Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Mangalore University, Mangaluru, is the constituent department of Mangalore University.

The Department of Mass Communication and Journalism was established in 1988 to facilitate students of North Karnataka to specialize in the field of mass communication.

The department is self-affiliated with the Mangalore University, Mangaluru and it is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) under Act, 1956.

The aim of the college is helping its members realize spiritual and moral as well as intellectual and aesthetic values also maintain its cosmopolitan and pluralistic tradition by enrolling young scholars from diverse communities and different social and economic backgrounds.

It is a co-educational Institute, providing a regular course in which is located in the urban part of Mangaluru played a pioneering role in the field of higher education.

The department conferred the status of grant-in-aid college that the fees and all the facilities for the students are fixed by the government.

The department offers a two-year Post-graduate course leading to Master of Communication and Journalism (MCJ) degree and Ph.D. Programmes.

The college had received many awards and accolades at a city, state and national level for their educational advancements also received the numbers of achievements awards in the field of sports and curricular activities under the affiliating university.

The student of this department received and awarded by Gold Medal for the candidate who secures highest marks in the subject “Advertising” M.A. in Journalism degree examination. Also, awarded by the leading media houses.

The department was first to get UGC – Special Assistance Programme (SAP) grant in the university and it has completed UGC – SAP DRS, II phase.

The Department of Media Studies offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Master of Arts (M.A.) in Media and Communication Studies. It also offers Ph.D.

courses.

The department had the rare distinction of establishing an international collaboration (MOU) for conducting the Academic Exchange Programme with Department of TV and Media Studies, Volda University College, Volda, Norway.

That was the first of its kind in the field of journalism/education in India.

It is a state govt. university to offers different courses with the admission by COMED - K, CET or internal own selection process for the student.

University examinations of different courses, examinations conducted by the affiliating University and various other examinations are held in the college premises.

The department has its own selection process unlike other colleges under the University. The department has an online application process where prospective applicants are expected to fill in their interests and academic achievements.

Candidates who have passed the bachelor’s degree with 50 percent of marks in the aggregate of all the examinations of the degree in the optional subjects of Journalism shall be eligible for admission for Journalism candidates.

Mission:

• To empower Journalism graduates to take up professional challenges