Communication

About Department of Communication

At the heart of all communication is the power to change lives. Aided by technology, communication can change the way we learn, work and interact with other people.At Amrita School of Communication (ASCOM) we believe that we can communicate to make a difference; a better tomorrow. We aspire to impart to our students the value of communication, and the realization that they can make a difference. To this end, ASCOM has a special focus in its curriculum; modules that concentrate on teaching life skills that create...

B. A. Mass Communication

Amrita has been among the few Indian Universities to have adopted the UNESCO Model Curricula for Journalism Education since 2008.The syllabus is updated annually by industry experts and academicians

M. A. Mass Communication

The Master of Arts in Communication program engages in a broad array of courses that range from the development of hands-on skills to the exploration of theory, to a focus on practice and application, and analysis

P. G. Diploma in Journalism

Department of Communication offers a one - year postgraduate diploma in journalism to students who aspire to become journalists in newspapers and magazines. The program imparts training to students interested in print

Ph. D. in Communication

From the academic year 2013 - 2014, Department of Communication offers Ph. D. program in Print Media, Broadcast Media, New Media, Film Studies, Integrated Marketing Communication, Advertising.

RESEARCH

Faculty and students of the school actively take part in research innovations and scholarship often collaborating with one another and with colleagues from other disciplines to traversing a wide array of questions entailed to media and communication today. A lot many of our students and faculty from the school publish in scholarly journals and attend regional and national conferences where they actively share their findings and observations through research papers, news articles, blogs and such other social media outlets. The School has achieved so much of unparallel feats in so short a span of time.

FACULTY MEMBERS

The faculty, well-known and highly respected in their respective academic fraternities, is really what distinguishes department of Communication. Drawn from among the best minds in the world, they afford the school an extensive network of contacts which are instrumental in getting collaborative researches, live student projects and industry inputs so essential to quality education. The eclectic blend of faculty, academicians, researchers, patrons and professionals drawn from India and abroad, with their reserve of technological expertise, hands in a unique professional standing in the country.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Prevalence in the fast-moving world of communication can only be assured if one has more than just the ability to use technology. At the Department of Communication, we educate students in the orthodox traditions to become comprehensive, intellectual, ethical and creative practitioners and leaders in the professions and industries of journalism and mass communication.