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AAFT has been providing education in media, arts,and management for the past 30 years.

ABOUT THE Diploma in Journalism

The Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication will teach you how to write creatively, effectively, professionally, and succinctly and how to get the most out of studying journalism. It helps you understand the importance of journalism in society and how to communicate effectively through media.

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Key Takeaways

It gives a general understanding of what journalism is and how it works.
It teaches how to write an article, interview people and use different formats for storytelling.
It develops an interest in how journalists report on social issues and disparities.
Students learn how to produce high-quality stories that are not just informative but are also engaging for readers.
A degree in this field will provide you with the skills necessary to succeed as a reporter, editor, publisher or public relations professional.
The critical thinking skill helps people decide what makes good news on a topic and which stories are more important than others. Critical thinking can also help you analyze different arguments or interpretations of facts to figure out which one is accurate.

Student Projects

AAFT believes in a practical-study approach, providing students with immense opportunities to build hands-on skills. As part of the curriculum of the journalist course, students will get to create news packages, do real-time reporting, do news anchoring, prepare radio shows, build ad campaigns, etc. Students can, thus, build a strong professional portfolio ready to be showcased to potential employers.

News Anchoring

News reporting

News editing

Blog writing

ENG production

CSR activity

SYLLABUS

Throughout the course, the students are provided with following projects

Develop confidence and reduce stage fear from the minds.
Introduction to the print media industry.
Introduction to the concepts related to communication theories.
Demonstrate essential skills required for effective written and oral communication.
Understanding of E-Services and Cyber Security.

Know the world of still photography, camera and equip them with fundamental technicalities of handling equipment in the creative manner.
Learn to write scripts for Radio Journalism, Radio Advertisements and Radio Entertainment.
Develop skills to produce various radio programmes.
Introduction to the concept of advertising strategies, understanding the brand importance, positioning, planning, and structure of advertising agencies.
Polishing the communication skills and navigate the communication acumen of PR skills to build communication strategy to escalate corporate image and build an influential PR strategy planner to deal with client and media.
Dealing with different news stories by doing field reporting.

JOB ROLES/ CAREER PROSPECTS

The course will prepare you for a wide variety of roles in Design field such as

Industry links

Many of the staff who currently teach on this course have extensive professional experience in a range of business sectors and many maintain links with industry through consultancy and training work.

Through our Alumni Voices series, you’ll also hear from former postgraduate Journalism students, who will share experiences, including those who work for global media groups or have established their own marketing consultancies

PLACEMENT TIE-UPS

GET TRAINED BY THE WORLD-CLASS FACULTY

We boast a team of highly qualified professors who are acclaimed practitioners in their respective industries. The team is dedicated to helping students prepare themselves for a successful career and life through their enriched insights and experience.

Ms. Ankisha Mishra

Assistant Professor

Ms. Rashmi Priya

Assistant Professor SOJMC

Dr. Shiv Gopal

Assistant Professor SOJMC

Mr. Somanath Sahoo

Head of Department

OUR INFRASTRUCTURE

Our state-of-the-art infrastructure boasts industry-relevant advanced studios, labs, high-end equipment, the latest I-Macs and windows systems with relevant software, etc., to ensure that students get a first-hand understanding of industry concepts and work.