Post Graduate Diploma in Social Media & Web Journalism

Course Information :

The primary goal of this course is to prepare students to work for news enterprises on the internet and taking advantage of its multimedia presentation capabilities. Our main focus is to provide an understanding of the Internet phenomenon and its impact on journalism, with special attention to the search for a new style of narrative-one that could take advantage of the simultaneous use of text, hypertext, photos, images in motion, audio and databases. Students will also produce an online publication in class. In addition to working on the production of a publication, students will analyse and discuss the origins of online journalism and its current trends.

Coursework & Assessment :

A variety of teaching and assessment methods are used throughout the course including lectures, demonstration by experts hands-on use of computers with the latest software's like Dreamweaver, FrontPage, Real Time, QuickTime, Photoshop, Gif Animator, Flash and CorelDraw. Practical training will be provided to create web sites and web pages. Assessment will be made on written examinations, periodic assignments and project work.

Careers :

Students can build careers in web journalism, broadcast journalism (news channels, news agencies), print journalism (newspapers, magazines), web site management, content developing for web sites of MNCs, corporates and the film industry.