Course Curriculum for BSS in Mass Communication and Journalism
Curriculum
Bachelor of Social Science (BSS)
Session: 2022-23
Department of Mass Communication and
Journalism
Faculty of Social Science
Jagannath University, Dhaka
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Contents
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Overview of the Department |
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1.1 |
Vision of the Department |
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1.2 |
Mission of the Department |
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1.3 |
Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) |
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1.4 |
Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs) |
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1.5 |
Admission Requirement |
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1.6 |
Programme Duration |
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1.7 |
Programme Structure and Degree Requirements |
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1.8 |
Types of Courses |
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1.9 |
Course Identification |
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1.10 |
Teaching Hours |
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1.11 |
Medium of Instruction |
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1.12 |
Promotion from one year to another |
5 |
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1.13 |
Re-admission |
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1.14 |
Degree requirement |
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1.15 |
Improvement of the Grades |
6 |
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1.16 |
Supplementary Examination |
6 |
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1.17 |
Drop Out |
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1.18 |
Credit Transfer |
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1.19 |
Academic Administration |
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Courses and Credit |
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2.1 |
Summary of the courses in Different Semesters with Full Marks, Types of Course and Number of Credit |
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2.2 |
1st Year 1st Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit |
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2.3 |
1st Year 2nd Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit |
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2.4 |
2nd Year 1st Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit |
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2.5 |
2nd Year 2nd Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit |
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2.6 |
3rd Year 1st Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit |
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2.7 |
3rd Year 2nd Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit |
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2.8 |
4th Year 1st Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit |
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2.9 |
4th Year 2nd Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit |
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Assessment |
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3.1 |
Marks distribution |
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3.1.1 |
Continuous Assessment: |
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3.1.2 |
Class Participation: |
12 |
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3.2 |
Semester Final Examination |
12 |
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3.3 |
Letter Grade and Grade Point |
12 |
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3.4 |
Re-examination |
12 |
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Detailed Course Profiles |
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4.1 |
1st Year 1st Semester |
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4.2 |
1st Year 2nd Semester |
22 |
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4.3 |
2nd Year 1st Semester |
33 |
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4.4 |
2nd Year 2nd Semester |
46 |
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4.5 |
3rd Year 1st Semester |
59 |
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4.6 |
3rd Year 2nd Semester |
76 |
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4.7 |
4th Year 1st Semester |
91 |
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4.8 |
4th Year 2nd Semester |
103 |
- Overview of the Department
The Department of Mass Communication and Journalism is an effervescent, energetic and growing place to build up the students with skill, aesthetic sensitivity and knowledge of outer world and to give a thorough understanding of the media, culture and society.
The Department started its journey with 4-year Honors Programme under the faculty of Social Sciences since March 4, 2009. The Department is on its move and growing with increasing enrollment of students every academic year. There are about 300 students in different batches. In June 2013, the Department has launched the Master’s programme.
The Department is privileged to have a fine team of highly qualified and experienced faculty members to carry out the academic objectives. The Department also immensely benefits from the academic service of eminent journalists and technical assistants.
With a critical thinking, the curriculum is designed to introduce the students to the wide range of Communication and Journalism. Special attentions have been given to theory and philosophy of communication; relationships between media, society, politics and culture; media research; communication and information technology; media laws and ethics; media advocacy and so on. There are also some other areas relating to development communication and journalism; environment journalism; business journalism; online journalism etc.
Some professional and creative courses like T\V & film production and appreciation; advertising; script writing, desktop publishing are also included in the syllabus. In addition to class room teaching, the Department offers three months long internship program, organizes study tours, seminars, visit to media houses etc. Distinguished speakers are also invited to address on a particular issue.
1.1 Vision of the Department
To create a generation of media experts and skilled professionals who will be distinct in their vision to bring a new wave in media industry and academia.
1.2 Mission of the Department
To stimulate intellectual curiosity, imagination, rational thinking, thoughtful expression, and independent learning. It aims the students to be equipped with theoretical pedagogy and practical experiences on diversified arenas of media and communication scholarship.
1.3 Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)
The objectives of the BSS in MCJ programme can be identified in brief as shown below:
- To provide theoretical and practical knowledge of communication, media and journalism.
- To introduce the history, trends and the practices of print, electronic and digital journalism in both local and global stage.
- To develop critical faculty, analytical ability and judgment on various aspects and issues of media, society and culture.
- To enhance language proficiency, writing and editing skills for media, oral presentation and in person communication ability.
- To equip with the information technology, communication skills, and managerial capacity.
- To facilitate understanding interdisciplinary issues on sociology, economics, political science, global policy, media laws and ethics, and development.
- To develop knowledge and skills in media and communication research.
- To provide hands-on experiences by engaging the students in various media and communication organizations.
1.4 Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
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PEO1 |
To provide theoretical and practical knowledge of communication, media and journalism. |
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PLOs |
1.1 Understand theoretical aspects and background, communication models, communication perspectives, and various approaches and moods of communication. |
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1.2 Have knowledge on various communication tools used to disseminate information and how to create different types of content for different types of media. |
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1.3 Achieve skills of applying communication theories and strategies in their professional life. |
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PEO2 |
To introduce the history, trends and the practices of print, electronic and digital journalism in both local and global stage. |
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2.3 Achieve skills to be a professional journalist by gaining and practicing news gathering, editing tools and applying principles, values and code of ethics. |
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PEO3 |
To develop critical faculty, analytical ability and judgment on various aspects and issues of media, society and culture. |
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PLOs |
3.1 Acquire basic knowledge of human growth, behavior, social environment and culture. |
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PEO4 |
To enhance language proficiency, writing and editing skills for media, oral presentation and in person communication ability. |
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PLOs |
4.1 Know how to use language effectively for better communication, oral presentation skills. |
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4.2 Understand the style and pattern of language for different types of media. |
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4.3 Achieve skills of writing and editing both Bengali and English news scripts for print, broadcast and digital media. |
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PEO5 |
To equip with the information technology, communication skills, and managerial capacity. |
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PLOs |
5.1 Communicate effectively with different agents in their professional and social life. |
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5.3 Learn to work as a member of a group. |
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PEO6 |
To facilitate understanding interdisciplinary issues on sociology, economics, political science, global policy and development. |
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PLOs |
6.1 Acquire basic knowledge of Sociology, Political Science and Economics for necessary use in the fields of communication and journalism. |
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6.2 Understand contemporary issues like gender, climate change, development, human rights, social justice, and public health from both communication and journalism perspectives. |
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6.3 Know the socio-cultural and historical aspects of Bangladesh. |
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6.4 Analyze social problems of Bangladesh and apply the knowledge of Communication in dealing with the problems. |
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6.5 Become literate on media related laws and practicing ethical standard in practicing journalism. |
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PEO7 |
To develop knowledge, perspectives and skills in media and communication research. |
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PLOs |
7.1 Acquire theoretical knowledge on social science research. |
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7.2 Identify research issues in the field of media, communication, and transnational arena. |
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7.3 Develop practical understanding and skills on research methodology, sampling procedures, data collection, data analysis, and data presentation with applying necessary statistical tools. |
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7.4 Achieve required skills to conduct research on communication and media independently with following ethical guidelines. |
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7.6 Being capable of dealing cross-cultural research. |
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PEO8 |
To provide hands-on experiences by engaging the students in various media and communication organizations. |
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PLOs |
8.1 Apply the knowledge of communication and journalism in related fields and organizations. |
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8.2 Achieve skills for applying theoretical knowledge of problem solving, content creation, news gathering and editing in practical fields. |
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8.3 Confidence to work under real-life pressure situation of newsroom. |
1.5 Admission Requirement
In each academic year, the department of Mass Communication and Journalism intakes fresher students at BSS (Honours), M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes having specified qualifications as decided by the Academic Council of the University. Generally, the basic qualification for admission in the BSS (Honours) programme is HSC/equivalent examination pass with a minimum CGPA of 4.5 out of the 5.0 point scale in both Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) examinations.
1.6 Programme Duration
The duration of the Bachelor degree programmes shall be of four (4) academic years and eight (8) Semesters. Each academic year is divided into two Semesters to be called as 1st Semester (July-December) and Second Semester (January-June). Distribution of weeks in each Semester shall be as follows:
(i) Class teaching (actual class) = 14 weeks
(ii) Preparation time for Semester-final examination = 2 weeks
(iii) Semester-final examination = 4 weeks
Total = 20 weeks
The remaining weeks in the Semester would be used for preparation of results.
1.7 Programme Structure and Degree Requirements
For the Bachelor degree, each student requires to:
a) Earn required number of total credit points successfully;
b) Earn a minimum CGPA of 2.5 out of 4.0; and
c) Complete the programme within six academic years of her/his 1st admission year into the programme.
1.8 Types of Courses
The types of courses are as follows:
- General Education Course: It comprises of general education and skills based courses which comprise of theoretical and practical one.
- Core Course: Core courses are split into theoretical, theoretical & practical and practical Course.
- Capstone Course/Internship/Thesis/Projects/Portfolio: It includes internship programmes and research monograph.
- Viva-voce: An oral examination is included at the final semester of each academic year.
The aforementioned courses will lie under three broad categories, such as Theoretical (General Education related Theoretical courses, Core Theoretical courses, Theoretical & Practical courses), Practical (General Education related Practical courses, Core Practical courses, Capstone/Internship/ Research Monograph) and Viva-voce.
1.9 Course Identification
Each course is designated by three to four letter words identifying the subject followed by a four digit number as following:
- The 1st digit corresponds to the ‘Year’ indicated in which the course is taken by the student;
- The 2nd digit corresponds to the ‘Semester’ in which the course is taken by the student;
- The 3rd and 4th digits shall be used to identify a ‘Course’ within a particular Discipline/Department.
For example: M C J 1 1 01 Introduction to Communication
Title of the course
Identifying a course
1st Semester
1st year
Subject identification
1.10 Teaching Hours
- Core/General Education Courses: There shall be at least one (1) lecture-hour for each credit point in a week for each theoretical course; and there shall be two academic task-hours for each credit point (for open academic discussion) in the whole Semester. Therefore, in total, there shall be at least 15 (fifteen) contact hours for each theoretical credit point throughout the Semester.
- Practical courses: In case of practical/lab course, there shall be at least two (02) contact hours for each credit point in a week. As a result, there shall be at least 30 contact hours for each credit point practical/lab course throughout the Semester.
- Capstone Courses (Practical): At least one contact hour in a week will be assigned for teaching and guiding on research orientation and internship programme. Internship students will be engaged in a two-month long professional experiences in different media and communication houses under some assigned supervisors. Research students will conduct an empirical study over a period of four month under the guidance of an assigned supervisor.
- Viva-voce: Students shall appear in viva-voce examination (oral examination) having specified number of credit points at the end of 2nd Semester-final examination in each academic year (i.e. at the end of 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th Semester).
1.11 Medium of Instruction
The medium of instruction for the programme is English and Bangla.
1.12 Promotion from one year to another
a) All promotions from 1st Year 1st Semester to 4th Year 2nd Semester shall be Semester based.
b) For promotion from 1st Year 1st Semester to 1st Year 2nd Semester and 1st Year 2nd Semester to 2nd year 1st Semester a student shall require to earn a minimum GPA/CGPA of 2.00 (Letter Grade: D).
c) For promotion from 2nd year 1st Semester through the 4th year 2nd Semester, a student shall require to earn minimum CGPA of 2.25 (Letter Grade: C).
d) From 2nd year 2nd Semester to 3rd year 1st Semester a student must not be promoted carrying ‘F’ grade in any course. In such cases the student shall have to get re-admission with the next available batch according to the conditions stated re-admission section.
1.13 Re-admission
(i) A student of 1st year 1st Semester, failing to appear in the Semester-final examination, unless otherwise the clause 2.b (i) is applicable, may be allowed to get re-admission with the 1st year 1st Semester of the immediate next batch. Readmitted students, however, shall always be assigned by the original registration number.
(ii) If a student fails to appear at any Semester-final examination due to shortage of required percentage of participation, or failure to pay the dues or expulsion from the University or any other reason as the case may be, s/he shall have to get herself/himself re-admitted to the same Semester of the subsequently available batch.
(iii) If a student fails to get the requisite grade points for promotion (according to clause 14) from one Semester to the next may seek re-admission with the same Semester of the subsequent available batch.
(iv) On re-admission, grades earned earlier by a student in any Semester shall be cancelled automatically and the student shall have to retake all the course-works (such as incourse/practical/quiz tests, internship programme, project, field work viva-voce and final examinations) of that Semester. Percentage of class participation of such students shall be counted from the date of her/his re-admission. Mid-Semester examination, if completed before her/his re-admission, the concerned course teacher shall arrange make-up Mid Semester examination.
(v) A student shall not get chance for re-admission more than twice during the entire programme as s/he shall have to/requires to complete the programme within a maximum period of six academic years from the original admission year.
(vi) For re-admission, a student shall have to apply within 15 (fifteen) working days after announcement of the result of the concerned Semester.
1.14 Degree requirement
For the Bachelor degree, each student requires to:
a) Earn required number of total credit points successfully;
b) Earn a minimum CGPA of 2.5; and
c) Complete the programme within six academic years of her/his 1st admission year into the programme.
1.15 Improvement of the Grades
a) A student earning ‘F’ grade in any course in any Semester shall be required to improve the grade with the next available batch or through Short Semester Examinations. Students fail to improve ‘F’ grade through Short Semester Examination-2 may be allowed to improve ‘F’ grade with the next available batch if they haven’t passed six academic years since admission.
b) Students earning the letter grade of less than ‘B’ (less than GP 3.00) in any theoretical course may also choose to improve the grade by appearing at the Semester-final examination with the next available batch. Students beyond 8th Semester shall have to improve grade(s) only through Short Semester Examination-2. Such students will not be allowed to improve grade(s) with the next available batch. If the grade point obtained in improvement is lower than the earlier obtained grade point, the earlier one shall stand. A student shall have improvement opportunity once for each course.
c) For improving the grade and appearing at the examination, a student shall have to pay fees two (2) times of the normal examination fee for each course.
d) Students willing to improve grade should apply within 10 (ten) working days after the announcement of the results of the Semester.
e) No improvement shall be allowed in practical course, viva-voce and continuous assessment (mid-semester/ assignment/fieldwork/monograph/project /practical/case study term paper/ quiz tests/etc.). In such case, the earlier marks shall stand.
f) The concerned (current) examination committee will take necessary actions to arrange the improvement examinations, tabulation and posting the marks.
1.16 Supplementary examination
a) After the 4th Year 2nd Semester (8th Semester) result, if a student fails to earn required total Credit Points due to “F” grade in one or more courses throughout the programme (1st to 8th Semester), Supplementary Examination(s) shall be arranged and completed within two months of the publication of 4th Year 2nd Semester result for such students. Only the students appeared but failed to improve “F” grade(s) through Supplementary Examination may be allowed to improve only “F” grade(s) with the Supplementary Examination of the next available batch but must be within the allowed academic sessions since admission. The degree completion year of such students shall be the year of the present batch (Year of Examination).
b) To take part in the Supplementary Examination, a student is required to pay examination fees four (4) times of the regular fees for each course and send an application to the Controller of Examinations through the Chairman of the Department within 20 working days from the date of publication of his/her 4th year 2nd Semester result.
c) Students taking Supplementary Examination may be allowed to take part in Masters Classes. Such students, if fails to earn Bachelor degree through Supplementary Examination, shall not be allowed to continue Masters programme.
1.17 Drop Out
a) If a twice re-admitted student in any Semester failed to earn minimum required GPA for promotion shall be dropped out from the programme.
b) If it is seems that it is not possible for a student to complete the programme within 6 academic years (12 Semesters), s/he shall be dropped out from the programme.
c) In the Short Semester Examination-1, if a student even after appearing the examination, fails to earn all necessary total Credit Points and if ‘F’ grade remains in any course (between 1st to 4th Semester), s/he will be dropped-out from the programme and will no more be allowed to continue her/his studentship with other students.
d) If a student fails to earn required total credit points within six academic years since admission s/he will be dropped-out from the programme and will no more be allowed to continue her/his studentship with other students.
1.18 Credit Transfer
No credit transfer from any other programmes/Universities/Institutions to the Jagannath University is allowed for the programme.
1.19 Academic Administration
a) Academic Calendar: The Academic Calendar showing dates of beginning and closing classes, commencement of examinations and probable dates for publication of the results shall be published by the respective Departmental academic committee before commencement of each Semester. The copy shall be sent to the Dean of the faculty, Controller of Examinations and the respective University authority.
- Courses, Credit
Altogether, there are 47 (including 9 GE courses and 4 Viva-voce) courses and 142 credits in the programme spreads over 8 semesters in four academic years. Distribution of different types of courses are as follows:
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General Education Course |
Core Course |
Capstone Course/Internship/ Thesis/Projects |
Viva-voce |
Total |
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Semester |
Theoretical |
Practical |
Theoretical |
Theoretical & Practical |
Practical |
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1st Year 1st Semester |
2 |
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2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
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1st Year 2nd Semester |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
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2nd Year 1st Semester |
2 |
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1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
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2nd Year 2nd Semester |
2 |
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2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
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3rd Year 1st Semester |
1 |
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2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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3rd Year 2nd Semester |
0 |
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2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
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4th Year 1st Semester |
0 |
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3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
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4th Year 2nd Semester |
0 |
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0 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
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Total 8 Semesters |
9 |
13 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
47 |
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2.1 Summary of the courses in Different Semesters with Full Marks, Types of Course and Number of Credit
All courses are assigned with specific number and credits for evaluation purpose as presented below:
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General Education |
Core Course |
Capstone Course/Internship/ Thesis/Projects |
Viva-voce |
Total |
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Theoretical |
Practical |
Theoretical |
Theoretical |
Practical |
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Semester |
Full Marks |
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1st Year 1st Semester |
400 |
6 |
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8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
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1st Year 2nd Semester |
400 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
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2nd Year 1st Semester |
500 |
6 |
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4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
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2nd Year 2nd Semester |
450 |
6 |
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8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
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3rd Year 1st Semester |
550 |
3 |
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8 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
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3rd Year 2nd Semester |
500 |
0 |
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8 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
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4th Year 1st Semester |
500 |
0 |
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12 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
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4th Year 2nd Semester |
450 |
0 |
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0 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
18 |
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Total 8 Semesters |
3750 |
26 |
52 |
48 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
142 |
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2.2 1st Year 1st Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Full Marks |
Number of Credit |
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General Education |
Core Course |
Capstone Thesis/Projects |
Viva-voce |
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Theoretical |
Practical |
Theoretical |
Theoretical & Practical |
Practical |
Total |
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MCJ 1101 |
Introduction to Communication |
100 |
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4 |
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4 |
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MCJ 1102 |
Introduction to Journalism |
100 |
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4 |
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4 |
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MCJ 1103 |
Bangla Writing Skills |
100 |
3 |
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3 |
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MCJ 1104 |
English Writing Skills |
100 |
3 |
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3 |
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Total |
400 |
6 |
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8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
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2.3 1st Year 2nd Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Full Marks |
Number of Credit |
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General Education Course |
Core Course |
Capstone Thesis/Projects |
Viva-voce |
Total |
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Theoretical |
Practical |
Theoretical |
Theoretical & Practical |
Practical |
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MCJ 1201 |
Interpersonal and Group Communication |
100 |
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4 |
4 |
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MCJ 1202 |
News Gathering and Writing for Print Media |
100 |
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4 |
4 |
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MCJ 1203 |
Bangladesh Culture & Heritage |
100 |
3 |
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3 |
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MCJ 1204 |
Computer Skill |
50 |
2 |
2 |
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MCJ 1205 |
Viva-voce |
50 |
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2 |
2 |
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Total |
400 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
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2.4 2nd Year 1st Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Full Marks |
Number of Credit |
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General Education |
Core Course |
Capstone Thesis/Projects |
Viva-voce |
Total |
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Theoretical |
Practical |
Theoretical |
Theoretical & Practical |
Practical |
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MCJ 2101 |
Mass Communication |
100 |
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4 |
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4 |
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MCJ 2102 |
Reporting for Broadcast Media |
100 |
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4 |
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4 |
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MCJ 2103 |
Editing for Media |
100 |
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4 |
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4 |
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MCJ 2104 |
History of the Liberation War of Bangladesh |
100 |
3 |
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3 |
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MCJ 2105 |
Political Processes and Institutions |
100 |
3 |
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3 |
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Total |
500 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
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2.5 2nd Year 2nd Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Full Marks |
Number of Credit |
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General Education |
Core Course |
Capstone Thesis/Projects |
Viva-voce |
Total |
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Theoretical |
Practical |
Theoretical |
Theoretical & Practical |
Practical |
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MCJ 2201 |
Theories of Communication |
100 |
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4 |
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4 |
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MCJ 2202 |
Mass Media in Bangladesh |
100 |
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4 |
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4 |
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MCJ 2203 |
Social Processes and Institutions |
100 |
3 |
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3 |
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MCJ 2204 |
Contemporary Global Issues |
100 |
3 |
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3 |
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MCJ 2205 |
Viva-voce |
50 |
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2 |
2 |
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Total |
450 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
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2.6 3rd Year 1st Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Full Marks |
Number of Credit |
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General Education |
Core Course |
Capstone Thesis/Projects |
Viva-voce |
Total |
||||||
|
Theoretical |
Practical |
Theoretical |
Theoretical & |
Practical |
||||||
|
MCJ 3101 |
Mass Media Research |
100 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
MCJ 3102 |
Media Laws and Ethics |
100 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
MCJ 3103 |
Economic Processes and Institutions |
100 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
MCJ 3104 |
Understanding Films |
100 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
MCJ 3105 |
Digital Journalism |
100 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
MCJ 3106 |
Page Make-up |
50 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
Total |
550 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
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2.7 3rd Year 2nd Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Full Marks |
Number of Credit |
|||||||
|
General Education |
Core Course |
Capstone Thesis/Projects |
Viva-voce |
Total |
||||||
|
Theoretical |
Practical |
Theoretical |
Theoretical & Practical |
Practical |
||||||
|
MCJ 3201 |
Media, Culture and Society |
100 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
MCJ 3202 |
Development Communication |
100 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
MCJ 3203 |
Statistics for Communication Research |
100 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
MCJ 3204 |
Script Writing for TV & Radio |
100 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
MCJ 3205 |
Digital Content Production & Management |
50 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
MCJ 3206 |
Viva-voce |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
Total |
500 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
||
2.8 4th Year 1st Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Full Marks |
Number of Credit |
|||||||
|
General Education |
Core Course |
Capstone Thesis/Projects |
Viva-voce |
Total |
||||||
|
Theoretical |
Practical |
Theoretical |
Theoretical & |
Practical |
||||||
|
MCJ 4101 |
Communication and Information Technology |
100 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
MCJ 4102 |
Gender and Communication |
100 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
MCJ 4103 |
Development Journalism |
100 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
MCJ 4104 |
Health Communication |
100 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
MCJ 4105 |
Business and Economic Journalism |
100 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Total |
500 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
||
2.9 4th Year 2nd Semester Courses with Full Marks, Types of Courses and Number of Credit
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
|
Full Marks |
Number of Credit |
||||||
|
General Education |
Core course |
Capstone Thesis/Projects |
Viva-voce |
Total |
||||||
|
Theoretical |
Theoretical & Practical |
Practical |
||||||||
|
MCJ 4201 |
Media Advocacy |
Any Three |
100 |
|
|
4+4+4 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
MCJ 4202 |
Editorial and Feature Writing |
100 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
MCJ 4203 |
Sports and Entertainment Journalism |
100 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
MCJ 4204 |
Environment Journalism |
100 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
MCJ 4205 |
Corporate Communication |
100 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
MCJ 4206 |
Political Communication |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
MCJ 4207 |
Photo Journalism |
100 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
MCJ 4208 |
Video Production |
100 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
MCJ 4211 |
Research Monograph |
Any One |
100 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
MCJ 4212 |
Internship |
100 |
||||||||
|
MCJ 4221 |
Viva-voce |
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
Total |
|
450 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
04 |
2 |
18 |
|
3. Assessment
The assessment system is based on the University rules. Some key features are presented below. However, in case of any difference the university rule shall stand.
3.1 Marks distribution: Each theoretical course offered is assigned with either 50 or 100 marks. The proportion of the total marks of a course is distributed as follows:
Continuous Assessment 30%
Semester-final Examination 70%
Total = 100%
3.1.1 Continuous Assessment
(i) After completing 40% and 80% syllabus of a specific course, the respective course teacher shall take the 1st and the 2nd in-course/mid-semester/class-test/assignment/class performance/ examination respectively.
(ii) Each course teacher shall publish the marks of each in-course/mid-semester/class test/assignment/class-performance/examination marks through the notice board of the respective Department within 10 working days of the date of holding those examinations.
(iii) At the end of the course, the course teacher shall calculate total number of the continuous assessment (including class participation) and prepare a marks sheet. S/he shall be notified it to the students and submitted the same to the chairman of the respective examination committee as well as to the Controller of the Examinations before start of the Semester final examination.
(iv) The course teacher shall also submit the class participation report with the register /documents to the Chairman of the Department for percentage calculation before sending the examination entry forms to the Controller of the Examinations.
3.1.2 Class Participation:
A student shall be allowed to appear at the Semester final examination as a regular student if her/his class participation is at least 70% on an average and a student shall not be allowed to appear at the examination if her/his class participation is below 60% of the total classes held in a Semester. The Chairman of the Department may recommend the students having percentage of participation between 60% to less then 70%. However, in such case a student shall have to pay fees as determined by the University authority for not fulfilling above condition(s).
3.2 Semester Final Examination
At the end of each semester, there will be Semester Final Examination for each of the courses. All scripts are evaluated by two examiners (1st and 2nd) and the average is taken as final. In case of marks given by two examiners vary by 20% or more, a 3rd examiner examines the script. In such cases, the average of the nearest two marks are taken as final. If the difference is equal, the average of highest two is taken as final.
3.3 Letter Grade and Grade Point
Total marks obtained in each teaching course, oral (viva-voce) examination and practical courses shall be converted into LG (Letter Grade) and GP (Grade Point) as follows:
|
Numerical Grade |
Letter Grade |
Grade Point |
Interpretation |
|
|
80% or above |
A+ |
(A plus) |
4.00 |
Outstanding |
|
75% to less than 80% |
A |
(A regular) |
3.75 |
Excellent |
|
70% to less than 75% |
A- |
(A minus) |
3.50 |
Very Good |
|
65% to less than 70% |
B+ |
(B plus) |
3.25 |
Good |
|
60% to less than 65% |
B |
(B regular) |
3.00 |
Satisfactory |
|
55% to less than 60% |
B- |
(B minus) |
2.75 |
Below Satisfactory |
|
50% to less than 55% |
C+ |
(C plus) |
2.50 |
Average |
|
45% to less than 50% |
C |
(C regular) |
2.25 |
Pass |
|
40% to less than 45% |
D |
--- |
2.00 |
Poor |
|
Less than 40% |
F |
--- |
0.00 |
Fail |
3.4 Re-examination: Re-examination of any script shall not be allowed.