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From the Desk of the Vice Chancellor

Greetings!

As the Vice Chancellor of this premier university, I am extremely pleased to share this space to converse with all of you. The University of Madras is a post- sesquicentennial institution which has forged a glorious path for itself and has been the site for significant scientific discoveries as well as the beacon for national and regional societal transformation. It has successfully managed to hold aloft its tradition even while keeping up with the emerging trends. One reason for this is the way in which the university has kept alive its interactions with all the stakeholders.

The COVID 19 pandemic has introduced a ‘new normal’ and its impact is felt in the workings of the university as well. The students have been attending the lectures online. While online learning has the advantage of being anytime and anywhere, it has taken away the peer group interaction and peer learning which are integral aspects of the university experience. We look forward to welcoming you to the campus very soon. Meanwhile, our faculty and administration will continue to bring the best to the virtual classrooms. As students, you need to view the restrictions posed by the pandemic as a temporary deterrent. Your focus should be to gain the competencies to conduct application oriented research in order to evolve as useful citizens of our society.

Our university boasts of faculty with a high degree of knowledge and commitment to offer the best in teaching and research. Given the context of the pandemic, we need to redefine our teaching-learning processes to offer the best pedagogic experience to our students. Similarly, the post-pandemic era demands that we hone the employment potential and entrepreneurial capacity of our learners. This necessitates that we focus on sponsored research in cutting edge areas.

Our administrative staff have been the backbone of the university. While we move towards a transparent and complete e-governance model, we need more support from you. When the teaching-learning process at our university – from admission to certification -- is moving into the digital era, your skills and competencies need to keep pace.

At our university, we are gearing up for the final round of NAAC re-accreditation. This has offered us an opportunity to assess our Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges. Further, it has made us more determined to reiterate our quality benchmarks in teaching, research and extension activities. We are aware of this responsibility and fully prepared for it because, our university has always encouraged individual thinking within the established frameworks. This is echoed in the words of Tim Burners Lee, who initiated the World Wide Web: “We are forming cells within a global brain and we are excited that we might start to think collectively. What becomes of us still hangs crucially on how we think individually.” Let us unite to make the educational experience at the University of Madras a synergy of the best minds and best thoughts.

Prof.Dr.S.Gowri

Vice-Chancellor
University of Madras

Department of Journalism and Communication

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About the Department

Objective

One of the first journalism programmes in Asia (outside Japan) was started by the University of Madras in 1947. The Dept. has been the pioneer in the introduction of Bachelors, Masters, MPhil and Phd programmes for the first time in Tamil Nadu/South India.

Admission

Admission to MA Journalism and Communication, MPhil Journalism and Communication and MSc Electronic Media are based on entrance test scores and marks secured by the applicants in their Bachelors/Masters Degrees. The programmes follow the norms of reservation in admission prescribed by the University of Madras and Government of Tamil Nadu. The applications for the programmes will be invited by the University of Madras through advertisements in newspapers.  

Teaching Innovations
 

Activities and Field Work Based Learning Student Groups for Writing, Theatre and Ethnographic Activities 24/7 Class Room on Facebook Podcasting of lectures to students in 24/7 class room  

Internships Abroad Programme

From 2009, the Dept. has made arrangements, tapping the MoUs and its network of foreign contacts, to send at least five students abroad for internship to facilitate better opportunities for higher studies and placement for students. Mr Thevananth and Mr Akmal Rahman of II MSc Electronic Media have been invited by Aalborg University, Denmark for one month internship during January 2010.  

Collaboration with Foreign Universities

Functional MoU with Hallym University, South Korea. Aalborg University, Denmark, proposes to have a functional MoU with the Dept.in 2010. FOJO Sweden and University of Jaffna support their students for their studies in the Dept.  

Student Corner
Long Term Research Goals

To conduct at least three research seminars every year on one leading Tamil newspaper of the present and past and publish the proceedings as a volume. To bring out 10 such research volumes on Tamil Journalism during 2010-2019. Already completed two research seminars on Dinamalar during 2009 and propose to have the third one during January 2010.  

Community and Students Oriented Monthly Workshops/Seminars

The Dept. launched the Media and Society Seminar Series during 2008-2009 to conduct skill-based workshops and seminars every month, focussing on extended class room learning, research and community linkages. The Department's Experimental Theatre Group Muttram was inaugurated on 25 11 2009 by Col.G.Thiruvasagam, Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras Madras Universitas, students' newspaper, is issued every fortnight. The Dept. has a record of 100% placement for the past several years. The Dept. proposes to have a formal placement process through an in house placement cell shortly.

Our Faculties

Associate Professor and Head i/c

Dr.T.R.Gopalakrishnan

Ph.D

  trg.project@unom.ac.in    91-44-25399687

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Associate Professor

Dr.Beulah Rachel Rajarathnamani

  beulahrachel@unom.ac.in    91-44-25399690

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Assistant Professor

N. Leo Samuel

M.A. (Ph.d)

  leo@unom.ac.in    91-44-2539 9688

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Assistant Professor

Dr. T. Jaisakthivel

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,

  jaisakthivel@unom.ac.in    04425399687

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Assistant Professor

Dr. M. Kalavathy

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

  kalavathy@unom.ac.in    +044-25399689

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Course Offered

Post Graduate

MA Journalism and Communication 1979

Eligibility

Any subject: Preference for candidates with Media Background and Experience of not less than three years.

Fee Structure

Masters of Journalism- Online Media (Self-Supportive)

Eligibility

A Bachelor’s degree in any subject of the University of Madras or any other University accepted by the Syndicate as equivalent thereto.

Fee Structure

Master of Philosophy(M.Phil)

Journalism and Communication 1982

Eligibility

Any subject: Preference for candidates with Media Background and Experience of not less than three years.

Fee Structure

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D)

PhD Journalism and Communication 1982

Eligibility

Any subject: Preference for candidates with Media Background and Experience of not less than three years.

Fee Structure

Syllabus

P.G Degree
MA Journalism and Communication View/Download
M.J Online Media View/Download

Fees Structure

Fee Structure will be available soon

Timetable

Timetable for All Courses View/Download
Timetable for All Courses View/Download

M.Phil Scholars

Name Guide Topic Year Joined Year Completed Email Id
No M.Phil Scholars

Ph.D Scholars

Name Guide Topic Year Joined Year Completed Email Id
No Result available

Awarded Scholars

Ph.D Nil
M.Phil Nil

Present Scholars

Ph.D Nil
M.Phil Nil
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