Facilities at the Department
It is one of the best Departments of the country when it comes to Journalism.
The Department of Media Studies is housed in two buildings, one is called the old building while the second one is called FM building. The old building house the BUBA, Balochistan University Broadcast academy, magazine production facility and campus newspaper unit and faculty offices. While the FM building and TV studio and the conference hall are in the new block.
TV Studio
UoB TV Studio is the first campus studio of the Balochistan
We are the first University of Balochistan to establish a state of the art tv studio for the students of the department to have hands on training in the field of television. The students practically participate in recording news and talk shows. The facility is purely for the students to enhance their skills.
Latest Cameras
Broadcast cameras with HD quality.
The Television Studio of the Department is well equiped with latest broadcast cameras having HD quality. The students get the oppertunity to learn camera functions in order to make short films, documentary and tv commercials.
Campus Radio
FM 96.6 first campus radio of Balochistan
It is matter honor to mention that our Department is the first in the province to have a Campus Radio, F.M 96.6 started the transmission in 2014. Its transmission covers the whole city of Quetta. The students plan, collect, edit and broadcast day to day campus activities while learning the various phases of radio production.
Recording Studios
Two state of the art sound studios
At the Department of Media Studies FM building we have two state of the art sound recording studios where various programs are recorded on daily basis using modern mixers and mics.
Campus Newspaper
First campus newspaper of Balochistan
Another milestone is the launch of Media Times a campus newspaper. The purpose of campus newspaper is to give hands on training to the students of BS and Master program. "Media Times" is a bilungual newspaper published in English and Urdu keeping in view the market needs.
Conference Hall
Venue for organizing events
A modern conference hall with 100 seats capacity is another major facility for the Departments students and faculty. It is equiped with latest public address system with mixer and cordless mics. The venue is used for conferences, workshops, guest lectures and trainings.
Modern Computer Labs
To conduct practicals of subjects taught
The editing labs are equiped with latest desktop computers which can handle the heavy workload of editing films and animation. The students record and edit theirs assignments on the computers.
Spaceious Classrooms
Digital Boards and Multimedia
The classrooms of the department have the capacity of 60 seats and are equipped with digital boards and multimedia to teach students in a better way in order to communicate the lectures more easily.
Archive Room
Newspapers as old as 75 years are well preserved
The newspapers archive room is housed in the old building of the department having a huge collection of national as well as local newspapers published in various languages. The archival record is of great importance for the researchers conducting research on various subjects. The students of the Department involved in research utilise the facility for references.
Digital Library / Newspaper Archive
More than 3000 e-books available.
The library of the department has more than 2000 books written by emminent authors working in the field of mass communication. The library also have a collection of ebooks which are easily available for the students to study and prepare their assignments and research work.