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The department of
journalism was established with the very inception of The Gomal
University in 1974. The courses of studies have been updated
periodically over the years. The department now offers a
composite degree of masters in mass communication. It includes a
focus on journalism with three practice based papers and focus
on mass communication reflected in several courses in
communication and social sciences theory and research methods.
The students are also given some training in MS Word Processing
and computer analysis of survey and content analysis data-sets.
Recently the board of study of the department has changed the
name of the department as well as the degree being offered, as
Mass Communication in the light of the recommendations of the
HEC. A recent job absorption study revealed that over 60% of
the graduates of the department have been absorbed in
professionally related jobs. The rest occupied jobs in other
areas in the job-market. This can safely be assumed to be a high
rate of job absorption considering the present high figures of
educated unemployed in the country. The department now offers
M.Phil and Ph.D Programs of studies and classes of both the
programs are in progress.
The
department possesses a well stocked library containing latest
titles published abroad. Included among its holdings, and in
keeping with the multidisciplinary focus of mass communication,
are reputed foreign research journals belonging to communication
and other social sciences. Additionally, almost all leading
national dailies and some foreign news magazines are also
subscribed. The back issues of all the magazines are saved for
research purposes in the archives of the central library of the
university.
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