DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

SSR PART-II
DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
1. Name of the Department:
School of Communication
2. Year of Establishment:
2009
3. Is the Department part of a School / Faculty of the university
No
4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M. Phil., Ph.D., Integrated
Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D. Litt., etc)
Three programmes:
Integrated MA in Communication (with an option to leave the
programme after 06 semesters with B.A. Hons. Degree). Intake: 60
students; Admission through University Entrance Test for those with
10+2 Degree.
M.A. in Communication – Intake: 40 students. Admission through all
University Admission Test for those with a Bachelor’s Degree.
Ph.D. in Communication – Intake: 2−3 per year. Admission through
University Admission Test for those with Masters Degree in
Journalism/Mass Communication/Media and Communication Studies.
5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved:
Media and communication programme is inherently multi-disciplinary and it
derives definite impulses from other disciplines of Social
Sciences/Humanities/Arts. As such, courses like Political Economy of India,
Economic Development and planning, People and Culture of India, Indian
Society and Social Structure, Indian Polity etc are offered at M.A. in
Communication and B.A.(Hons) in Communication levels.
M.A. Communication students are allowed to opt for a minimum 02 credit
course from other Schools of the University. The course, Leadership offered
by the School of Management has been opted by M.A. Communication
students during the session 2010-12.
The course, Environmental Studies being offered to Integrated M.A.
Communication students is anchored by School of Environment and Natural
Resource (SENR) of the University.
School of Communication courses like Photography, Communication and
Development are open for students of other Schools. Students from other
Schools, particularly from School of Languages have opted for Photography
course.
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