Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (PGJMC)
School of Journalism & New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
PGJMC is a programme for those who want to learn and upgrade their skills in communication, journalism and allied fields. It is also an opportunity for working professionals to enhance and update their knowledge and get a formal degree for it. This programme is also aimed at general learners who want to have an understanding of the society and media‘s role in it, especially in a fast paced, technologically oriented world.
Eligibility: Bachelor‘s Degree in any subject
The learners should possess working knowledge of computers- MS Office and other simple software and should have internet access.
Medium of Instruction: English,Hindi & Tamil
This is a 36 credit programme. After the completion of this programme, a learner can seek admission in the second year of the MA programme in Journalism and Mass Communication which is also for 36 credits and get a Masters‘ degree (72 credits).
This programme has eight courses six of which are four credits and the two practical courses are of six credits. The following is the programme structure of PGJMC:
| Course Code | Title of the Course | Credits |
| MJM 20 | Introduction to Journalism and Mass Communication | 4 |
| MJM 21 | Reporting Techniques | 4 |
| MJM 22 | Writing and Editing for Print Media | 4 |
| MJM 23 | Broadcast and Online Journalism | 4 |
| MJM 24 | Media and Society | 4 |
| MJM 25 | Media Ethics and Laws | 4 |
| MJML 120 | Practical: Print and Online | 6 |
| MJML 121 | Practical: Audiovisual | 6 |
| Total Credits | 36 | |