Human-Sciences - Mass-Communication

The mission of the Department of Mass Communication is to promote and maintain the highest level of education through the improvement of teaching and learning methods, research, quality and training to enhance students’ skills and abilities to provide the communication services offered in the field of mass communication. Our mission is based upon the aim to develop and enhance the rational, critical and analytical thinking of our students, stimulating their intellectual curiosity, whetting their imagination and creativity, promoting their ability to self-expression, and providing them with all the necessary skills for success in all mass communication fields.

• Encouraging personal growth through research, attending conferences, conducting research projects.
• Supervising academic theses according to the Department’s research plan and policies based upon the job-market needs.
• Encouraging interdisciplinary studies and research.
• Providing students with state-of-the-art workshops, training courses and knowledge.
• Assigning students to conduct research on a variety of up-to-date research-topics.
• Encouraging students to think analytically and critically. • Providing students with a warm and active environment.
• Establishing a motivational environment that encourages students to seek self-development and self-improvement.
• Encouraging students to participate in recreational and cultural activities.
• Providing students with the necessary skills to enter into successful careers and life-long learning
  

• Developing students’ personality and sense of professionalism in accordance with the code of ethics in media as suggested by the 1947 Hutchinson Commission.
• Enhance students’ sense of obligation towards society, in particular in terms of the responsible practice of freedom of expression.
• Provide students with the basic skills that they need to play the “watchdog” role of the media, in particular when they join the job-market in a developing country.
• To ensure the authenticity of information by resorting to reliable sources.
• To be free of obligation to any interest other than the public’s right to know.
  

To obtain a Bachelor Degree in Mass Communication, students must successfully complete a total of 99 Credits + ICDL. The standard duration for the completion of the requirements for a bachelor degree is 6 semesters.

Public Relations Companies

• Magazines
• Broadcasting Corporations
• Press Information Bureaus
• Photography Companies
• Advertising Agencies
• TV Channels
•  News Agencies
•  Radio Stations
• Websites
• Newspapers
• Books Publication Industries.
•  Blogs

Journalism and Mass Communication Major Jobs:

• Journalism and Multimedia:
• Copywriter
• Editor
• Content Writer
• Reporter
• Film Producer
• TV Program Producer
• Production Assistant
• Video Producer
• Photographer
• Radio Jockey
• TV Anchor
• Media Planner
• Filmmaker
• Information Specialist
• Director Of Communications
• Digital Marketer
• Screenwriter
• TV Correspondent
• Art Director
• Screenwriter
• Photojournalist
• Social Media Specialist
• Blogger
• Podcast

Public Relations:

• Media Relations/ Planning
• Community Relations
• Speech Writing
• Social media management
• Event Planning
• Content Creation
• Reputation Management
• Crisis Management