BA in Journalism<br>and Media Communication
School of Arts, Communication & Cultural Studies

BA in Journalism
and Media Communication

BA in Journalism and Media Communication
School of Arts, Communication & Cultural Studies

BA in Journalism and Media Communication

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Duration4 years (full time)

Fees
€8,640 per year

LanguageGreek

CampusNicosia

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Qualification Awarded BA in Journalism
Level Of Qualification Bachelor (1st Cycle Degree)
Offered by Department of Arts and Communication
Mode of Study Full Time or Part Time

The aim of the program is the provision of high quality academic education at a BA level and the promotion of Research in the fields of Journalism, Mass Media, Cultural and Social History, and the Social Sciences more broadly.

In the framework of this general aim, the program is structured so that it enhances, in a developmental process, the introduction, acquaintance, and eventually specialization of the students in the field of Journalism and in the analysis of the social-cultural function and dynamics of the Media. In this context (which is based on a liberal arts/humanistic studies framework) it is expected that the students will develop skills for, interpretation, organization, and transmission of information – in both Journalistic practice and in social science research. There is a special emphasis in this context on the use of scientific methodology and in the analysis of social reality during the exercise of the journalistic profession.

Through the encouragement of critical thought, the program of study aims to contribute towards the creation of new [aesthetic, cultural, political and social] forms of perceiving reality and comprehending the alternative possibilities which are possible in given historical circumstances and dynamics.

The language of instruction is Greek.

1. Produce knowledge through teaching and research on journalism and other forms of mass communication as well as other fields in the Humanities and the Social Sciences.
2. Employ critical thought in the context of historical, humanistic, and aesthetic forms of understanding the world.
3. Provide the skills which will enable the practical acquaintance of the students with professional and scientific issues and the handling of individual and group work contexts.
4. Demonstrate understanding of the theoretical knowledge and professional-technical skills of the field of Journalism.
5. Demonstrate understanding of the broader structures of public discourse on economic, political and cultural issues.
6. Demonstrate competency in conducting scientific research.
7. Develop competency to organize information and to employ forms and techniques of processing information so that the students can participate actively in the new interactive forms of mass communication.
8. Build skills which enhance the development of the students’ autonomy as responsible individuals with forms of social, cultural and political consciousness [as in the form of active citizenship].
The graduates of the Program have the knowledge and skills required to be employed in any print, electronic or online media organisation. They fulfil the requirements for employment as journalists/ reporters, editors, presenters, media or public relations persons in public or private organisations such as media organisations, embassies, political parties, businesses, cultural organisations or sports teams.
Specific Admission Requirements
There are no specific admission requirements for this Program. Candidates can be admitted to the Program only if they satisfy the general admission requirements of the University.

Recognition of Prior Learning
There are no specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning for this Program. Candidates can be granted transfer credits according to the general arrangements for recognition of prior learning of the University.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
There are no specific examination regulations, assessment and grading methods employed by this Program. The examination regulations, assessment methods and grading system for this Program are the same as the relevant general university regulations.

Graduation Requirements
Students are eligible for graduation after successfully completing 240 ECTS credits in the courses listed in the Program Structure.
Furthermore, a student can graduate only if their CGPA is greater or equal to 5.00 out of 10.00. Graduating students with a CGPA less than 5.00 might have to take extra courses or repeat a number of courses in order to improve their grades.

Access to Further Studies
The graduates of the Program have access to graduate studies (2nd and 3rd Cycle) in disciplines related with the disciplines of journalism media and communication.

General Journalism

Module Group
ECTS

The student must successfully complete 216 ECTS, from the following list of modules:

No.CodeNameECTSHours / week
1COM120INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM AND REPORTING63
2COM103INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION63
3COM122RADIO PRODUCTION I64
4COM102ONLINE COMMUNICATION-DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES63
5COM111POLITICAL SCIENCE: POLITICAL THEORY63
6COM140JOURNALISTIC LANGUAGE63
7COM134PRODUCTION PRINT MEDIA64
8COM100TV PRODUCTION I64
9COM110PHILOSOPHY I63
10COM105POLITICAL ECONOMY63
11COM248PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTO REPORTING63
12COM240VOICE AND DICTION63
13COM104SOCIOLOGY63
14COM261MODERN HISTORY OF CYPRUS – THE CYPRUS PROBLEM63
15COM254GENERAL PRINCIPALS OF LAW, MASS COMMUNICATION LAW AND JOURNALISTIC CODE OF CONDUCT63
16AENG101BASIC ENGLISH63
17COM422IDEOLOGY AND MASS COMMUNICATION63
18COM366PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION64
19COM435POLITICAL COMMUNICATION63
20COM450HISTORY OF JOURNALISM AND MASS MEDIA IN CYPRUS63
21JOU222RADIO PRODUCTION II63
22JOU390INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND HUMAN-INTEREST STORIES63
23JOU210TV PRODUCTION II64
24COM330ONLINE JOURNALISM- CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS63
25JOU380EUROPEAN UNION, MIDDLE EAST AND CYPRUS64
26JOU397SPORTS REPORTING63
27JOU370DIGITAL CULTURES63
28COM353COMMUNICATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS63
29JOU414ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM63
30JOU425FAKE NEWS, JOURNALISM AND POLITICS63
31JOU447DATA JOURNALISM-DATA ANALYTICS AND VISUALISATION63
32JOU481THESIS123
33JOU471INTERNSHIP63
34JOU420DOCUMENTARY-PRODUCTION OF NON-FICTION FILM64
35COM280DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES63

The student must successfully complete 12 ECTS, from the following list of modules:

No.CodeNameECTSHours / week
1ELC202POLITICAL SCIENCE II63
2ELC399SPORTS PRODUCTIONS: TV AND NEW MEDIA63
3ELC201PHILOSOPHY ΙΙ63
4ELC300CULTURAL STUDIES63
5ELC418PHOTOGRAPHY AND AESTHETICS63
6ELC492TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN THOUGHT63
7ELC230FILM AND COMMUNICATION63
8ELC302CONTEMPORARY CYPRIOT LITERATURE63
9ELC413 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION63
10ELC306HUMAN RIGHTS LAW63
11ELC163DIPLOMATIC HISTORY63
12ELC162HISTORY OF POLITICAL IDEAS63
13ELC350ADVERTISING: STORYBOARDING & PRODUCTION63
14ELC354SEMIOTICS OF TEXT AND IMAGES63
15ELC322MULTITRACK RECORDING, EDITING & MIXING TECHNIQUES63
16ELC325MUSIC IN POPULAR CULTURE AND FILMS63
17ELC115COMPUTER APPLICATION PACKAGES63
The student must successfully complete 12 ECTS from courses that can be considered as free electives. A free elective is considered any course offered by another Department for which the student is eligible to register
Total
240
Semesters
ECTS
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM102ONLINE COMMUNICATION-DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES6
2COM103INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION6
3COM111POLITICAL SCIENCE: POLITICAL THEORY6
4COM120INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM AND REPORTING6
5COM122RADIO PRODUCTION I6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM100TV PRODUCTION I6
2COM105POLITICAL ECONOMY6
3COM110PHILOSOPHY I6
4COM134PRODUCTION PRINT MEDIA6
5COM140JOURNALISTIC LANGUAGE6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM104SOCIOLOGY6
2COM240VOICE AND DICTION6
3COM248PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTO REPORTING6
4COM261MODERN HISTORY OF CYPRUS – THE CYPRUS PROBLEM6
5COM280DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1AENG101BASIC ENGLISH6
2COM254GENERAL PRINCIPALS OF LAW, MASS COMMUNICATION LAW AND JOURNALISTIC CODE OF CONDUCT6
3COM366PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION6
4COM422IDEOLOGY AND MASS COMMUNICATION6
5COM435POLITICAL COMMUNICATION6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM450HISTORY OF JOURNALISM AND MASS MEDIA IN CYPRUS6
2JOU210TV PRODUCTION II6
3JOU222RADIO PRODUCTION II6
4JOU390INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND HUMAN-INTEREST STORIES6
5FREE ELECTIVE6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM330ONLINE JOURNALISM- CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS6
2JOU370DIGITAL CULTURES6
3JOU380EUROPEAN UNION, MIDDLE EAST AND CYPRUS6
4JOU397SPORTS REPORTING6
5FREE ELECTIVE6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM353COMMUNICATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS6
2JOU414ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM6
3JOU425FAKE NEWS, JOURNALISM AND POLITICS6
4JOU447DATA JOURNALISM-DATA ANALYTICS AND VISUALISATION6
5JOURNALISM ELECTIVE6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1JOU420DOCUMENTARY-PRODUCTION OF NON-FICTION FILM6
2JOU471INTERNSHIP6
3JOU481THESIS12
4JOURNALISM ELECTIVE6
TOTAL30


 

 

Public Relations and Communication

Module Group
ECTS

The student must successfully complete 216 ECTS, from the following list of modules:

No.CodeNameECTSHours / week
1COM120INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM AND REPORTING63
2COM103INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION63
3COM140JOURNALISTIC LANGUAGE63
4COM102ONLINE COMMUNICATION-DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES63
5COM111POLITICAL SCIENCE: POLITICAL THEORY63
6COM122RADIO PRODUCTION I64
7COM134PRODUCTION PRINT MEDIA64
8COM100TV PRODUCTION I64
9COM110PHILOSOPHY I63
10COM105POLITICAL ECONOMY63
11COM248PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTO REPORTING63
12COM240VOICE AND DICTION63
13COM280DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES63
14COM104SOCIOLOGY63
15COM261MODERN HISTORY OF CYPRUS – THE CYPRUS PROBLEM63
16COM254GENERAL PRINCIPALS OF LAW, MASS COMMUNICATION LAW AND JOURNALISTIC CODE OF CONDUCT63
17AENG101BASIC ENGLISH63
18COM422IDEOLOGY AND MASS COMMUNICATION63
19COM366PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION64
20COM435POLITICAL COMMUNICATION63
21COM450HISTORY OF JOURNALISM AND MASS MEDIA IN CYPRUS63
22PRC203MARKETING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS63
23PRC362PUBLIC SPEAKING AND RHETORIC63
24PRC245COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS I64
25COM330ONLINE JOURNALISM- CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS63
26PRC317DIGITAL MARKETING TECHNOLOGIES64
27PRC307INTEGATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS63
28PRC400COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS II63
29COM353COMMUNICATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS63
30PRC430THEORIES OF MASS MEDIA COMMUNICATION63
31PRC412STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION63
32PRC428BRAND MANAGEMENT AND CONTENT MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS63
33PRC481THESIS123
34PRC471INTERNSHIP63
35PRC442CRISIS COMMUNICATION63

The student must successfully complete 12 ECTS, from the following list of modules:

No.CodeNameECTSHours / week
1ELC202POLITICAL SCIENCE II63
2ELC399SPORTS PRODUCTIONS: TV AND NEW MEDIA63
3ELC201PHILOSOPHY ΙΙ63
4ELC300CULTURAL STUDIES63
5ELC418PHOTOGRAPHY AND AESTHETICS63
6ELC492TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN THOUGHT63
7ELC230FILM AND COMMUNICATION63
8ELC302CONTEMPORARY CYPRIOT LITERATURE63
9ELC413 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION63
10ELC306HUMAN RIGHTS LAW63
11ELC163DIPLOMATIC HISTORY63
12ELC162HISTORY OF POLITICAL IDEAS63
13ELC350ADVERTISING: STORYBOARDING & PRODUCTION63
14ELC354SEMIOTICS OF TEXT AND IMAGES63
15ELC325MUSIC IN POPULAR CULTURE AND FILMS63
16ELC115COMPUTER APPLICATION PACKAGES63
17ELC322MULTITRACK RECORDING, EDITING & MIXING TECHNIQUES63
The student must successfully complete 12 ECTS from courses that can be considered as free electives. A free elective is considered any course offered by another Department for which the student is eligible to register
Total
240
Semesters
ECTS
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM102ONLINE COMMUNICATION-DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES6
2COM103INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION6
3COM111POLITICAL SCIENCE: POLITICAL THEORY6
4COM120INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM AND REPORTING6
5COM140JOURNALISTIC LANGUAGE6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM100TV PRODUCTION I6
2COM105POLITICAL ECONOMY6
3COM110PHILOSOPHY I6
4COM122RADIO PRODUCTION I6
5COM134PRODUCTION PRINT MEDIA6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM104SOCIOLOGY6
2COM240VOICE AND DICTION6
3COM248PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTO REPORTING6
4COM261MODERN HISTORY OF CYPRUS – THE CYPRUS PROBLEM6
5COM280DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1AENG101BASIC ENGLISH6
2COM254GENERAL PRINCIPALS OF LAW, MASS COMMUNICATION LAW AND JOURNALISTIC CODE OF CONDUCT6
3COM366PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION6
4COM422IDEOLOGY AND MASS COMMUNICATION6
5COM435POLITICAL COMMUNICATION6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM450HISTORY OF JOURNALISM AND MASS MEDIA IN CYPRUS6
2PRC203MARKETING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS6
3PRC245COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS I6
4PRC362PUBLIC SPEAKING AND RHETORIC6
5FREE ELECTIVE6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM330ONLINE JOURNALISM- CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS6
2PRC307INTEGATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS6
3PRC317DIGITAL MARKETING TECHNOLOGIES6
4PRC400COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS II6
5JOURNALISM ELECTIVE6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1COM353COMMUNICATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS6
2PRC412STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION6
3PRC428BRAND MANAGEMENT AND CONTENT MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS6
4PRC430THEORIES OF MASS MEDIA COMMUNICATION6
5JOURNALISM ELECTIVE6
TOTAL30
No.CodeNameECTS
1PRC442CRISIS COMMUNICATION6
2PRC471INTERNSHIP6
3PRC481THESIS12
4JOURNALISM ELECTIVE6
TOTAL30


 

 
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The delivery of the program of study is supported by the following members of staff:

RankName
Associate Professor - Programme Coordinator Dr. Costakis Constantinou
Associate ProfessorDr. Sotiris Theocharides
Assistant ProfessorDr. Emilios Charalambides
Assistant ProfessorDr. Eve Lambrou
LecturerDr. Christiana Karayianni
Visiting ProfessorProf. Georgios Pleios
Special Teaching StaffMs. Ioanna Christodoulou
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