Blantyre International University Bsc. JOURNALISM (B.JRN)

BACHELLOR OF JOURNALISM (B.JRN)

The aim of this programme is to develop professional media personnel who understand the dynamics of the industry and be able to lead their organisations in adapting to the changes in their environment for them to survive and continue providing quality service to their clients.

By the end of this programme, students should be able to:

a) Perform any media function or job ethically.

b) Guide their organisations to higher levels despite changes in environment

c) Contribute  meaningfully to the journalistic and media field

d) Do other  media related jobs like  Public Relations, Advertising, Human Resources, Training,  Management and Development Communication

e) Establish own media houses

f) Conduct research

Due to limited training opportunities in the SADC region, the majority of professionals in the media related fields in the SADC region have the diploma as the highest qualification. How ever, there is a growing need to upgrade these professionals to degree level so as to compete favourably on the global scene.

Blantyre International University therefore saw it fit to introduce the Bachelor of Journalism degree course in a bid address the situation. The graduates from this course will work in various media houses, and may also join in the training of other journalists.

Upon completion of this programme, students are expected to successfully join media houses as journalists or go into other media related fields like Public Relations, Communications and others. Good students may go for further studies. Some may start their media businesses or buy into existing businesses or franchise or become managers in existing institutions where they are expected to bring in positive and innovative changes.

1 JRN 111 Communication Skills 1

2 JRN 112 Theories of Communication and Media

3 JRN 113 Media in Malawi and Africa

4 JRN 114 Global Media Structures

1 JRN 121 Media and Culture

2 ENTP 222 Entrepreneurship

3 IT 112 Software Applications

4 JRN 122 Gender, Race, Class and the Media

5 JRN 115 Communications Skills 2

1 JRN 211 Public Relations

2 JRN 212 International Relations

3 JRN 213 Print Media

4 JRN 214 Photojournalism

1 JRN  221 Writing and Editing for the Media

2 JRN 222 Advertising and the Media

3 JRN 223 Desk Top Publishing

4 JRN 224 Radio Journalism

1 JRN 311 Television Journalism

2 JRN 312 Media Research Methods

3 JRN 313 Media Policy, Law and Ethics

4 GC 111 Contemporary Social Problems

1 JRN 321 Attachment

2 JRN 322 Project

1 JRN 411 Multimedia Communication

2 JRN 412 Media Management

3 JRN 413 Media and Development

4 JRN 414 Sociology

5 JRN 322 Project

1 JRN 421 Film Studies

2 JRN 422 Media, Human Rights and Democracy

3 ENTP 122 Principles of Marketing

4 BIU 400   Research Project