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Course: Bachelor of Arts [BA] (Journalism Honours)

STREAM: ARTS

DURATION: 3 YEARS

COURSE TYPE: GRADUATION

This particular course has been distributed across a span of 3 years. BA in Journalism, as a curriculum has a specific goal and that is teaching all basics of professional journalism to the students enrolled in this program. The subjects in the syllabus include History of Journalism, Psychology, Law, and many other aspects. Papers taught in BA Journalism are listed below:

• Fundamentals of Journalism
• History of Journalism
• Language
• Media Laws and Indian Constitution
• Reporting and Editing Techniques
• Media Management
• Developmental Psychology

Ideally, at the end of IV Semester students enrolled in BA Journalism have to complete a Summer Internship program of 4-6 weeks in a media organization.

Structure of Marks Distribution

Generally, there are four papers in one semester making it eight in one year and a total of 24 papers during the tenure of the program. The scheme for marks distribution is as given below:

Assessment Criteria  

Theory Paper Examination: 75%

Internal Assessment: 25%

Internal Assessment

Internal Assessments includes the following constituents:

• Written Assignments
• Class tests
• Quizzes
• Case Presentation
• Group Discussion

Here is a brief representation of what a course in Journalism’s syllabus looks like:

Introduction to Communication

• Introduction
• Models of Communication
• Basics of Mass Communication
• Limited Effects Paradigm
• Media and the Public Sphere
• Growth and Evolution of Media

Principles of Journalism

• A brief introduction to Journalism
• Pioneers of Indian Journalism
• Role of Press in Democracy
• Theories of Press Introduction to Regional Journalism
• Concepts related to Newspaper
• Newspaper and Globalization

Reporting and Editing Practices

• Reporter – Concepts and attributes
• News Writing Structure
• Reporting different news stories
• Newspaper Organization Headlines

Writing for Print

• A brief introduction to Newspapers
• Magazines and other publications
• Concept of News Newspaper
• Content Writing
• Opinion pieces
• Editorials
• Feature articles
• Principles of editing, rewriting, and translation

Writing for New Media

• Introduction to New Media
• Writing for Online newspapers, Blogs
• Cell phone Communication
• E-mail

Press Laws and Ethics

• Origin and definition of Law
• Law and Morality
• Types of Law
• Civil and Criminal Press Legislations
• Freedom of the Press
• Defamation
• Contempt of Court
• Censorship Legislative Privileges            

Public Relations and Advertising

• Introduction to Public Relations
• Stages of PR Communication
• Public Need of Advertising
• Meaning of Advertising
• Advertising strategies
• Sales Promotion
• Advertising Agency Copy Presentation
• Critical Media Debates

Television Production

• Pre-production- Post production
• Script Research
• Planning of location
• Interviews
• Lights, SFX etc
• Production proposal
• Screenplay
• Shot breakdown including visuals, narration/dialogue,
• Scripting for TV news
• TV studio setup Television documentary Practical
• Production- Camera techniques/ operation Camera movements
• History of Communication Media