Department of
Broadcasting

Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirement for admission into the Department of Broadcasting is Five Credits at SSCE (or its equivalent) including English Language, one Science subject, Mathematics and Lit. in English. For direct entry, Two ‘A’ level passes to include Lit. in English and one other arts subject

Duration

Four years through UTME and 2 years through direct entry

Fees

Tuition fees for students commencing their studies in 2021 will be N800,000 per semester, N1,600,000 per session.

Programme Description

Your first year is designed to introduce you to the foundations of accounting and finance. You will also study course units in mathematics, statistics, economics, and law. A specialist course unit - only available to BSc (Hons) Accounting students - will introduce you to the skills and techniques required by the accountancy profession and will begin to prepare you for the workplace.

Course Unit

The course unit details given below are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

#	Course Code	Course Title	Unit
1	CSC 111	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS	3
2	GSS 111	USE OF ENGLISH 1	2
3	GSS 112	INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY	2
4	GSC 111	CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION STUDIES	1
5	GSS 113	NIGERIAN PEOPLE AND CULTURES	2
6	PSY111	INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 1	2
7	SOC111	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 1	2
8	JMS111	INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION 1	2
9	JMS112	WRITING FOR THE MEDIA 1	2
10	JMS113	COMMUNICATION IN FRENCH 1	2
11	MGT112	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 1	2
12	BCT111	MEDIA ENGLISH	2

#	Course Code	Course Title	Unit
1	GSS 121	USE OF ENGLISH 2	2
2	GSC 122		1
3	GSS 121	USE OF LIBRARY, STUDY SKILLS & ICT	2
4	GSS123	HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE	1
5	JMS126	HISTORY OF NIGERIAN MASS MEDIA	2
6	JMS124	AFRICAN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS	2
7	PSY121	INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2	2
8	SOC121	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2	2
9	MGT122	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 2	2
10	BCT122	SPOKEN ENGLISH	2
11	BCT123	PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR	2
12	BCT124	CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION	2
13	BCT125	INTRODUCTION TO TELECOMMUNICATION AND BROADCASTING	2

#	Course Code	Course Title	Unit
1	GSC 211	Self-Management and Visioning Principles	1
2	GSS 211	Introduction to Entrepreneurial Studies	2
3	JMS211	NEWS WRITING AND REPORTING 1	1
4	JMS212	EDITING AND GRAPHICS OF COMMUNICATION	2
5	JMS213	MEDIA LAW	2
6	JMS214	FEATURES WRITING	2
7	JMS215	FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNICATION RESEARCH	2
8	PRS211	PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC RELATIONS	2
9	ADV211	PRINCIPLES OF ADVERTISING	2
10	POL211	NIGERIAN CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2
11	BCT212	INTRODUCTION TO RADIO PRODUCTION	2
12	BCT213	INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION PRODUCTION	2

#	Course Code	Course Title	Unit
1	GSC 222	Emotional Intelligence and Critical Thinking	1
2	GSC 223	Managerial Leadership Skills	2
3	GSS 222	Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Studies	1
4	BCT229	USE OF BROADCASTING PACKAGES/LAB	2
5	JMS222	THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION	2
6	JMS223	MEDIA POLICIES AND REGULATIONS	2
7	JMS226	CRITICAL AND REVIEW WRITING	2
8	BCT221	INTRODUCTION TO FILM PRODUCTION	2
9	BCT222	WRITING FOR THE BROADCAST MEDIA	2
10	BCT223	PRINCIPLES OF BROADCASTING	2
11	BCT224	ONLINE BROADCASTING	2
12	BCT225	TECHNIQUES FOR RADIO NEWS REPORTING AND PRODUCTION	2

#	Course Code	Course Title	Unit
1	GSC 311	Global Economy Literacy	1
2	GSS 311	Entrepreneurship Studies 1	2
3	JMS312	JOURNALISM ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM	2
4	JMS316	MEDIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP	2
5	BCT311	TECHNIQUES OF TELEVISION NEWS WRITING, REPORTING AND PRODUCTION	2
6	BCT312	STATION MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION	3
7	BCT313	DRAMA WRITING AND PRODUCTION	2
8	BCT317	RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN BROADCASTING	2
9	JMS321	MEDIA AND SOCIETY	2
10	JMS323	ECONOMICS NEWS REPORTING	2
11	JMS328	ECONOMICS NEWS REPORTING	2

#	Course Code	Course Title	Unit
1	BCT329	SIWES (MEDIA ATTACHMENT)	6

#	Course Code	Course Title	Unit
1	GSC 411	Anti-Corruption and Money Laundering Studies	1
2	JMS411	DATA ANALYSIS IN COMMUNICATION RESEARCH	2
3	BCT411	EMERGING GLOBAL TRENDS IN BROADCASTING	2
4	BCT412	ADVANCED PROJECT IN RADIO PRODUCTION	3
5	BCT413	ADVANCED TECHNIQUES OF VIDEO AND SOUND EDITING AND POST -PRODUCTION	2
6	BCT414	DOCUMENTARY WRITING AND PRODUCTION	2
7	BCT415	PRINCIPLES AND PRACTISE OF LIFE BROADCAST	2
8	BCT416	MEDIA ECONOMICS	2
9	BCT418	BROADCAST REGULATION IN NIGERIA	2
10	BCT419	PUBLIC AFFAIRS BROADCASTING	2
11	BCT417	FUNDAMENTALS OF GRAPHICS FOR TELEVISION AND ONLINE MEDIA	2

#	Course Code	Course Title	Unit
1	BCT429	PROJECT	6
2	GSC 422	General 21st Century Life Success Principles	1
3	JMS422	MEDIA MANAGEMENT	2
4	JMS423	DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION	2
5	GSS 321	ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES II	2
6	GSC 322	CIVIC, MORAL AND CITIZENSHIP STUDIES	1
7	JMS326	MEDIA AND GENDER	1
8	BCT421	ADVANCED PROJECT IN TELEVISION PRODUCTION	2
9	BCT422	ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN ANNOUNCING AND PRESENTATION	2
10	BCT423	ADVANCED SCRIPT WRITING FOR THE BROADCAST MEDIA	2