National Universities Commission (NUC) Unbundles / Split Mass Communication into Seven (7) Separate Degree Programmes Commencing 2020 Admission Exercise.
The NUC said it has unbundled Mass Communication into seven separate degree programmes to meet present demand and this takes effect from 2020 admissions into Nigerian universities.In a chat with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, NUC’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said Mass Communication has been unbundled into Media Studies, Public Relations Studies, Cinematography, among others.
The seven new Programmes/Departments, to be domiciled in a Faculty/ School/College of Communication and Media Studies are Journalism & Media Studies, Public Relations, Advertising, Broadcasting, Film & Multi-Media Studies, Development Communication Studies, Information & Media Studies.
With the development, there will be no more Mass Communication as a degree programme in universities in Nigeria.
NB: This takes effect from 2020 admissions into Nigerian universities once the present accreditation demands are met.
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