Programme Overview
From the newsroom to the timeline
The DJMC curriculum balances generic foundation papers — communication skills, fundamentals of IT, soft skills, editing — with core journalism skill papers covering reporting, mass communication, basics of computers, graphics design, new media technology, and electronic media. A compulsory one-month media-industry training capped by a viva-voce closes the year.
Communication Skills
Verbal, non-verbal, business correspondence.
Fundamentals of IT
Hardware, software, internet, networks.
Reporting & Feature Writing
News values, beats, interviews, features.
Mass Communication
Models, theories, types of communication.
Basics of Computers
Word, PowerPoint, CorelDraw, Photoshop, Quark.
Soft Skills & Personality
Attitude, leadership, group discussions.
Editing
Sub-editing, page make-up, headlines.
Graphics Design
Typography, design, DTP, printing.
New Media Technology
Online journalism, blogs, social media, IT Act.
Electronic Media
Radio, AIR, Doordarshan, TV journalism.
Training & Viva-Voce
One-month media-industry internship.
