All students studying at the MSJ Department are required to undertake an internship in an area of media and communication that interests them. By their final semester of study, students are required to seek out a suitable organization for an internship to experience the dynamics of working in a real organization. These may be unpaid or occasionally paid, depending on the employer. The duration of the internship is usually from 8 to 12 weeks. Students are expected to work as per the working hours, roles, and conditions set by the employer, which is to be negotiated between the host organizations and the students.
Course Catalogue
Course Code: 00310124298 / MSJ4298
Course Name:
Internship
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Course Code: 00310124299 / MSJ4299
Course Name:
Portfolio
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
All students studying at the MSJ Department must create a portfolio over the course of their study. By their final semester of study, students are required to have a file that will showcase the key projects of certain courses that they had taken during their undergraduate study. PLOs 6,7, and 8 will be judged through the portfolio. These PLOs judge whether a student has developed enough communication skills in both English and Bengali, whether the student has demonstrated the ability to manipulate computer software programs and other IT-related equipment, and whether the student has produced an acceptable body of work to join the media and communication industry.
Course Code: 00310546234/ MSJ 6234
Course Name:
Professional Development 1
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
These courses prepare students for future professional career in at least three communication fields through practical experiences. Students are required to produce implementable communication projects according to the need of the organization they work for. Outputs of the courses include (but not limited to) documentary, policy paper, SBCC campaign, strategy paper, etc.
Course Code: 00310546236/ MSJ 6236
Course Name:
Professional Development 3
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
These courses prepare students for future professional career in at least three communication fields through practical experiences. Students are required to produce implementable communication projects according to the need of the organization they work for. Outputs of the courses include (but not limited to) documentary, policy paper, SBCC campaign, strategy paper, etc.
Course Code: 02110122102 / MSJ2102
Course Name:
Multimedia Communication 1
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
In this course, students can utilize their interests and capabilities in a variety of subjects and media. They can create an atmosphere that immerses the viewer into a sensory, emotional, and knowledgeable experience. Classes include image processing software learning, artist’s studio/exhibition visit, demonstrations, and presentations by the instructor, and visiting artists for acquiring skills useful in installation and performance art. Students undertake workshops, gallery/studio visits, reports, seminars, critiques, other cultural events, and the curriculum integration visual exhibition. Expanding the physical boundaries of art, students learn to incorporate a variety of media, including found objects, videos, photographs, digital arts, paintings, drawings, music, sound effects, sculptural materials, human body in their work. At the end of the course, students realize their ability to express a message to the public in an innovative way.
Course Code: 02110122202 / MSJ2202
Course Name:
Multimedia Communication 2
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Building on the foundation of Multimedia Communication, this course explores further the use of different media components – text, images, sound, animation, and especially video – to express ideas in creative ways. The course has both theoretical and practical components. Use of different media components for creative expressions will be studied at theoretical components. Alongside, the students will have the opportunity to acquire relevant skills by participating in workshops on camera operation, sound recording, filming, editing and animation. About half the course is media lab based for providing the students opportunity to practice the skills they learn. The final project is usually a video art which focuses on creative expressions through video/animation.
Course Code: 02110123132 / MSJ3132
Course Name:
Writing for Film and Television
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course focuses on the basics of scriptwriting for film and television productions to equip the students with required knowledge and skills on the art and craft of writing screenplay for the contemporary industry. Students will be taught about the steps of developing entertainment film script and information film script (TVC/Documentary/PSA etc.). They will also learn about standard script formats. During the course, student are expected to write two scripts, one for entertainment film and another for information film.
Course Code: 02110123231 / MSJ3231
Course Name:
Digital Cinematography
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Digital cinematography provides a cost-effective and increasingly sophisticated means of visual story telling. This course familiarizes students with the technical capacity of digital cameras for lighting, filtration, picture manipulation, high definition and special effects, among other features. Students apply the principles of lighting and composition using the digital camera to create mood and atmosphere in their productions.
Course Code: 02110123232 / MSJ3232
Course Name:
Digital Post Production
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
The course builds upon the knowledge and skills of basic digital cinematography. It is a practical course wherein students learn post-production skills such as non-linear digital editing, sound mixing and music effects. Students will be expected to learn computer software and sound equipment, as well as understand basic theories.
Course Code: 02110123233 / MSJ3233
Course Name:
TV Infotainment Production
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course focuses on helping students acquire a range of skills necessary to produce TV programs. These include research, program development, scheduling, camera placement and movement, editing and post-production. This course also will cover basic production design skills such as sets and costumes. As part of the course requirements, the students will produce a short program for public screening wherein they will work cooperatively with clearly defined production roles.