🇳🇬 NUC CCMAS 2022  |  Code: JMS

B.Sc Journalism and Media Studies

Produces highly knowledgeable, skilful, socially responsible and entrepreneurial journalists and media professionals for conventional and new media organisations.

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4 yrs
UTME Entry Duration
120+
Credit Units Required
B.Sc
Degree Awarded
5.00
Max CGPA (First Class)

Programme Philosophy

To provide students with requisite and up-to-date knowledge and skills in journalism and media. Students are educated on the history, classifications, tools of practice, qualities, specialisations and contemporary issues in journalism practice and media regulations.

Programme Objectives

  • 1 Expose students to the nature of society and the role of journalism and media within it
  • 2 Train students with knowledge and skills to function as journalists and media entrepreneurs
  • 3 Use current technologies to gather, process and disseminate information ethically
  • 4 Promote professionalism and ethical practice in Nigerian journalism
  • 5 Enhance convergence in journalism and media-related practices
  • 6 Train effective communicators who can think quickly, research efficiently and write creatively
  • 7 Produce socially responsible journalists committed to accuracy, fairness and public interest
  • 8 Protect and promote the people's right to know and the press as the Fourth Estate

Unique Features

Pragmatic innovative skills for gathering, processing and disseminating information
Production of media entrepreneurs
Capacity to detect fake news and apply fact-checking software
Exposure to news triangulation and image verification principles
Deployment of new technologies and internet-driven press operations

Global Course Structure

Source: NUC CCMAS 2022 — 70% core courses. Universities provide the remaining 30%.

100 Level

14 Units
Code Course Title Units
GST 111 Communication in English 2
GST 112 Nigerian Peoples and Culture 2
CMS 101 Introduction to Human Communication 2
CMS 102 Writing for the Media 2
JMS 101 Introduction to Journalism and Media Studies 2
JMS 102 Basic Reporting Techniques 2
JMS 103 Traditional African Communication System 2

200 Level

18 Units
Code Course Title Units
GST 212 Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence 2
ENT 211 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2
CMS 201 History of Nigerian Media 2
JMS 201 News Writing & Reporting 2
JMS 202 Photo Journalism I 2
JMS 203 Photo Journalism II 2
JMS 204 Writing for the Print Media 2
JMS 205 Editing and Infographic in Journalism 2
JMS 206 Feature Writing 2

300 Level

28 Units
Code Course Title Units
GST 312 Peace and Conflict Resolutions 2
ENT 312 Venture Creation 2
CMS 301 Theories of Communication 2
CMS 302 Foundation of Communication Research 2
CMS 303 Data Analysis in Communication Research 2
JMS 301 Newspaper Production 2
JMS 302 Journalism and Politics 2
JMS 303 Scientific and Data Journalism 2
JMS 304 Investigative Journalism 2
JMS 305 Multimedia and Online Journalism 2
JMS 306 Foreign Correspondence 2
JMS 307 Media Entrepreneurship 2
JMS 308 Trends and Issues in Journalism and Media Studies 2
JMS 309 Media Attachment 2

400 Level

28 Units
Code Course Title Units
CMS 401 International Communication 2
CMS 402 Communication and Society 2
JMS 401 Magazine Production 2
JMS 402 Critical Review and Writing 2
JMS 403 Rural Community Newspaper 2
JMS 404 Specialised Reporting 2
JMS 405 Editorial Writing 2
JMS 406 Media, Economics and Management 2
JMS 407 Comparative Media System 2
JMS 408 Media Law 2
JMS 409 Media Ethics 2
JMS 410 Journalism for Development 2
JMS 499 Original Research Project 4
Key: GST ENT CMS JMS

21st Century Skills

Communication Skills Innovation Creativity Critical Thinking Information Literacy Digital Literacy Teamwork Social Engagement

Admission Requirements

UTME Entry

Five credit passes at SSCE including English Language, Mathematics and three Arts/Social Science subjects

Direct Entry

Merit pass in relevant diploma, two A-level passes, NCE passes or IJMB examination plus five SSCE credits

4 years (8 semesters) — minimum 120 credit units
UTME Route
3 years (6 semesters) — minimum 90 credit units
Direct Entry

Degree Classification

4.50 – 5.00 1st Class Honours
3.50 – 4.49 2nd Class Honours (Upper Division)
2.40 – 3.49 2nd Class Honours (Lower Division)
1.50 – 2.39 3rd Class Honours
1.00 – 1.49 Pass

Employability Skills

  • News gathering, writing, editing and reporting for print and digital media
  • Establishing and running newspaper and media organisations
  • Business proposal writing in media environments
  • Media agency creation and management

Our Tutoring Support

News Writing & Reporting

Structured tutorials on hard news, soft news and feature writing techniques

Investigative Journalism

Deep-dive coaching on source management, data journalism and fact-checking

Media Law & Ethics

Case-study sessions on Nigerian press law, defamation, FOIA and editorial ethics

Digital & Online Journalism

Hands-on training in CMS platforms, SEO writing and social media journalism

Research Project Support

End-to-end coaching from topic selection through to final submission (JMS 499)

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