Course Structure and Syllabus
CJMC offers 35 courses in its 3-year BA-JMC programme, with core and elective options, including a compulsory summer internship.
Students can specialize in Journalism, Videography, Integrated Marketing Communications, and also continue to do the 4-year BA-JMC (Hons) programme in lieu of their Masters or to take up research.
The uniqueness of the CJMC programme is that the course is comprehensive, has something for everyone irrespective of one’s career choice, and covers every segment of the media industry.
Total intake: 60 students
It is the only media and mass communication undergraduate programme that offers a full course in Theatre, English Literature and Psychology as electives.
Syllabus Framework:
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | Semester 5 | Semester 6 | Semester 7 (Hons) | Semester 8 (Hons) |
| ESSENTIAL ENGLISH | ENGLISH FOR MEDIA | REPORTING | RADIO AND PODCASTING | DIGITAL MEDIA MARKETING | MEDIA LAWS AND ETHICS | RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | POLITICAL COMMUNICATION |
| KANNADA BASICS or KANNADA FOR MEDIA | COMMUNICATION THEORY | ECONOMICS | TELEVISION JOURNALISM | CONSTITUTION OF INDIA | INTERNSHIP | RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL | COMMUNICATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE |
| UNDERSTANDING JOURNALISM | POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | VIDEOGRAPHY AND VIDEO EDITING | INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATION | GRAPHICS AND VISUAL EFFECTS |
MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES | RESEARCH INTERNSHIP | |
| CONTEMPORARY INDIAN HISTORY | HISTORY OF SCIENCE | YOGA | ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | SPONSORED FEATURE PROGRAMMES | DISSERTATION | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY | SOCIOLOGY | ENGLISH FOR TOEFL/IELTS | |||||
| COMPUTER SKILLS | AUDIOGRAPHY | THEATRE I (MINOR) | THEATRE II (MINOR) | THEATRE III (MINOR) | THEATRE IV (MINOR) | IPR | |
| PSYCHOLOGY I (MINOR) | PSYCHOLOGY II (MINOR) | PSYCHOLOGY III (MINOR) | PSYCHOLOGY IV (MINOR) | ||||
| ENGLISH LITERATURE I (MINOR) | ENGLISH LITERATURE II (MINOR) | ENGLISH LITERATURE III (MINOR) | ENGLISH LITERATURE IV (MINOR) | ||||
| Specialisation | Specialisation Project | ||||||
| STUDENT PUBLICATION I | STUDENT PUBLICATION II | ||||||
| UNDERSTANDING MOVIES | SHORT FILM PRODUCTION | ||||||
| ADVERTISING AND COPYWRITING | PR AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATION |
CJMC offers 36 courses in its 3-year BA-JMC programme. Students get to explore a wide array of core media-related courses and also Liberal Arts and interdisciplinary courses.
The uniqueness of the CJMC programme is that the course is comprehensive, has something for everyone irrespective of one’s career choice, and covers every segment of the media industry.
Total intake: 60 students
