Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism
by SPICE - St Pauls Institute of Communication EducationMumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati, Jalandhar, Kochi, Vijayawada, New Delhi, Pune |
| Eligibility: (Pre-requisites) | Graduates in any discipline and students awaiting their degree examination results are eligible to apply for admission. |
| Medium of instruction: | English |
| Course ID | 01 Postgraduate |
St Pauls Institute of Communication Education (SPICE) offers a full-time course in journalism, leading to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism. The focus is upon preparing students for a career in journalism, with hands-on experience of the actual methodology of news-gathering, processing and production.
Built on the fundamental assets and resources that ST PAULS already has, including a publications division, audio-visual production house, and a printing press, plus a range of short and long term courses directly allied to careers in Media, the icing on the cake is the brand new building conveniently located in Bandra with state-of-the-art technology aimed at arming aspiring journalists with the right skills.
The curriculum for the course Diploma in Journalism has been developed keeping in mind the objective of training talented young people, with a penchant for communication, to become good, committed, knowledgeable journalists.
Objective
To train journalists so that they emerge and fairly familiar with the concept differences for print, broadcast and online journalism.
Features in Diploma in Journalism
-
Professional and creative learning atmosphere
-
Industry-led faculty
-
In-house newspaper production and Video Production
-
Guest lecturers
-
Field visits
-
Exposure to real-time news processing
-
Internship and placement assistance
-
On-campus Printing Press advantage
-
Well-equipped Multimedia Lab, Sound Recording Studio, Lecture Rooms & Seminar Hall
What you can expect to learn?
We seek to mold you in the art and the craft of Journalism. The core is the methodologies involved in identifying news, gathering information, writing the news, processing it and finally, presenting it.
-
You will learn how to do this for print journalism, and then how to adapt print needs across platforms and publications.
-
You will learn television journalism, in a studio setting.
-
You will learn how to combine traditional and digital media to enhance your core capabilities as a journalist.
-
You will learn the role of advertising and public relations in media today.
-
You will learn why it is essential to understand media marketing and management.
-
You will learn the role of visual design, through photography, graphics and page layouts.
-
You will learn how to re-read your city, society and the community, through special lectures on history, demographics, sociology and politics.
All this will come to you from teachers drawn from the industry - editors, journalists, reporters, sub-editors, photographers, art directors etc. They will impart to you their own experience along with the received wisdom collected over the years.
There will also be a range of lectures from guest and visiting faculty, chosen for their particular expertise in a field, from problems of urban housing to covering crime, from investigative reporting in a particular story to conflict reporting overseas, from Hard Talking a subject to doing fluff pieces on film stars and the glamour brigade.
What is the USP of the Course Diploma in Journalism ?
Its directness and simplicity. In a scenario where the goals and objectives of professional education are often obfuscated by fuzzy thinking, the SPICE Diploma never loses sight of its ultimate aim – to provide the news industry with journalists hall-marked by a commitment to high standards, ethics and professional skill.
Course Duration and Structure
Ten months, Three terms
Course Director
Ms Carol Andrade, Editor, Afternoon Dispatch & Courier, Media Educator
Carol Andrade is a veteran of the journalism scenario in Mumbai, having been in active journalism since 1974. She has worked with The Times of India, Mid-Day and The Afternoon Dispatch and Courier, as reporter, senior reporter, chief reporter. She was Editor of the TOI Group’s Metropolis on Saturday, then took over the Response Edit function (again in the TOI), to bring out their area specific supplements. At one point of time, she was in charge of all the supplements nationally, nearly 100 of them.
She has been teaching journalism for the past 14 years, at XIC and also at the NIEM. Her strength has been the ability to deal with both news and features equally well. She is also a great believer in the virtue of sub-editing over reporting.
She has held workshops and seminars on media for a wide range of audiences including IIT students, has traveled widely in India and abroad.
Currently, Carol Andrade is with The Afternoon Dispatch and Courier as the editor.
Methodology
Classroom lectures, practical assignments, both indoor and outdoor, experts-led workshops, in-house newspaper production, guest lectures, field visits, exposure to real-time news processes.
Structure
Largely modular, except for the core subjects like editing, reporting and writing news features, which will continue till it is felt that students have enough skills to benefit from the other modules.
Certificate
At the end of the programme, SPICE will award the successful students with a CERTIFICATE OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM.
Selection
* Last date for receipt of duly completed applications: 10 July 2013
* Written test and Personal interview.
* Those selected for admission will be notified by the admissions committee within 4 days of the interview.
NB: Commencement of New Academic Year: 29 July 2013
CURRICULUM OUTLINE
Term 1
• Introduction to journalism through history; learning to read a newspaper, analysis, differentiation between various sections, comparisons
• Principles and Practice of Journalism
• General knowledge
• Law and the Media
• Classroom assignments to test writing and general knowledge skills
• Introduction to photography and photo-journalism
• Remedial English
• Introduction to news-reporting - classroom theory and practice
• Computer skills for journalists - Software packages, page-making, design and layouts, photo-correction and sizing, fonts etc.
• The making of a tabloid - print version of SPICE Enquirer
Term 2
• Reporting and writing news - civic, crime, health, education, sports, law
• Sub-editing - symbols
• Writing edits, columns, features
• The art of interviewing
• How to do research
• Feature writing - how is it different from news
• Media and the Law
• Photo-journalism - practical assignments
• Introduction to advertising and marketing
• New Media and Online journalism - creating and designing a website, how to adapt writing and editing skills for the internet.
• How to create a broadsheet - SPICE Enquirer (epaper) using newly developed news gathering, processing, production and
marketing skills
Term 3
Consolidating
• Magazine production, including the SPICE Annual number. Students to do it all, concept visualization, fund-raising, content gathering, production.
• Radio - Rapidly growing Possibilities
• Electronic journalism - Inside a Television Newsroom, Broadcast News Writing, TV Writing Systems, Reporting/Anchoring, News Editing & Production
• Internships (One month)
• Examination
| Classroom - Full Time | ||||
| When | Duration | Where | Remarks | Price |
| Not Specified |
10 Months |
All Venues |
Taught by Ms. Carol Andrade |
INR 1,30,000 Per Course (Plus 12.36% Tax) |
| Price Notes: Application Fee Rs 500/- Payable by Demand Draft / Pay Order with the application Form Programme Fee Rs 1,30,000/- + 12.36% Service Tax, Payable in 4 installments: Rs 33,708/- on Acceptance of Admission Offer (Non-Refundable) Rs 56,180/- on enrolment, Rs 28,090/- for IInd term, Rs 28,090/- for IIIrd term Financial assistance can be considered in cases of meritorious candidates who may have difficulty in paying the Programme Fees. Request for assistance should be mentioned at the time of application. | ||||
Bangalore, Nagasandra (Other):- E - 1 Nelagadaranahalli 8th Mile, Tumkur Road, Nagasandra P.O., Nagasandra, Bangalore - 560 073, Karnataka, India
Chennai, Armenian Street (Other):- 63, Armenian Street Good Pastor International Book Center Armenian Street, Chennai - 600 001, Tamil Nadu, India
Guwahati, Hastinapur (Other):- Subha Sandesh Prasarani 9th Mile, G.S.Road, Hastinapur, Guwahati - 781 023, Assam, India
Jalandhar, Jyoti Bhavan (Other):- 56-C, Surya Vihar, Near D.A.V. College, Jyoti Bhavan, Jalandhar - 144008, Punjab, India
Kochi, Ernakulam (Other):- Broadway Ernakulam, Kochi - 682 031, Kerala, India
Vijayawada, Patamata (Other):- Nirmala Convent Road Patamata, Vijayawada - 520 010, Andhra Pradesh, India
New Delhi, Connaught Place (Other):- H-30/33 Connaught Circus Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110 001, Delhi, India
Pune, East Street (Other):- 10, Thakers House 2418, East Street (Camp) East Street, Pune - 411 001, Maharashtra, India
SPICE - St Pauls Institute of Communication Education
A state-of-the-art Media Institute for Journalism, 3D Animation, Graphic Design, Photography, Film-Making and Video Editing
Located in Bandra (West) in Mumbai, popularly known as the Queen of the Suburbs, St Pauls Institute of Communication Education (SPICE) is a fast-growing media school in India, offering a comprehensive Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism (print, broadcast and new media). With top media faculty and excellent infrastructure, SPICE is the perfect destination for Gen Next journalists.
Here, students get a unique opportunity to interact with a skilled team of professionals in the field of designing, writing, publishing, advertising, film-making and marketing.
Built on the fundamental assets and resources that St Paul’s already has, including a publications division and a printing press, plus a range of short and long term courses directly allied to careers in Media, the icing on the cake is the brand new building which has already become a cultural hub and a landmark, with state-of-the-art technology aimed at arming aspiring journalists with the right skills.
Besides the postgraduate diploma course in Journalism, SPICE also offers short diploma courses, certificate courses and workshops in 3D animation, graphic
design, digital photography, film-making, video editing, screenplay writing and acting.
SPICE, an autonomous educational unit under the aegis of the Bombay St Paul Society Trust, is an undertaking of the SOCIETY OF ST PAUL, an international religious congregation.
Founded in 1914 at Alba, Italy, by the great visionary and Media Marvel, Blessed James Alberione, the Society of St Paul uses the powerful means of communication such as the press, cinema, radio, television and other audio-visual and digital media for building a better human society.
The Bombay St Paul Society Trust comprises the ST PAUL PRESS TRAINING SCHOOL, ST PAUL PUBLICATIONS, BETTER YOURSELF BOOKS, ST PAUL AUDIO-VISUALS, ST PAUL BOOK & ART CENTRE and TITLE WAVES (Mumbai’s first large format boutique bookstore). The publications include, besides books, three monthlies, viz. THE TEENAGER
TODAY, INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE and PETRUS. SPICE also empowers and encourages youngsters to employ Mass Media for the good of society.
At SPICE students will get the unique opportunity to interact with a skilled team of professionals in the field of designing, writing, printing, publishing, audio-visuals and marketing.
SPICE is also into production of educational and informative multi-media materials for educational institutions, NGOs, human resource training centres and TV channels.
Why Spice
-
Professional and creative learning atmosphere
-
Specialized and dedicated faculty
-
Individual attention
-
Well equipped Multimedia Lab, Lecture Room & Seminar Hall
-
High end Machines with latest software
-
Professional Sound Recording Studio
-
Workshops & Seminars by Industry Professionals
-
Customized courses for working people
-
Affordable fee structure
