Undergraduate Category: Information Science
B.Sc Information Science and Media Studies
The Bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communication aims to produce students with tactical skills and competencies that will shape an organization’s relationship with different audiences and enhance the goals of an institution or outfit with an effective internal or external communication strategy. The graduates will be equipped to design, implement, and evaluate communication campaigns using data driven information. In an increasingly competitive business and work environment, strategic communication graduates will be positioned not only to ensure attainment of organisational goals but also to evaluate competitor’s strategic communication initiatives. This will enable them design communication strategies or campaigns that stand out.
The Philosophy of Programme Strategic Communication is rooted in the philosophy of producing graduates conscious of, and responsive to the internal and external goals of organizations and institutions as well as not-for-profit organizations in a modern society where information and communication are key to successful attainment. The philosophy of this programme, therefore, is anchored on the theory and practice of how effective internal and external communication strategies can be utilised to develop an organization. It will expose the students to the use of both legacy media skills and digital media skills in strategic communication; reconnect theoretical awareness of the dynamics of modern societies to strategic communication; and show students how significant public opinion is in enhancing internal and external goals of organizations. This programme is specifically designed to instil in the students, innovation, critical thinking, creativity, and entrepreneurship skills, which are the essential ingredients of the 21st century world so that, upon graduation, the students would have been better prepared and responsive to the requirements of the modern work environment. By fostering the spirit of enterprise, the programme aims to prepare persons who can discern opportunities in the environment, actualise new possibilities in the economic and social spheres, and effectively manage the new media enterprises. The programme will also strive to equip the students with technical competence by providing them with hands-on practical experience and a constant exposure to the latest developments in the field. The information society in which we live has made strategic communication vital for the success of goals attainment both for private, governmental, and not for profit organizations. To this end, there are exciting and compelling career opportunities for graduates of strategic communication as content strategists, event managers, digital marketing specialists, digital advocacy, and public affairs specialists. They can serve as social media analysts, fund raising and event managers, public relations and publicists, speech writers and influencers. Skills and competencies learned in critical web literacy, principles of public relations, principles of advertising, digital marketing for strategic communication, media and communication planning and strategy, brand communication, digital strategic communication analytics, media, propaganda and public opinion, etc., position graduates of strategic communication to play these roles as employees and as employers who would use their creative skills to advance set goals. The programme will lay emphasis on producing persons who are well-read and knowledgeable, and who will also be led to read with a critical spirit, showing discernment and good judgement. Similar emphasis will be given to the impartation of professional ethics in the process of which the ethical dimension of the human person and the necessity of social responsibility will be treated.
Courses you will study include
- Computer-aided Design in Media
- Web-based Technologies & Multimedia
- Multimedia Database Management Systems
- Media Production Process
- Fundamentals of Film & Cinematography
- Interactive & Motion Graphics
- Audio and Visual Special Effects
- Computer Animation Production
- E-publishing
- Internet Broadcasting
- E-commerce and Business Communication
- Entrepreneurship
- Communication in English
- Mathematical and Statistical Methods