Course Structure and Syllabus
CJMC offers 36 courses in its 3-year BA-JMC programme, with core and elective options, including a compulsory summer internship.
Students can specialize in Journalism, Videography, Digital Media, Advertising and Public Relations.
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
Syllabus Framework:
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
| ESSENTIAL ENGLISH | ENGLISH FOR MEDIA | REPORTING | RADIO AND PODCASTING | DIGITAL MEDIA MARKETING | MEDIA LAWS AND ETHICS |
| KANNADA BASICS or KANNADA FOR MEDIA | COMMUNICATION THEORY | ECONOMICS | TELEVISION JOURNALISM | CONSTITUTION OF INDIA | MEDIA GENDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS |
| UNDERSTANDING JOURNALISM | POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | VIDEOGRAPHY AND VIDEO EDITING | INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATION | GRAPHICS AND VISUAL EFFECTS |
INTERNSHIP (COMPULSORY) |
| CONTEMPORARY INDIAN HISTORY | HISTORY OF SCIENCE | YOGA | ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | IPR | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | SOCIOLOGY | ||||
| COMPUTER SKILLS | AUDIOGRAPHY | INDIAN CLASSICAL THEATRE (MINOR) | INDIAN CONTEMPORARY THEATRE (MINOR) | WESTERN THEATRE (MINOR) | 20TH CENTURY THEATRE (MINOR) |
| PSYCHOLOGY INTRODUCTION (MINOR) | DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (MINOR) | MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY (MINOR) | INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY (MINOR) | ||
| ENGLISH LITERATURE – NARRATIVES OF LIFE (MINOR) | ENGLISH LITERATURE – NARRATIVES OF TRAVEL (MINOR) | ENGLISH LITERATURE – EUROPEAN LITERATURE (MINOR) | ENGLISH LITERATURE – POSTCOLONIAL (MINOR) | ||
| Specialisation | Specialisation Project | ||||
| ADVANCED REPORTING AND EDITING I (SPL) | ADVANCED REPORTING AND EDITING II (SPL) | ||||
| UNDERSTANDING MOVIES (SPL) | SHORT FILM PRODUCTION (SPL) | ||||
| ADVERTISING AND COPYWRITING (SPL) | PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATION (SPL) |
