UNICAL: Mass Comm. Department Unbundles Into Six New Programmes

 


Following the unbundling of Mass Communication by the 242nd meeting of the Senate of the University of Calabar, on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Department of Mass Communication, University of Calabar unbundles into six new programmes and there  are;

1. Advertising.

2. ⁠ Broadcasting.

3. ⁠Development Communication.

4. ⁠Journalism and Media Studies.

5. ⁠Public Relations.

6. ⁠Strategic Communication.

Recall that the National Universities' Commission (NUC) accreditation report gave full accreditation to the Department of Mass Communication which paved way for unbundling into six new programmes.


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