Introduction
Welcome to the Department of Media Studies. This is where today’s dreams for tomorrow’s creativity can be shaped. It is the endeavour of the Department, in its approach to higher education, to create a band of dedicated and professional communicators and journalists for the society with a difference. If you are someone, who believes in the power of mass media and convergent journalism with a true spirit not only for Film, Radio, and Television but have a flair for design and other multimedia rudiments, then, this department is for you.
The Department of Media Studies is a leader in preparing the next generation of communication professionals and scholars.
Your education doesn’t end in the classroom. We work closely with media organizations and newsrooms to get students the best co-op opportunities that prime them for success.
Honourable
Vice Chancellor
Prof. Dr. Anwer Panezai
The Department of Media Studies at the University of Balochistan is dedicated to inspiring students’ creative expression and cultural growth.
The field of media studies is expanding and developing more rapidly than ever before. We have put together an outstanding faculty of award-winning professionals who understand how to match industry needs with personal aspirations.
As the media industry moves towards convergence, one can look forward to a journey into a world of new opportunities.
I invite you to create your future with us and learn how a degree from one of our programs can put you on a successful path.
Founder of Department
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I still remember the establishment of the Department and the day we started classes. It is a long journey in retrospect. I am very happy to see the Department flourishing with the young team
mamaging the departmental activities. It was my dream to launch the first ever campus radio station of Balochistan, towards that we worked day and night and finally the Department owns the FM Radio Station as envisaged, broadcasting programs on daily basis.
The Department is going in the right direction competing with other Universities of the country. There is a huge potential in the Department and its team to introduce new programs. The students are also very keen in learning the modren tools used in the field of Media.
Head of the Department
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I have a long association with this department spreading over a period of fifteen years, initially as a student and later as faculty member. I am proud to be part of this department. We have come a long way right from announcing first admissions to the launching of Campus Radio and UoB Television.
Being the poineer Department of the province to offer Journalism Degree it is our commitment to produce quality journalists who could contribute to the buillding of a responsible and well informed society.
At Media Studies we encourage students to be part of creative work and to learn modern tools to be an active member of global village in the future.
I wish sucess to students and faculty members associated with Media Studies Department.
Vice Chancellor
Professor Dr. Anwer Panezai
The Department of Media Studies at the University of Balochistan is dedicated to inspiring students’ creative expression and cultural growth.
The field of media studies is expanding and developing more rapidly than ever before. We have put together an outstanding faculty of award-winning professionals who understand how to match industry needs with personal aspirations.
As the media industry moves towards convergence, one can look forward to a journey into a world of new opportunities.
I invite you to create your future with us and learn how a degree from one of our programs can put you on a successful path.
Founder of the Department
Professor Dr. Seemi Naghmana
Head of the Department
Muhammad Fahim Baloch
I have a long association with this department spreading over a period of fifteen years, initially as a student and later as faculty member. I am proud to be part of this department. We have come a long way right from announcing first admissions to the launching of Campus Radio and UoB Television.
Being the poineer Department of the province to offer Journalism Degree it is our commitment to produce quality journalists who could contribute to the buillding of a responsible and well informed society.
At Media Studies we encourage students to be part of creative work and to learn modern tools to be an active member of global village in the future.
I wish sucess to students and faculty members associated with Media Studies
Media Studies
The programs offered in Media Studies provides a thorough grounding in the theories, approaches and research necessary for the study of media and communication processes in both the national and global contexts. The course combines an overview of the history and development of communication research with a critical analysis of current theories in the field.
Students will analyse key areas in media and journalism including media production, organisation and control, news in the local, national and global context, media/new media roles and the political process, communication policy and regulation, and cross-national media and communication systems.
The courses will enable students to engage critically with contemporary debates surrounding the social, political and cultural roles of media in modern societies. They will investigate the quantitative and qualitative methods and approaches necessary for analysing all aspects of the communication process, from media organisations, media professionals and production to media content, audiences and cultural consumption.
The degree students receive will equip them with the advanced analytical skills and knowledge they need to progress their professional career or to pursue further academic study in the rapidly expanding field of media and communication research
The Poineers of Journalism Studies
in Balochistan
Department of Media Studies (previously known as Mass Communication) was established In January 1987, with a view to enhance and diversify the teaching capacity of University of Balochistan. Regular teaching started in March 1987 with a small faculty consisting of only three lecturers. After four months in April 1987, Ms Seemi Naghmana Tahir was promoted as Assistant Professor and she formally took the charge of the Department as Chairperson.
In the beginning due to various constraints, more emphasis was laid on theoretical perspective of Media Studies and only four out of 12 courses had a practical component. With the passage of time and enhanced faculty, new disciplines were introduced and more efforts were put in to bridge the gap between theory and practice of media. Now the Department of Media and Journalism, University of Balochistan is at par with most of the universities of the country with enhanced faculty.
Hundreds of students graduated from this Department since 1989 are performing in different media organizations i.e. Radio, Television, Newspapers, Directorate of Public Relations, and Public Relations Wings of various provincial and federal government departments, and even some of the students own their newspapers.
Exta curricular activities
The Department of Media Studies strongly believes in providing opportunity to students to engage in various healthy activities apart from class room based learning. The students get to gather on various occassions be it celebrating world journalism day, participating in sports events like cricket, football or contesting filmaking or debate competitions.