Brief History of Mass Communication, Benue State University, Makurdi
By Benue State University MEDIA House
Benue State University, Makurdi
Department of Mass Communication
Brief History of the Department
The present Department of Mass communication Started with the inception of the university (in 1992/1993 academic session) as communication Arts Department in the faculty of Arts. After a few years, the Senate of the University approved change of name of the department to Mass Communication. The Department graduated its first batch of undergraduate students in the 1996/1997 academic session. In 1998, the department was merged with the Theatre Arts Department and became the Department of Mass Communication and Theatre Arts with Professor J.A Sambe the Head of Department. In 2000, Prof. J.A Alachi became the Head of Department still known as Mass Communication and Theatre Arts Department. In 2001, Prof. J.A Sambe persuaded the senate of the University of the Need to move Mass Communication to Faculty of Social Sciences. Senate’s Approval in the same year (2001) saw the demerger of Mass Communication unit from Theatre Arts and the Department’s movement to Faculty of Social Sciences. Again Prof. J.A Sambe emerged as the Head of Department.
From its inception in the 1992/1993 academic session to date, the Department has grown in leaps and bounds. At present, the Department runs a sub degree programme (Diploma in Mass communication), a degree programme (B.Sc in Mass Communication) and three Postgraduate programmes namely Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication (PGDMC), Master of Science in Mass Communication (M.Sc) as well a Philosophy Doctorate Degree in Mass Communication (Ph.D). All these programmes have helped in one way or the other in providing trained manpower in mass communication which is now serving ministries, Radio and Television Stations, Companies, Newspapers Houses and even consultancy services across Nigeria and even beyond.
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