Master of Arts in Media & Communication (MMC)

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.

Professor/Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in the Department of Media Studies

VACANCY NO. FH/MS 1/2017

The Department of Media Studies wishes to appoint staff at any of the ranks specified below.

Duties: 

The successful candidate would be responsible for teaching courses on two Undergraduate degrees in Media Studies from a selection of the following: mass communication theory, media management, gender representation, media history, media monitoring, media sociology, media and development, media law, media ethics, cinema, communication research methods, and dissertation supervision.

Bachelor of Arts (Media Studies)

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.

Professor/Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in the Department of Media Studies

VACANCY NO. FH/MS 1/2017

The Department of Media Studies wishes to appoint staff at any of the ranks specified below.

Duties: 

The successful candidate would be responsible for teaching courses on two Undergraduate degrees in Media Studies from a selection of the following: mass communication theory, media management, gender representation, media history, media monitoring, media sociology, media and development, media law, media ethics, cinema, communication research methods, and dissertation supervision.

Bachelor of Media Studies (BMS)

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:

Media Studies

Botswana’s Vision 2016 describes ‘a society with confidence in itself, pride in its achievements and possessing a sense of common and shared destiny’. The Media Studies programme at UB aspires to further this ideal by offering courses that allow students to explore, study, critique and produce media that will generate a sense of satisfaction and pride. We offer courses that are highly rewarding and academically stimulating. Students are expected to be intellectually adept and to have the ability to use the tools of the trade for modern journalism and media practice.

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