Mass Communication Will No Longer Be A Single Course – NUC
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has revealed that Mass Communication will no longer be studied as a single degree course inside the Nigerian Universities, it will now be unbundled into seven separate degree programs.
Beginning March 2020, Mass Communications will no longer be a single path of examine in Nigeria’s University, the Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed revealed in a talk with newshounds in Abuja.
According to Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, the technology of Mass Communication as a course in universities is over, as the commission has responded to fulfill gift demands within the labour market.
This development follows the presentation of recent curricula for communique research in Nigerian universities through professors and conversation practitioners in Nigeria.
Mass Communications were unbundled into Journalism and Media Studies, Public Relations, Advertising, Broadcasting, Film and Multi-Media Studies, Development Communication Studies and Information and Media Studies.
Rasheed said, “We have almost concluded the unbundling of Mass Communication. At the end of first quarter (of 2020), Mass Communication will no longer be current as a stand-alone degree programme because it’s far too wide.
“We are unbundling the programme into seven exclusive programmes: Bachelors Degrees in Public Relations, Marketing Communications, Media studies, Film research, Cinematography or photography, Strategic Communication, and such a lot of others.”
The NUC’s Executive Secretary however said that the fee will retain Mass Communication for the universities which are yet to increase the full abilities required in the newly-added areas.