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Course Structure

Semester: 1st

Course Name

L

T

P

C

CH

Course Category

Communication: Concept, Theories and Practices

4

0

0

4

4

CORE (Major)

Introduction to Journalism and Mass Communication

4

0

0

4

4

CORE (Major)

Development Communication

4

0

0

4

4

CORE (Major)

Media and Politics in India

3

0

0

3

3

Core (Minor)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Mass Communication

2

0

2

4

6

Skill Enhancement

Design Thinking and Innovation

1

1

0

2

2

Ability Enhancement

Human Values

1

1

0

2

2

Value Addition

Total Credits & CH

23

25

 

Cumulative Credits

23

 


Semester: 2nd

Course Name

L

T

P

C

CH

Course Category

Print Media

2

0

2

4

6

CORE (Major)

Broadcast Media

2

0

2

4

6

CORE (Major)

New Media

2

0

2

4

6

CORE (Major)

Social Research Methods

4

0

0

4

4

CORE (Minor)

Media Ethics

2

1

0

3

3

CORE (Minor)

MEDIA LAB – I (Office and AI based media/JMC software)

 

0

2

4

4

Skill Enhancement

Environment, Society and Governance

2

0

0

2

2

Value Addition

Total Credits & CH

25

31

 

Cumulative Credits

48

 


Semester: 3rd

Course Name

L

T

P

C

CH

Course Category

Mass Communication Research and Analytics

3

0

2

5

7

CORE (Major)

Media Laws

3

0

0

3

3

CORE (Major)

Indian Economy

3

0

0

3

3

CORE (Minor)

Media and Information Literacy

3

0

0

3

3

CORE (Minor)

Foreign Language-I

2

1

0

3

3

Ability Enhancement

Social Internship

0

0

0

3

 

 

Total Credits & CH

20

19

 

Cumulative Credits

68

 


Semester: 4th

Course Name

L

T

P

C

CH

Course Category

Reporting

 

2

1

2

5

7

CORE (Major)

Editing

2

1

2

5

7

CORE (Major)

Media History

2

1

0

3

3

CORE (Major)

Marketing for Mass Communication 

3

0

0

3

3

Core (Minor)

MEDIA LAB – II (Reporting and Editing)

0

0

4

4

8

Skill Enhancement

Foreign Language-II

1

1

0

2

2

Ability Enhancement

Gender & Media

2

1

0

3

3

Value Addition

Total Credits & CH

25

33

 

Cumulative Credits

93

 


Semester: 5th

Course Name

L

T

P

C

CH

Course Category

Event Journalism

3

0

0

3

3

CORE (Major)

Science and Technology Communication

3

0

0

3

3

CORE (Major)

Advertising and Public Relations

3

0

0

3

3

CORE (Minor)

Open Elective – I

4

0

0

4

4

Elective (Major)

MEDIA LAB-III (Production Technologies)

0

0

4

4

8

Ability Enhancement

Summer Internship

0

0

0

3

 

 

Total Credits & CH

20

21

 

Cumulative Credits

113

 


Semester: 6th

Course Name

L

T

P

C

CH

Course Category

Communication Business and Media

3

0

0

3

3

CORE (Major)

International Relations Communication

3

0

0

3

3

CORE (Major)

Media Entrepreneurship

3

0

0

3

3

CORE (Minor)

Open Elective-II

4

0

0

4

4

Elective (Major)

 Open Elective-III

4

0

0

4

4

Elective (Major)

 Open Elective-IV

3

0

0

3

3

Elective (Minor)

Total Credits & CH

20

20

 

Cumulative Credits

133

 


Semester: 7th

Course Name

L

T

P

C

CH

Course Category

International Media

4

0

0

4

4

CORE (Major)

Communication Business and Media

4

0

0

4

4

CORE (Major)

Advertising Research

4

0

0

4

4

CORE (Major)

Media Entertainment Industry

4

0

0

4

4

CORE (Major)

Open Elective-VI

4

0

0

4

4

Elective (Major)

Open Elective-VII

3

0

0

3

3

Elective (Minor) 

Total Credits & CH

23

23

 

Cumulative Credits

156

 


Semester: 8th

Course Name

L

T

P

C

CH

Course Category

Event Marketing and Management

4

0

0

4

4

CORE (Major)

Cyber Security & Data Privacy

3

0

0

3

3

CORE (Minor)

Case Studies on Indian Media Innovations

0

1

1

2

-

Value Addition

Advanced Research Methods and Tools

2

1

1

4

5

 

DISSERTATION / RESEARCH PROJECT & VIVA VOCE

0

0

0

8

-

 

Total Credits & CH

21

12

 

Cumulative Credits

177

 


OPEN ELECTIVE (MAJOR AND MINOR) LISTING

Elective

Business Journalism

(MAJOR)

Contemporary Media Studies

(MAJOR)

Semester (MAJOR)

Liberal Arts / Humanities

(MINOR)

Semester (MINOR)

Elective-1

Digital Marketing and Branding

Aesthetics and visual communication across media

V (Major)

India’s Foreign Policy

VI (Minor)

Elective-2

Managing Finances

Public Relations using AI

V (Major)

Positive Psychology and Well-being

VI (Minor)

Elective-3

Social Media Marketing

Reporting and Editing using AI

VI (Major)

Family Intimacy

VI (Minor)

Elective-4

Media Business Environment

Media Institutions in India

VI (Major)

International Economics

VI (Minor)

Elective-5

Understanding People Management and Human Behaviour

Digital Media Laws

VI (Major)

Environmental Economics

VI (Minor)

Elective-6

Business Analytics

Strategic Image Building through AI

VI (Major)

Social Psychology

VI (Minor)

Elective-7

Banking and Financial Services

Media and Government

VII (Major)

Counselling

VII (Minor)

Elective-8

Strategic Management

Health and wellness journalism

VII (Major)

Advanced Social Research

VII (Minor)

Elective-9

Optimization Techniques

Visual Cultures, Practices & Documentation in the

Digital Age

VII (Major)

Regional Economic and Sustainable Cooperation

VII (Minor)

Elective-10

Decision-making using Statistical tools

Digital Diplomacy and Media Advocacy

VII (Major)

National Security and Geopolitics

VIII (Minor)

Elective-11

Rural Development and Business

International Media Laws and Institutions

VIII (Major)

Feminist Studies

VIII (Minor)

Elective-12

Disaster Management

Reporting for the Global Good

VIII (Major)

Public Finance

VIII (Minor)

STUDENTS NEED TO SELECT SEVEN ELECTIVES IN TOTAL (5 IN MAJOR AND 2 IN MINOR)

MAJOR AREAS AVAILABLE ARE EITHER BUSINESS JOURNALISM OR CONTEMPORARY MEDIA STUDIES (5 COURSES)

MINOR AREA AVAILABLE IS LIBERAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES (2 COURSES)

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Step 1

Sign Up

Sign up or Register for CUCET by providing basic details (Name, Email ID, Mobile No., State, Gender, and Password). Your Email ID will serve as your Username for the portal, while you will set your password upon registration.

After successful registration, you will receive a confirmation message on your registered contact number and email. Use the username and password to log in to your CUCET account.

Step 2

Apply for CUCET (Eligibility and Scholarship Test)

After successful registration, you will receive a confirmation message on your registered contact number and email. Use the username and password to log in to your CUCET account.

Step 3

Admission

You become eligible for admission into Chandigarh University after clearing the CUCET examination. Following your attempt at CUCET, the result will shortly be intimated, based on which you can submit your application for admission and avail merit-based scholarship.

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