PG Diploma in Journalism at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore Offline Course

Department of Communication offers a one - year postgraduate diploma in journalism to students who aspire to become journalists in newspapers and magazines. The program imparts training to students interested in print journalism. This also provides students an opportunity to make a lateral entry into our M.A. (Communication) program in the second year, in the print specialization stream.

The P. G. D. J. is a one-year postgraduate diploma in print and broadcast journalism. This also provides students an opportunity to make a lateral entry into our M.A. (Communication) program in the second year.

Objectives

Journalism is the program focus. In addition, the program has the following objectives -

To familiarize students with the working of the print media.

To develop working skills needed for newspapers.

To develop an understanding of development and its relationship with media.

To develop writing skills for different formats used in print media.

To develop aptitude and competence to analyze and interpret the events.

Course Description

Students aspiring to obtain the PG Diploma should acquire 32 credits in total through the study of subjects indicated below.

The P. G. D. J. is a one-year postgraduate diploma in print and broadcast journalism. This also provides students an opportunity to make a lateral entry into our M.A. (Communication) program in the second year.