SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION L.N.C.T UNIVERSITY BHOPAL MJMC- IV Semester Syllabus/Scheme S. No SUBJECTS THEORY PRACTICAL INTERNAL Film Studies 1. 80 20 (MJMC 401) Environment Journalism 2. 80 20 (MJMC 402) New Media & Digital 3. Journalism 80 20 (MJMC 403) Research Methodology 4. 80 20 (MJMC 404) Project-Viva 5. 100 (MJMC 405) L NCT UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL Programme: MJMC Semester – IV Session – Name of Paper Paper Code Theory FILM STUDIES MJMC 401 L T EST CAT Total 3 1 80 20 100 S. No Units / Topic Hours/Week Introduction to Film Journalism History of Film Journalism 1 Development of Film Journalism in India 4 hrs/week Major/Prominent Critiques Relationship between Cinema & Society Various forms of Cinema Development of Cinema Brief History of World Cinema-Pre Cinema Machines,Silent Era to 4 hrs/week 2 Early Talkies,Big Studios(Paramount,Disney,Warnes Bros,2Oth Century Fox), Changes occurred in Cinema Early Indian Cinema-Heeralal Sen, Dhundi Ji Phalke, Ardeshi Irani, Silent, Primitive & Pioneers, Reference Film-Raja Harishchandra & Alam Ara Emergence of Film Studio-New Theatres, Bombay Talkies, Imperial Theatre, R. K Studio Art Cinema of India-Bhuvan Shome, Uski Roti, Mirch Masala, Neecha Nagar, Mother India, Pather Panchali, Do Bigha Zameen Cinema in Digital Era-Changes of theme in Cinema, Reference Film, Raavan, Krish 3 & Baahubali Understanding Cinema Understanding Cinema/Genres of Film, Cultural Significance in relation to 3 4 hrs/week Film, Film Screening Story Telling Techniques of Cinema-Elements of Story Telling, Plot Development Various Theories of Films-Apparatus Theory, Auteur Theory, Feminist Film Theory, Formalist Film Theory Film Movements-Types & Characteristics Dynamics of Characterization-Character Building, Constructing Dynamic Dialogues, Non Traditional Films Writing Aspects of Film Journalism Principles of News Writing for Film & Different aspects Feature Writing for Film, Article Writing, Key factors for Features Writing 4 4 hrs/week Interview for a Film Definition of Film Review, Principle & Characteristic of Review Basic Elements of Film Review, ethics of Film Critics towards Audience Film Institutions, Awards & Business Institutions of Film-Film & Television Institute of India, Films Division of India, Children’s Film Society, National Film Development Corporation, 5 4 hrs/week Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Film Censor Board, Directorate of Film Important Film Festivals & Awards Film Industry & Business Important magazines of Films and Major Websites for Film New Trends in Film Journalism References- 1 Prasad, M. Madhab (2001) Ideology of the Hindi Film: A Historical Construction, Oxford University Press. 2 Ray, Satyajit.(2018) our Films, Their Films, Orient Black swan 3 Banerjee, Surabhi (19970 Satyajit Ray:Beyond The Frame.India:Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 4 Saran, Renu.(2012)History of Indian Cinema Diamond Books 5 Rajadhyakha, Ashish (1982) Ritwik Ghatak: A Return to the Epic. Bombay: Screen Unit L NCT UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL Programme: MJMC Semester – VI Session – Name of Paper Paper Code Theory Environment MJMC 402 L T EST CAT Total Journalism 3 1 80 20 100 S. No Units / Topic Hours/Week Concept of Development Development: Meaning, concept and approaches. Indian development 1 Concept and process 4 hrs/week Indicators of development, Millennium Development Goals. Sustainable development: Concept and process Introduction to environment and ecology, relationship of man with nature. The use of technology in exploitation of nature , ecosystem and environment degradation Deforestation, forest conversation programme. Contemporary Issues of Environment Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Sound Pollution and their 2 interrelationship with man. 4 hrs/week Radioactive Pollution, Global warming (Toxic & Hazardous waste) Depletion of Ozone. Green Revolution and its impact of environment. Agricultural issues- High Quality Seeds, Hybrid Seeds, Genetically Modified Crops (BT seeds) and Fertilizers, Organic farming, Food Security in India. Depletion of Bio-diversity. Environmental Laws Salient Feature of Environmental Protection Act 1986. 4 hrs/week 3 Air Protection Act 1981, Concept, Definition and Process. Wild Life protection Act 1972 with Amendment of 1992. Brief introduction of Environment Protection, Action Ganga, Wetland’s Project. Waste management and Re-cycling. Environment Policies Habitat and Modern life style, Environmentalism (Solid Waste Materials, Health Hazards of Solid Waste treatment) 4 4 hrs/week Managing Fragile Ecosystems and Combating Desertification and Drought. Environmental Policies (Development and Displacement, Big Dams, The Role of Government and Judiciary in these Debates). The brief study of center for studies in Environment (The contributions of Sundarlal Bahuguna, Medha Patkar, Anil Agrawal, Vandana Shiva, Indira jaisingh, M.C Mehta etc). Contemporary Issues and Development Communication Relationship of Purpose, target Medium and Format of Writing for Development. 5 4 hrs/week Selection of Medium, Format, language, style of writing for Development. Types and trolls for writing on development issues. Role of Local and Regional Media for Development, Review of Their Status. Environment Related Programmes on TV. References- 1. Singh, Kartar and Shishodia, Anil (2019) Rural Development: principles, Policies and Management. Sage. 2. Serbaes, jan (eds.), (2008) Communication for Development and Social Change, Sage. 3. Joshi P.C., (2002), Communication and National Development . New Delhi. Anamika Publication. 4. Sainath, P. (1996). Everybody loves a good drought; storie from Inida’s poorest districrs, Penguin Books, Delhi. 5. Mathur, Kanwar, (19940. Communication for development and Social Change. 6. World Bank: world Development Report (published every year) Oxford. 7. Prasad Kiran (2009), Communication for development Re inverting theory and action Vol-I and II, B.R Publication, Delhi. L NCT UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL Programme: MJMC Semester – VI Session – Name of Paper Paper Code Theory New Media & MJMC 403 L T EST CAT Total Digital Journalism 3 1 80 20 100 S.No Units / Topic Hours/Week Introduction to Internet Internet; History & basic features 1 Prominent Browsers; Explorer, Firefox, Chrome etc. Internet in India, Development , feature & Challenges 4 hrs/week Internet in Hindi, Limitation & possibilities Prominent news portal & search engines Concept of New Media New Media; Concept, characteristic & nature 2 Evolution of New Media & its relationship with IT & Telecommunication New Media & Media Convergence 4 hrs/week New Media & Future of traditional mass media The Phenomenon of Wikileaks Digital Journalism 3 Digital journalism Concept and Development Digital News; Sites/ Portals, Audio & Video in web, Podcasting Difference of Writing for Print & Web; Use of Hyperlinks 4 hrs/week Digital Journalism in India Management of Digital Journalism; basic structures, content, news flow, security, ethics, law & credibility Social Media and Citizen Journalism Citizen Journalism: Concept & Models, Limitation & Possibilities 4 Blogging; Concept, development & basic feature, importance of comments & controversies of anonymous comments Role of Blogging in Journalism Social networking; Introduction to social profile management products 4 hrs/week Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin etc., Social messaging & Journalism; Twitter & Whatsap Phenomenon Mobile Journalism Writing for new media Digital story- telling formats 5 Multimedia & Interactivity Content writing, editing, reporting & its management Writing with hyperlinks 4 hrs/week Planning & designing of Web pages, Blogs, e-newspaper, e-magazines Reference: 1. The New Media Reader, Ed. Noah Wardrip & Fruin and Nick Montfort, The MIT Press, Cambridge, 2003 2. A Journalist Guide to the Internet: The Net as a Reporting Tool, Christopher Callhan, Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2007 Cyber Media Journalism: Emerging Technologies, Jagdish Chakraborty, Authors Press, New Delhi, 2005 3. Online Journalism: A Critical Primer, Jim Hall, Pluto press, London, 2001 Mass Media, Politics and Democracy, John Street, Palegrave Mcmillan, Hampshire, 2011 4. Producing Online News: Stronger Skills, Stronger Stories, Ryan M. Thornburg, CQ Press, Washington, 2011 L NCT UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL Programme: MJMC Semester – VI Session – Theor Name of Paper Paper Code y Research Tot MJMC 404 L T EST CAT Methodology al 3 1 80 20 100 S. No Units / Topic Hours/Week Foundations of Research Meaning, Definition, Nature and Importance of Research. 1 4 hrs/week Origin of Research in Communication; what is Scientific Research? The source and modes of Knowledge: Pre-Scientific sources and modes of knowledge vs the Scientific method. Areas of Communication Research (Source Analysis, channel analysis, Message analysis, Audience Analysis), New trends in Communication Research, Status of Communication Research in India Overview of Research Problem and Objective; Deduction, Induction. Framework of Research Review of literature; functions of the literature review in research, 2 4 hrs/week develop theoretical and conceptual frameworks, searching for the existing literature. Hypothesis: concept; function of hypothesis and types: hypothesis formulation: the logic of hypothesis testing. Concept, constructs and variables: independent versus dependent variables, extraneous variables, intervening variables; scales and measurement; nominal ordinal interval and ratio; attitude measurement, liquid, semantic differential