The Bachelor of Digital Media (BDM) programme will equip learners with skills and competences to respond to the new media principles that can be updated and re-defined. The key streams in BDM include digital video/film, computer animation and communication design. The programme will expose learners to fundamental skills in developing media artworks with emphasis on digital communication techniques, while also introducing aesthetic concepts such as narrative, interaction and simulation.

The Bachelor of Public Relations and Integrated Communication (BPC) has public relations and advertising, and integrated communication as its key pathways. The main targets will be successful BGCSE graduates who would be interested in developing skills, competencies and knowledge in public relations, advertising and integrated communication in order to:

The Department of Media Studies offers a graduate programme leading to the award of the Master of Arts (MA) Media & Communication (MMC) in one of the following areas of specialization:

• Journalism
• Digital Media Production
• Public Relations

Entry Requirements

The minimum entrance requirement shall be a Bachelor’s in Media Studies or related discipline from UB or any other recognized university with at least a second class, second division or equivalent (3.0 GPA, on a 5-point scale) degree.

1.0 Entrance Requirements

1.0.1 The normal minimum entrance requirement shall be the Botswana BGCSE or the equivalent with credit in English and in three other subjects.
1.0.2 Candidates who fulfil Regulation 1.0.1, have a credit in English and work experience in Media are preferred.
1.0.3 Candidates who do not meet Regulation 1.0.1 but have the BGCSE or equivalent and the CMS from a recognised institution may be admitted directly to Level 100 of the Programme.

The revised Bachelor of Media Studies (BMS) programme prepares learners for a career in media studies. The areas of concentration in the revised BMS include journalism (print, multimedia), broadcasting (radio and television) and media studies. The main target include successful BGCSE graduates who would be interested in joining the local and international media industry, in order to: