BA English with Mass Comm. & Journalism

Course Overview

21st-century journalists work in an ever-changing global media landscape. They’re tech-savvy storytellers who find and report the news using sounds, images, and words, seamlessly weaving these elements together for a variety of platforms like websites, social media, newspapers, magazines, radio and television. Our BA English with Mass Comm. & Journalism programme will help prepare you for this new media world. Here, we will guide you through a cutting-edge digital curriculum that emphasizes: reporting, writing and editing, social media branding, research techniques, story pitching, web and print design, and data journalism. The graduates would ideally possess the ability to think analytically, and write across platforms, including web writing and copy editing after course completion.

Career

Your BA English with Mass Comm. & Journalism degree promises career options that include:

  • Reporter
  • Writer
  • Editor
  • Content Creator/Developer
  • Multimedia Journalist
  • Public Relations/Corporate Communications
  • Social Media Manager
  • Copywriter
  • Researcher
  • Producer/Director

International Pathway

Students are actively encouraged to experience the wider world inside both traditional and virtual classrooms. Exposure to different types of cross-border collaboration during your studies will provide insights on how to develop vivid ideas.

It also presents you with different behavior, learning styles, and practices that you will need after graduation to make yourself a perfect fit in a workplace environment. Options include:

  • Studying with Fanshawe College in Canada
BA English with Mass Comm. & Journalism Course Structure

3 years divided into 6 semesters

Semester 01

General Tamil – / | French – I | Professional Communication Skills I | Social History of England | Age of Shakespeare & Milton | Introduction to Mass Communication

Semester 02

General Tamil – II / | French – II | Professional Communication Skills II | Neo-Classical & Romantic Literature | History of English Literature | Radio and Television Studies | Computer Skills for Journalists | Public Speaking | Film Appreciation

Semester 03

General Tamil – III / | French – III | Professional Communication Skills III | News Journalism for Print | Victorian Period | Indian Literature in English | American Literature | Basic Tamil I/ | AdvancedTamil I | Short Stories and One-act plays

Semester 04

General Tamil – IV / | French – IV | Professional Communication Skills IV | Twentieth Century Literature | Shakespeare | Ethics and Laws for Journalists | Feature Writing for Newspapers and Magazines | Basic Tamil II/ | Advanced Tamil II | Reading for Pleasure

Semester 05

History of English Language | Imagining India | Interview and Presentation Techniques for Radio and Television Drama | Environmental Science

Semester 06

Introduction to Literary Criticism | World Literature | Soft Skills Media Studies | Project Work | Value Education

FEES AND ADMISSIONS

GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • For Indian Nationals

Qualification: Pass in 10+2, A-Level, IB, American 12th grade or equivalent with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate. Students who have passed but with lower percentages will be admitted on further evaluation & face to face interviews.

  • For Foreign Nationals

Qualification: Pass in 12th grade or equivalent with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate. Students who have passed but with lower percentages will be admitted on further evaluation & face to face interviews.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

A Medium of Instruction (MOI)
Certificate from the school or students are required to take an English baseline test to ascertain proficiency in academic English for the purposes of communicating and learning.

Test Of English As Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Test with a minimum score of 550 for the paper-based test (PBT), or 79 for the Internet-based test (iBT), with test results within the last two years.

(*Applicable only to students opting to study abroad)

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Academic test with an overall score of 6.0 with no score less than 5.5 in any of the four bands, with test results within the last two years.

(*Applicable only to students opting to study abroad)

COURSE FEE

Domestic & NRI Student Fees Include

Particulars Fees ( In rupees )
Tuition & Course 55,500
E-Learning 20,000
Establishment & Campus Fees 15,000
Mess 70,000
Hostel 45,000
Total 2,05,000

International Student Fee Include

Particulars Fees ( In USD )
Tuition 2100
Establishment & Campus Fees 250
E-Learning Fee 300
Hostel &Mess
Fee (Standard)
1650
Total 4,300

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Banks loan assistance

Financial assistance is an important factor for many students as they decide where and what to study. KCC has a variety of assisted Bank Loan programs, which are awarded based on demonstrated financial need and attached security. Through these student loans, colleges and universities receive funding to provide enough financial aid to cover a student’s direct education expenses, including books, tuition and other mandatory academic fees. For more information regarding financial aid, please contact an Admissions Counselor or e-mail us at admissions@kcc.edu.in.

 

Scholarships

Education is the most important investment of all, that is capable of deciding one’s future. A person’s economic standard should not be a deciding factor for receiving quality eduction. Every year KCC awards over INR 24 lakhs in scholarships for benefiting the students. We can thus help you secure the funds you need.