Welcome to the Department of Communication and Journalism
The Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Kerala is the fulfilment of a long cherished dream to start a teaching department for communication and media studies in the oldest university in Kerala.
The department was established in the year 1976, under the headship of Prof. Maxwell Fernandez and admitted 25 students in the first batch, based on an entrance test. It was the first of its kind in the state. From the very first year of its inception, the Department had all the basic facilities to impart a meaningful training in mass communication. Under the able leadership of Prof. Maxwell Fernandez, a galaxy of senior media personalities also offered their service as visiting faculty.
Now the department offers a two year Masters Degree course in Communication and Journalism (MCJ). and Ph.D programme in Journalism. Majority of students who have passed out of this department are working with reputed media organizations in the country and abroad.
Archive
Faculty
|
Dr. Rajesh Kumar. B.M.
Assistant Professor and Head of the Department
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
|
||
 |
Dr. Rajesh Kumar B.M. was awarded Ph D degree from the University of Mysore in 2011 for the thesis “Communication Support Strategies adopted for the Tribal Development in Kerala – A study in Wayanad District.” He worked as guest faculty in NMSM Govt. College, Kalpetta, Don Bosco College, Angadikkadavu, SAFI Institute of Advanced Study, Vazhayoor and Little Flower College Guruvayur. His experience also include copy writing, content development and reporting for magazine. He joined the department after 11 years of service as Journalism teacher in GHSS Kolery and GMHSS Vellamunda, Wayanad. He co-authored journalism text books and teacher texts as part of the higher secondary curriculum revision 2014. His topic of interests are Technical Writing, Development Communication, Advertising, Magazine Journalism and Still Photography | |
|
Dr. M.S Harikumar,
Assistant Professor
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Cell: 9847126047 |
||
|
|
Dr. M.S Harikumar has joined the Department as Asst. Professor after 18 years of his stint with the print media. A First rank holder of MCJ from the University of Calicut (1993), his PhD thesis in Mass Communication (2009) was a seminal study on the readership aspects of Malayalam dailies with a special emphasis on the Gate-keeping theories of Communication. As an editorial member of Mathrubhumi daily he has worked as Chief Sub Editor and Chief Reporter positions at their various units across Kerala. As the Linnaeus-Palme fellow (Higher Education Council, Govt. of Sweden) he served as Visiting faculty in Journalism at Lund University, Sweden. His areas of interests include Development & Science Communication, Critical Cultural studies and Media gratification research. Served as the Head of the Department and Chairman of Board of Studies in Journalism, University of Kerala(2016-19) and as Director, School of Communication and Information Science, UoK. (2019-22) | |
| J. Maggie Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
||
|
|
J. Maggie, Asst.Professor holds Post-graduate Degrees in both Mass Communication and Sociology from the University of Kerala.She has worked as guest lecturer in Journalism at ST.Xavier’s College, Thumba and at Don Bosco College, Angadikadavu .She has also completed B.Ed in Social Science and her topics of interest include Reporting, Editing and Public Relations. | |
| Dr. P. Lal Mohan Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Cell: 9745608518 |
||
 |
Dr. P. LalMohan has a blend of academic and industrial experience. A first rank holder of Masters in Communication and Journalism from the M.G. University, Kottayam , he has served 14 years in Malayala Manorma newspaper’s editorial department. He is the recipient of K.C. Kulish international award for inclusive development feature in Journalism in 2009. Secured his PhD from the University of Mysore in 2011, for the thesis on the Portrayal and News treatment of Current affairs in Children’s Magazines . After shifting his career to academics in 2013, he has worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Media studies , Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Tirur for more than three years . His areas of interests include Communication and Cultural theories, Research Methodology and Development Communication. | |
|
Sri. Suresh. K.S |
||
 |
Suresh K.S. has Master degrees in Physics, and Communication. He was a Research Assistant in the project on Evaluating Communication for Development (2014-2017) at the UNESCO Chair on Community Media located within the Department of Communication, University of Hyderabad before joining University of Kerala. As a Junior Fellow, (Cultural Economics) of Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, he has done a study on the Structural change in Kerala’s film industry since 1990. In 2009-2010 he has received Kerala State Chalachithra Academy’s Research fellowship for the study on the Economic impact of digital distribution formats on Kerala’s film exhibition industry: A study based on Malayalam films since 2006. Also worked as Content Developer with Web Service Team, C-DIT, Thiruvananthapuram. | |
FAQ
CAS Chelakkara Proposal for Sadguna award 2014
College of Applied Science Adoor - Honouring Rank Holders
1. Kum.Biji Koshy M.Sc Electronics - 3rd Rank
2. Kum.Akhila Oommen,M.Sc Electronics - 4th Rank
3. Kum.Preethi.S.Nair, M.Sc Computer Science - 2nd Rank
4. Kum.Keerthi.M.S, M.Sc Computer Science - 3rd Rank
5. Kum.Jiji.S.Nair, M.Sc Computer Science - 4th rank
The following students got ranks in the PG examinations conducted by Kerala University. Hon'ble Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan gave away awards to rank holders. Municipal Chairman Sri.Oommen Thomas presided over, IHRD Director Sri.Sayeed Rashid welcomed the gathering. Principal Smt.Latha.P presented annual report. PTA president Adv.Presannakumaran Unnithan, Sri.Jayamohan,Sri.Hariprakash & Sri.Aneesh felicitated Rank holders. Sri.Vinod.V.Rajendran,HOD,Electronics & Smt.Sheela.G.Nair, JSA bagged Best Teacher awards.
Publication
Two lab-journals namely ‘Univ-voice’ in English and ‘Kalari’ in Malayalam by the students on one issue / month is meant to impart practical training.
DCJ Magazine
Features on human interest with attractive visual display. Creative contributions from students with stunning graphics.
DCJ Online TV
Documentaries, short films and educational videos produced by students under the guidance of faculty made available in this youtube channel