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COMS 608: ADVANCED BROADCAST JOURNALISM

This course focuses on the writing and production of broadcast messages. Aspects covered range from news stories through public service announcements to commercials. Students are led to examine persuasion as a common element of all broadcast...

COMS 607: PRINT JOURNALISM

This course introduces students to the basics of journalism and its practice. It is designed to provide students with a general knowledge and understanding of news writing and reporting. Emphasis is on techniques of writing and gathering information...

COMS 606: ADVANCED PRINT JOURNALISM

The main objective of this course is to assist students to improve upon their writing skills and introduce them to various approaches to Journalism. Students are taught interpretative and investigative reporting skills through covering major beats...

COMS 605: COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODS

The course focuses on the basics of “scientific” communication research. Students are introduced to the philosophy, the logic and rules of empirical research. There is a limited introduction to the use of statistics in communication...

COMS 604: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSES

The course is aimed at familiarising students with the basic techniques for analysing results of social research with particular emphasis on communication issues. The focus of the course is on the research design process: conceptualisation and...

COMS 603: MASS MEDIA, CULTURE AND SOCIETY

Students are introduced to basic concepts in Mass Communication, particularly its elements and processes, institutional structures and characteristics. The course also explores the socio-cultural and philosophical context of media institutions and...

COMS 602: DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION

This is a graduate seminar course that analyses the relationship between communication and development, especially in countries classified as “less developed” or Third World. The seminar reviews the historical development of the concept...

COMS 601: COMMUNICATION THEORIES & MODELS

The course is intended to offer a broad overview of a core of theories related to communicative behaviour, particularly mass communication. Empirical research in mass communication, including the development of theories, will be used to explain and...

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