Diploma

PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication opens the doors for career and employment in industries that include media, advertising, public relations. Journalism, publishing, films and television. There are attractive job profiles after this course which includes copywriter, journalist, editor, public relation officer etc. The entry level salary offered to professionals of PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication varies from 15,000 INR to 20,000 INR. The objective of PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication is to explain and define the opportunities for journalists and those who are communicator in view of the emerging digital and technological advancement. This course is about the exposure to new techniques of reporting, editing, production and broadcast of news. It will teach the role of journalists in engaging public into the development process and policy making. Meanwhile it will also polish your communication skills which is required to develop proper communication strategies. Those who have flair for writing and are creative enough to express themselves are ideal candidate for this programme. They must possess the analytical skill to research and skim factual data out of primary and secondary sources. They should be reasonably aware about the news and events that takes place in their vicinity and across nation and globe. And they should know how to think laterally about the issues which they come across on day to day basis. Once you finish this course, then you will be exposed with variety of interesting career prospects which further help you to get job in a reputed industry of your choice. The industries which hire the people who have trade of PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication are as follows:
Print Media
Electronic Media
Advertising agencies
Public Relations
Publishing Houses
Online magazines
Internet/e-commerce.

As one can the industry is doing quite well for itself and is predicted to do well for some years now. The students of this trade can look forward to working in public relations, television, films, publishing, journalism, editing, direction, etc. The thing to remember while applying to the industry is that people with strong people skills and a head for communication will be preferred any give day over others. The job requires the aspirants to be skillful, energetic and also creative. Following are the various job profiles offered to graduates in mass communication:
Sound Engineer
Film Director
Public Relations Officer
Sound Mixer and Sound Recorder
Special Correspondent
TV Correspondent
Producer
Radio Jockey/ RJ
Screenwriter
Art Director
Editor
Event manager
Video Jockey
Fashion Photographer Cartoonist
Illustrator
Critic
Photojournalist
Journalism and mass communication is a wide field. With this field, one should have a keen knowledge of it. Diploma isn't just enough I guess.