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Bachelor's Degree Media & Communication Full Time

Bachelor of Arts Special Honours in Communication and Media Studies

at Zimbabwe Open University · Zimbabwe

Duration

1 Year

Intake

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Mode

Full Time

About this program

The Bachelor of Arts Special Honours in Communication and Media Studies at Zimbabwe Open University is designed around areas including media history, research methods, communication, media and development, journalism and ethics, organisational communication, popular culture and communication, journalism, and investigative journalism. Students also study communication in international relations, media relations, a research project, and electives such as communication policy and technology and rhetoric and speech writing.

The programme is structured as academic year 1 with semester 1 and semester 2 modules. It includes compulsory courses across both semesters, plus electives in semester 1 and semester 2. A research project is compulsory, with initial registration for the research project in academic year 1 semester 2.

Modules

  • ASPECTS OF MEDIA HISTORY
  • RESEARCH METHODS
  • COMMUNICATION, MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT
  • JOURNALISM AND ETHICS
  • ORGANISATIONAL COMMUNICATION
  • POPULAR CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION
  • CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN JOURNALISM
  • COMMUNICATION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  • INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
  • MEDIA RELATIONS
  • RESEARCH PROJECT
  • MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY

Entry requirements

A minimum of a relevant basic/general degree in media or communication.

(1 Year)

Career outcomes

  • Information/Communication Officers /Directors in NGOs, Public and Private sector
  • Career diplomats
  • Chief Executive Officers

How this course compares

  • Zimbabwe Open University is #10 in Zimbabwe on research impact (8,414 citations).
  • It lists 6 Media & Communication courses in total, 4 of them at bachelor's level.
  • 3 universities in Zimbabwe teach bachelor's Media & Communication; the best ranked of the others are listed below.
  • Most bachelor's Media & Communication courses in Zimbabwe take 4 year(s); this one takes 1 Year.

Frequently asked questions

Which other universities in Zimbabwe offer bachelor's Media & Communication?

Chinhoyi University of Technology (#4 in Zimbabwe), Africa University (#7 in Zimbabwe) are among the 3 that do.

How long is the Bachelor of Arts Special Honours in Communication and Media Studies at Zimbabwe Open University?

It takes 1 Year, studied Full Time.

Is Zimbabwe Open University a good university for Media & Communication?

Zimbabwe Open University is #10 in Zimbabwe on research impact (8,414 citations).

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