Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Journalism

Course Structure

First-Year Courses
Semester 1

  1.  CPR 1100-Communication Skills, 3 Credit Hours
  2. ZOO 1101-HIV/AIDS, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CMJ 1102-Introduction to Communication, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 1103-Introduction to Print media, 3 Credit Hours
  5. CPR 1104-Public Speaking, 3 Credit Hours
  6. CMJ 1105-Introduction to Broadcast Media, 3 Credit Hours
  7. CMJ 1106-English for Journalists, 3 Credit Hours

Semester 2

  1.  COM 1200-Computer and Information Literacy, 3 Credit Hours
  2. CMJ 1201-Academic and Professional Writing, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CPR 1202-Introduction to Advertising, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 1203-News Writing ad Reporting, 3 Credit Hours
  5. CMJ 1204-Gender and Communication, 3 Credit Hours
  6. CMJ 1205-Kiswahili for Journalists, 3 Credit Hours
  7. CMJ 1206-Development Communication, 3 Credit Hours

1.2 Second Year Courses

Semester 1

  1.  ENS 2100-Environmental Skills, 3 Credit Hours
  2. CPR 2101-Introduction to Public Relations, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CMJ 2102-Audience Analysis, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 2103-Introduction to Broadcast Production, 3 Credit Hours
  5. CMJ 2104-Introduction to Photography, 3 Credit Hours
  6. REL 2100-Philosophy and Critical Thinking, 3 Credit Hours
  7. CMJ 2106-Media Law and Ethics, 3 Credit Hours

Semester 2

  1.  MAT1200-Quantitative Skills, 3 Credit Hours
  2. CMJ 2201-Gender and Communication, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CMJ 2202-Mass Media and Politics, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 2203-Editing for Print Media, 3 Credit Hours
  5. CMJ 2204-Theories of Mass Communication, 3 Credit Hours
  6. CMJ 2205-Mass Media and Society, 3 Credit Hours
  7. SASS 2204-Ethnicity, Peace Relations and Nation Building in Kenya, 3 Credit Hours

Course Structure

Third Year (Broadcast Journalism Specialization Courses), Semester 1

  1. SAS 3105-Contemporary Gender Issues, 3 Credit Hours
  2. CMJ 3101-Broadcast Systems and Production Equipment, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CMJ 3102-Writing for Radio and Television, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 3103-Communication Research I, 3 Credit Hours
  5. CMJ 3104-Media House Management, 3 Credit Hours
  6. CMJ 3105-Online and Multimedia Communication, 3 Credit Hours
  7. CMJ 3106-Investigative Journalism,3 Credit Hours

Semester 2

  1. BBM 3200-Entrepreneurship Skills, 3 Credit Hours
  2. CMJ 3201-Scripting and Screenwriting, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CMJ 3202-Video Recording and Editing, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 3203-Broadcast News Production, 3 Credit Hours
  5. CMJ 3204-Communication Research II, 3 Credit Hours
  6. CMJ 3205-Advertising Design and Production, 3 Credit Hours
  7. CMJ 3206-Electronic News Gathering and Reporting, 3 Credit Hours
  8. SAS 3206-Communication and Culture, 3 Credit Hours

Industrial Attachment – Eight Weeks
Fourth Year,Semester 1

  1.  CMJ 4101-Radio Production Process, 3 Credit Hours
  2. CMJ 4102-Broadcast Announcing and Presentation, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CMJ 4103-Television Production process, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 4104-Broadcast Commercials Production, 3 Credit Hours
  5. CMJ 4105-Digital Graphics for Visual Communication, 3 Credit Hours
  6. CMJ 4106-Television Directing, 3 Credit Hours

Semester 2

  1.  CMJ 4201-Sports Broadcasting, 3 Credit Hours
  2. CMJ 4202-Broadcast feature and Documentary Production, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CMJ 34203-Broadcast Programming, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 4204-Audio Production Techniques,3 Credit Hours
  5. CMJ 4205-Communication Research Project, 3 Credit Hours
  6. CMJ 4206-Broadcast Practicum, 3 Credit Hours

Course Structure

 Third Year (Print Journalism Specialization Courses), Semester 1

  1. CMJ 3103-Communication Research, 3 Credit Hours
  2. CMJ 3107-Media House Management, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CMJ 3108-Online and Multimedia Journalism, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 3109-Investigative Journalism, 3 Credit Hours
  5. CMJ 3110-Creative Writing, 3 Credit Hours
  6. CMJ 3111-Feature Writing, 3 Credit Hours

Semester 2

  1.  CMJ 3204-Communication Research II, 3 Credit Hours
  2. CMJ 3208-Photojournalism, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CMJ 3209-Advertising Design and Production, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 3210-Newspaper Production, 3 Credit Hours
  5. CMJ 3211- Graphic Design and Page Layout, 3 Credit Hours
  6. CMJ 3212-News Sub-editing, 3 Credit Hours
  7.  BBM 3200-Entrepreneurship Skills, 3 Credit Hours

Industrial Attachment – Eight weeks

Fourth Year, Semester 1

  1. CMJ 4107-Electronic Publishing and Design, 3 Credit Hours
  2. CMJ 4108-Environmental Reporting, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CMJ 4109-Opinion, Commentary and Editorial Writing, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 4110-Sports Journalism, 3 Credit Hours
  5. CMJ 4111- Magazine Writing and Publishing, 3 Credit Hours
  6. CMJ 4112-Magazine Production and Editing, 3 Credit Hours

ELECTIVE
Semester 2

  1. CMJ 4205-Communication Research Project, 3 Credit Hours
  2. CMJ 4208-Reporting Public Affairs, 3 Credit Hours
  3. CMJ 4209-Health and Science Journalism, 3 Credit Hours
  4. CMJ 4210-Business and Economic Reporting, 3 Credit Hours
  5. CMJ 4211- Freelance and Specialized Writing, 3 Credit Hours
  6. CMJ 4212-Print Practicum, 3 Credit Hours

 ELECTIVE

Course Structure

1.6 ELECTIVES

  1. CMJ 4213-International Communication
  2. CMJ 4214-Web design for multimedia
  3. CMJ 4215-Contemporary Issues in Communication
  4. CMJ 4216-Community and Citizen Journalism

1.7 UCU-UNIVERSITY COMMON COURSES

  1. CMJ 1100-Communication Skills
  2. ZOO 1101-HIV/AIDS
  3. COM 1200-Computer and Information Literacy
  4. MAT 1200-Quantitative Skills
  5. ENS 2100-Environmental Skills
  6. REL 2100-Philosophy and Critical Thinking
  7. BBM 3200-Entrepreneurship Skills

Fee Structure and Funding

www.mmarau.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Fees-Structure-Government-Sponsored-Students.pdf – Government Sponsored

 

Revised_fee_structure_October_2021.pdf (mmarau.ac.ke) – Privately Sponsored

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