B.Sc Information Science and Media Studies - School of Media and Communication

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B.Sc. Information Science and Media Studies

…become a digital information, multimedia and communication expert!

Our B.Sc. degree programme in Information Science and Media Studies draws on advances in computer science and its application in diverse fields of media. The programme will prepare students to work in modern day industries as digital information and media experts. Career prospects for graduates of this course include computer software programming; web and mobile applications development; online broadcast design; audiovisual production including sound and visual effects; animation and games for entertainment, advertisement and various forms of instructional content.

Students of this course will also be trained to operate with a strong creative, innovative, entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial mindset.

The B.Sc in Information Science and Media Studies degree at the School of Media and Communication Pan-Atlantic University is accredited by the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON). This accreditation serves the interest of SMC graduates by eliminating the necessity for writing the Advertising professional examinations if they choose a career in Advertising. Students who want to pursue advertising as a career are thereby enabled to get direct professional registration upon graduation.

Courses you will study include

Computer-aided Design in Media
Web-based Technologies & Multimedia
Multimedia Database Management Systems
Programming Languages & Packages for Digital Media
Creativity and Innovation
Media Production Process
Fundamentals of Film & Cinematography
Digital Colour Technology
Interactive & Motion Graphics
Audio and Visual Special Effects
Computer Animation Production
Digital Rendering
E-publishing
Internet Broadcasting
E-commerce and Business Communication
Entrepreneurship
Communication in English
Mathematical and Statistical Methods

Requirement

Requirements

UTME Entry Requirements

Current JAMB approve cut-off mark
O’ Level result
Register for our screening at https://apply.pau.edu.ng
Score the minimum JAMB approved cut-off mark for the year of admission.
The required UTME subjects are any three from Arts or Social Sciences.

Direct Entry Requirements

To be eligible, an applicant is required to have one of the following qualifications:

Two advanced level passes in Arts, or Social Science subjects.
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) in relevant subjects.
NCE with merit in a relevant discipline.
An OND/HND credit level in a relevant discipline.

Inter-university Transfer Requirements

A transfer student must be a current student of the university from which he/she seeks to transfer and should have a clean disciplinary record.
A transfer student from a Nigerian University is required to possess a JAMB score that is not less than the minimum score of PAU students admitted into his/her intended department in his/her admission year or the minimum JAMB score as approved in the year of admission into the university.
A transfer student should possess the minimum Pan-Atlantic and inter departmental entry requirement and should have obtained these prior to entry into the university from where transfer is being sought.
A transfer student should have made a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50 on a 5.00 point scale to qualify for consideration into 200 level. Students with a CGPA not lower than 1.50 may be considered for admission into 100 level.
The application should be accompanied by student’s transcript, which will be verified.
If at any stage irregularity is discovered in the papers presented by the students, such students shall be withdrawn from the University.
A student can only transfer into the same course of study – or a similar course where applicable – that he/she was engaged in previously in his/her original university.
The number of students offered admission by transfer shall not exceed 10% of the number of students in the class they are to join.
All applications for inter-university transfer will remain open until the close of the admission process.

At SMC I have met nice teachers, tough subjects, very good labs so I get to learn a lot of things and the school's facilty is very welcoming and very nice."

-Okoye Gabriel Ikechukwu
Information Science and Media Studies (ISMS) Department

“I am a 100-level student of Information Science and Media Studies (ISMS) School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University. I want to become a professional graphics designer after school.
They came to my school Graceland College but at the time I did not show much interest. It was when I had gone to study for an A' Levels programme at Qaardan Educational Foundation that Dr. Okafor told me that I am good at graphics and some other IT related subjects and that she would like for me to study here. So I decided to take a look at it, then I applied and got a scholarship eventually.
I am excited about the forthcoming matriculation ceremony though I will be attending alone. This is because my family resides in the east. It will not be easy to have them all come from the east.
At SMC I have met nice teachers, tough subjects, very good labs so I get to learn a lot of things. There are very good computers in the lab so I get to practice a lot especially with the Mac. There are also good drawing pads. The school's facilty is very welcoming and very nice." – Okoye Gabriel Ikechukwu 100 level student of Information Science and Media Studies (ISMS).