Mass Communication

What is Mass Communication?

As the name suggests Mass Communication is the process of communicating with a large section of the audience through written, verbal, print and digital media. Students who have effective communication and interaction skills can venture into a Career in Mass Communication. Mass Communication is not just restricted to spreading news through television and radio. In fact it entails a wider field of communicating with a large population through various activities like Public Relations, Event Management, Advertising, Film direction, Journalism, Broadcasting, etc.

Creativity and communication are the topmost qualities necessary for a candidate who wants to pursue Mass Communication. Apart from this, candidates must also have skills like research and data analysis, innovative thinking, proficiency with digital media, Inquisitiveness, Multitasking, eye for detail, writing and critical thinking. With the rapid growth of media, the Mass Communication scope has also increased for the students as they can explore different avenues like newspaper, internet, television that has become an inseparable part of human life. Mass Communication is a multidisciplinary field that integrates different elements like health, politics, entertainment, Economics, Law, Psychology and more. The Mass Communication course teaches students the best practices to reach out to a maximum number of people through diverse forms of media. 
 
With the rapid proliferation of media in the day today lives of individuals, Mass Communication makes way for great career opportunities with excellent salary packages.Mass Communication is a broad term that covers different fields like Advertising, Public Relations, Publishing, Film making, Editing, etc. Journalism can be considered as a subset of Mass Communication.

Top Mass Communication jobs

Check out the names of the best career options of Mass Communication course:

• News Editor
• Junior journalist
• Senior Journalist
• TV Anchor
• Advertising Executive
• Reporter
• Public Relations Officer
• Film critic
• Fashion photographer

Scope of Mass Communication

The Mass Communication subjects include Journalism, Audio-visual Communication, News reporting and Editing, Audiography and Music, Marketing and Mass Communication,Feature writing, Aesthetics and Visual Communication. Due to a large range of economic activities in present times, Mass Communication scope extends to both National and International levels. There is a huge demand for these professionals in reputed News agencies and Media Houses.
 
A degree in Mass Communication helps the candidates to gain career opportunities in the fields of Public relations, Advertising, Filmmaking, Event Management and Broadcasting. The Mass Communication salary packages are quite impressive and newcomers get a salary of INR 30,000 per month and candidates with more than 5 years of experience can get a salary of INR 1 Lakh per month.

Top courses in Mass Communication after 12th

There are several Degree, Diploma and Certificate courses in Mass Communication after the 12th Board exams.These courses make way for endless career opportunities and offer a lucrative Mass Communication salary. 

Undergraduate courses in Mass Communication

• B.A in Journalism and Mass Communication 
• B.Des in Visual Communication
• B.A (Hons) in Multimedia and Mass Communication
• B.Sc in Hotel and Hospitality Management (Event Management)

Diploma courses in Mass Communication

• Post Graduate Diploma in Radio and TV journalism
• Post Graduate Diploma in Media and Communication
• Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication and Media Laws
• Diploma in Documentary Filmmaking
• Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication

Certificate courses in Mass Communication

• Certificate in Advertising and Public Relations
• Certificate course in Anchoring
• Certificate course in Radio Jockey

Final words

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