NUC cancels Mass Communications, splits course into seven departments
Ibrahim Mohammed Funsho
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has cancelled Mass Communication Degree in Nigeria institutions.
With this resolution, Mass Communication has jettisoned as a degree programme in universities in Nigeria.
The commission revealed that it has polarized Mass Communication into seven separate degree courses to meet 21 century demand as this change will take effect from 2020 admissions into Nigerian universities.
In a chat with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, NUC’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, attested to the latest developments that Mass Communication has divided into Media Studies, Public Relations Studies, Cinematography, among others.
The seven new Programmes under the Faculty Communication and Media Studies are Journalism & Media Studies, Public Relations, Advertising, Broadcasting, Film & Multi-Media Studies, Development Communication Studies, Information & Media Studies.
