011 and is acting as an unifying agent amongst the university faculty, students and also the community. The station offers 4 broadcasts a day.
Educational Multimedia Research Centre
The foundation stone of the EMMRC was laid on 13th February, 2011. The EMMRC will be linked with the EMMRCs all over the country for making education more inclusive. The centre will also be able to produce socially relevant documentaries.
