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BS Media Studies

Why BS Media Studies?

The Bachelor of Media Studies employs cutting-edge and accessible teaching methods to provide an engaging learning environment that prepares you for the exciting, fast-paced and rapidly changing media and communication industries. Bahria’s Media program is distinctive because it gives students the opportunity to undertake a broad mix of subjects.

Salient Features

  • Highly qualified faculty
  • Internship opportunities in reputable media houses, both print and television channels
  • Highest level of Student Satisfaction
  • Flexible learning that suit student needs
  • Gain valuable industry connections that are essential for success
  • Put your skills into practice in our fully equipped newsroom

Facilities at DMS

  • State-of-the-art Television Studio
  • Fully equipped News Room
  • Editing Suites
  • Latest Production Equipment

 

Road Map

Semester 1

S.No Course Code             Course Title Credit Hrs.
 1 ENG 106  Functional English 3
 2 PAK 101  Pakistan Studies 2
 3 MED 105  International Relations 3
 4 MED 107  Introduction to Mass Communication 3
 5 MED 109  Computer Skills for Mass Communication 3
 6 MED 110  Photography 3

                        

Semester 2

S.No  Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
 1 ENG 104 Writing and Presentation Skills 3
 2 ISL 101 Islamic Studies 2
3 MAT 105 Mathematics 3
 4 MED 108 Sociology 3
5 MED 113 Elective – Intro to Film Studies 3
6 MED 111 Elective – Media and Society 3

 

Semester 3

S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
1 MAT 205 Statistics 3
2 ENG 114 Communication Skills 3
3 MED 205 Political Science 3
4 MED 207 Social Psychology 3
5 MED 209 Journalistic Language 3
6 MED 211 Introduction to Broadcast Media 3

 

Semester 4

S.No Course Code             Course Title   Credit Hrs.
1 MED 202 Functional Urdu             3
2 MED 204 Introduction to Advertising and Public Relations             3
3 MED 206 Current Affairs             3
4 MED 208 Introduction to Digital Media             3
5 MED 210 News Writing and Reporting             3
6 MED 212 Philosophy             3

 

Semester 5

S.No Course Code             Course Title  Credit Hrs.
1 MED 301  Sub-Editing and Page Designing             3
2 MED 303  Mass Communication Theories             3
3 MED 305  Script Writing and Editing             3
4 MED 307  Elements of Advertising             3
5 MED 308  Elective – Video Editing             3
6 MED 311  Elective – 2D Animation             3

 

Internship

S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
1 SDW 496 Internship 0 (non-Credited)

 

                 

Semester 6

S.No Course Code Course Title  Credit Hrs.
1 MED 302 Feature, Colum and Editorial Writing             3
2 MED 304 Research Methods             3
3 MED 306 Photo Journalism             3
4 MED 214 Elective – Graphic Design             3
5 MED 320 Elective – Gender & Media             3
6 MED 309 Elective – World Cinema             3

                

Semester 7

S.No Course Code Course Title  Credit Hrs.
1 MED 401 Online Journalism             3
2 MED 403 Media Laws and Ethics             3
3 ECO 205 Economics             3
4 HSS 401 Statistical Analysis of Social data             3
5 Specialization 1
6 Specialization 2

 

Semester 8

S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
1 MED 402 Research Report/ Final Project/ Research Article 3
2 MED404 Development Support Communication 3
3 Course Specialization 3
4 Specialization 4

 

S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
1 *MED 467 Media Lab Hours 0 (Non-Credited)

*80 Media Lab Hours

 

 

Electives for Major

S.No Course Course Title
Code
1 MED 111 Media & Society
2 MED 308 Video Editing
3 MED 309 World Cinema
4 MED 113 Intro to Film Studies
5 MED 311 2D Animation
6 MED 312 Principles of Public Relations
7 MED 313 Musicology
8 MED 314 Media, Culture and Society
9 MED 315 Sound Design

 

Specializations
1. Electronic Media
2. Print Media
3. Advertising and Public Relations
4. Media Management
1.     Electronic Media – Electives
1 MED 415 Television Journalism
2 MED 416 News writing and production
3 MED 417 Advanced cinematography
4 MED 418 Art Direction
5 MED 419 Documentary Production
6 MED 420 Film Direction
7 MED 421 Motion graphics and compositing
8 MED 422 Music video production
9 MED 423 Product development
10 MED 424 Storyboarding
2.   Print Media – Electives
1 MED 408 Community journalism
2 MED 409 Data journalism
3 MED 411 Magazine Production / Magazine program production
4 MED 412 Multimedia journalism
5 MED 413 Newspaper production
6 MED 414 Peace journalism
3.   Advertising and Public Relations – Electives
1 MED 430 Media Planning and Buying
2 MED 431 Campaign designing
3 MED 432 Market research
4 MED 433 TVC Production
5 MED 434 Copy writing
6 MED 435 Advertising strategy and planning
7 MED 436 Advanced free hand drawing
8 MED 437 2D/3D animation
9 MED 438 Brand Management
10 MED 439 Digital Advertising
11 MED 440 Copy and Layout Designing
12 MED 441 Crisis Communication and Management
13 MED 442 Event Management
14 MED 443 Media management and relations
15 MED 444 Persuasive writing
16 MED 445 PR Campaign designing
17 MED 446 Digital Public Relations
18 MED 448 Intercultural Communication
4.   Media Management – Electives
1 MED 455 Media Management and Marketing
2 MED 457 Integrated marketing communication
3 MGT 130 Management
4 HRM 353 Human Resource Management
5 ENG 243 Business Communication Skills