Mass Communication unbundled, not scrapped —NUC

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has clear the air on Mass Communications has it said it has been unbundled and not scrapped.

NUC Director of Corporate Affairs, Ibrahim Yakassai said on Thursday that Mass Communication was not scrapped. “We will retain the Mass Communication for those universities that have not yet developed the full competencies in the areas.”

Mass Communication has been unbundled into seven more degree programmes and NUN said that it has instructed that the new development took effect from the 2020/2021 academic session across all higher institutions.

“All Faculties, Schools and Colleges of Communication & Media Studies are mandated to offer these seven new programmes: Journalism & Media Studies, Public Relations, Advertising, Broadcasting, Film & Multi-Media Studies, Development Communication Studies, Information & Media Studies.

“We did not phase mass communication out” He futher revealed “We have unbundled means we have broken it into seven-degree programmes for universities wishing to adopt it, but, those who wish to retain mass communication as it is, are also allowed to retain it.

According to him, this development was in a bid to align the educational system with the growing trends all over the world.