NUC REMOVES MASS COMMUNICATION, CREATES 7 NEW DEPARTMENTS

The National Universities Commission (NUC)  has removed  Mass Communication Degree in Nigeria's institutions.

This development, means there will be no more Mass Communication as a degree programme in universities in Nigeria.

The NUC said it has divided Mass Communication into seven separate degree programmes to meet present demand and this takes effect from 2020 admissions into Nigerian universities.

On Thursday, NUC’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, in a chat with journalists in Abuja, said Mass Communication has been divided into Media Studies, Public Relations Studies, Cinematography, among others.

The seven new Programmes/Departments, to be domiciled in a Faculty/ School/College of Communication and Media Studies are Journalism & Media Studies, Public Relations, Advertising, Broadcasting, Film & Multi-Media Studies, Development Communication Studies, Information & Media studies.