The Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) programme at TASMAC enables young student to operate in a complex and rapidly changing world.
The programme prepares students for careers in news reporting and editing for newspapers, television, public relations, management, marketing and administration; politics, the public service, the police force and the armed forces; teaching, research and publishing; psychology, counselling and community work and other mass media. The department's graduates usually take jobs with businesses, government agencies, professional, and non-
profit organizations. Other graduates enter advertising or areas of specialized communication such as writing about medicine, technology, or business.
Objectives
This programme helps students to familiarize with the basic element of mass communication. Programme enables students to assess the importance of media effects and it also motivates students to take up further studies and careers in mass communication.
The program aims at:
Practical journalism training including opportunities to explore contemporary mediums which is complemented and underpinned by the academic content of the syllabus and the research opportunities that abound.
Giving opportunities to study a diverse range of modules which lead you to discover or confirm your aspirations. The programme equips you with knowledge and an understanding of journalism and subject-specific skills which will prepare you for further study and/or employment as a journalist.
Developing practical skills but also study and analyse the journalism industry within a social and economic context. If you choose to become a journalist you will have all the knowledge and skills you need. There are also career as a press officer.
Language I (Kannada / Hindi / Tamil / Malayalam /Telugu / Sanskrit / Urdu / Additional English)
Language II English
Basic Psychological Processes: Practical-1
Introduction to Mass Communication
Language - Poetry, Drama, Prose, Aspects of Language
Semester II
Language I
Language II - English
Basic Psychological Processes: Practical-2
Fundamentals of Journalism
Language - Poetry, Novel, Prose & Aspects of Language
Semester III
Language I Language II-English
Child Psychology
Developmental Psychology: Practical-3
Media Laws & Indian Constitution
Semester IV
Language I
Language Il-English
Child Psychology
Developmental Psychology: Practical-4
Basic Audio-Visual Media
Semester V
Abnormal Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Health Psychology
Industrial and Organization Psychology
Practical I & II
Reporting Methods
Editing Techniques
Semester VI
Abnormal Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Health Psychology
Industrial and Organization Psychology
Practical I & II
Media Management
Introduction to Advertising and Public Relations
Library Deposit Rs. 5000/- & Registration Fee Rs. 5000/- are payable for all of the above courses.
Accommodation Fee Hostel Rent for 4 months; Rs. 20,000/- (` 5,000 per month)
Notes:
Fees payable to Bangalore University will be extra. This will be as per the Bangalore University notifications.
The application fees are payable along with the application form and are refundable only in case the application is not accepted.
The library deposit is payable at the start of the course, along with the 1st year fees, and is refundable after completion of the programme.
The 1st year tuition fees are payable within 15 days of receiving the offer letter.
The 2nd and 3rd year fees each are payable by 15th March of the following two year a late fees of Rs. 500/- is payable per week or part thereof.
TASMAC does not run its own hostel, and hence hostel fees are subject to change without prior notification.
Hostel Room allotment will be on a first-come-first-serve basis and is subject to availability of vacancies.
Kindly make the demand draft for hostel fees in favour of Woodstock Ambience Pvt. Ltd. payable at Bangalore.
Kindly make a demand draft for all other fees in favour of Dua Foundation Trust, payable at Bangalore.
Fees once paid are not refundable
TASMAC SCHOLARSHIP POLICY: All scholarship will be based on the following
Candidates who score above 90% in their 2nd PUC/12th standard can avail a 100% scholarship;
Candidates who score between 80% to 89.99% in their 2nd PUC/12th standard can avail a 50% scholarship.
Candidates who score between 50% to 79.99% in their 2nd PUC/12th standard can avail a 25% scholarship.
Candidates need to score above (90%, 80% and 50% respectively) in the TASMAC entry test.
Personal Interviews will also play a deciding factor.
Foreign students will get a $1000 scholarship per year across all courses on tuition fees.
Scholarship Terms
The tuition fees would be paid on a pro rata basis per year, less the scholarship awarded for that year.
Scholarship may be withdrawn under the following circumstances:
The student defaults on his/her existing fees payments.
The student fails in any examination in any subject throughout the year (in the event the student fails in the second year the corresponding years scholarship will be withdrawn).
A serious act of indiscipline (an enquiry committee will determine if the act is serious or not).
