The need for basic training and continuing education for journalists and other communication specialists is no longer in doubt. Journalism was once regarded as a craft, which one can only learn on the job. But with the accelerated rate of literacy and expertise of all kinds in the society, the job of informing and educating society is clearly beyond the rule-of-thumb-competence of a mere craftsman. As new newspapers and magazines spring up all over Nigeria today, competition for the readers' attention is bound to grow. Even in the discrimination of government publicity, only qualified professionals can be good enough

The programmes of Mass Communication (ND and HND) are designed to respond to the need for improving and updating the skills of practising journalists, information officers and potential advertising and public relations personnel, especially the highly motivated of them who currently lack sufficient formal education.

PROGRAMMES OBJECTIVES
After undergoing these programmes students will:
1. Understand how the mass media interact with the Nigerian and African society for good or evil.
2. See how the history of the press has contributed in stopping the present state of the art.
3. Understand the principles of effective communication as a basis for mass media campaign.
4. Find solution to the more problematic aspects of journalistic English.
5. Acquire high skills in writing for various media production of broadcast of programmes, basic photography and media management.
6. Above all, develop a desire to be a life-long learner.

The department is well equipped with modern radio and television studios, photography laboratory; a newspaper (KADSCOPE) and a journalism room with 30 typewriters for the students practice.

CABS - College of Administrative and Business Studies

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