Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication is a four-year, eight semester program, offered at Thames International College by the School of Social Sciences in affiliation with the Faculty of Humanities, Tribhuvan University. Students will have to complete 120 credit hours to graduate. Students are also required to appear for TU course examinations separately which will lead to Bachelor of Arts degree from Tribhuvan University.
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Students will develop journalistic integrity, with a sense of greater social responsibility and ethics, by being able to think clearly and critically analyze any given situation. With the increase in the number of media outlets, the demand for trained journalists is ever increasing. Designed in reference to the UNESCO’s model curricula for journalism education, the BJM program seeks to create journalists who have an understanding of the best journalistic practices by creating a culture of research, an understanding of information management and its role in the news media. Moreover, professional journalists practice strategic communication, as they work in advertising, public relations, and marketing along with areas such as development, health care, politics and entertainment. Students of BJM will learn how to communicate clearly, network, work in team, as well as become leaders in the field of journalism.
With a second major in sociology, students will have an in depth knowledge of society, becoming better acquainted with the world around them through the study of religion, psychology, and contemporary social issues. Students will develop journalistic integrity, with a sense of greater social responsibility and ethics, by being able to think clearly and critically analyze any given situation.
Thames Need-Based Scholarship Award is awarded by the college to the incoming students at Thames who are academically strong but require assistance to pay for the tuition. This scholarship is renewable throughout the program. Applicants must meet the following criteria to apply: Must be from a low-income family (less than NRs.500,000 per year) Achieved a minimum CGPA of 3.0/4.0 (or 60%) in 10th Grade from any recognized board. Achieved a minimum CGPA of 3.0/4.0 (or 60%) in 11th Grade (if the 12th-grade results are not published yet at the time of application). Or, Achieved a minimum CGPA of 3.0/4.0 (or 60%) in 12th Grade (if the 12th grade results have been already published at the time of application.) To be considered for the Thames Need-Based Scholarship Award, applicants must submit the following materials: Completed Application form for Admission. Completed Thames Need-Based Scholarship Application Form Terms of Scholarship 1. Scholarship awarded will be canceled if the student fails to meet the requirements listed below. Awardees must pass in all courses every semester. Awardees must maintain a minimum of 80 percent of attendance every semester. Awardees must maintain a minimum Semester GPA of 2.5/4.0 Awardees must not be subject to any disciplinary action by the college 2. Scholarship once canceled cannot be reinstated under any circumstance.