Journalism and Mass Communication, Difference between the Courses?

Whether to choose Journalism or Mass Communication! Most of the times Journalism and Mass Communication are mistaken to be the same topics. Also, the numerous courses available with similar titles students are puzzled in choosing the right course and career. Gradually, the students aspiring to take up media as a career are increasing but the abundant courses that are offered under the title media are confusing students. Though all the subjects are interlinked the subjects and career differs in every course. Mass Communication can be termed as a complete dish in which Journalism can be counted as one of the ingredients of that dish.

Difference between Journalism and Mass Communication – 

India is one of the top educational destinations with the 700 universities, 35500 colleges and around 20 million students enrolled for higher education courses. In which every year about 70-80 lakh students enrol for Mass Communication and Journalism courses across the country. Also, Media is the Fourth Pillar of our Democracy. So, how do you differentiate between two major courses that are Journalism and Mass Communication? Here are some of the points explaining the differences between Journalism and Mass Communication.

Courses offered by Colleges and Universities for Journalism and Mass Communication are-

1. Bachelors in Journalism
2. Bachelors in Mass Communication
3. Bachelors in Journalism and Mass Communication
4. Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
5. Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication
6. Bachelor of Multimedia and Mass Communication
7. Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication
8. Masters in Journalism
9. Masters in Mass Communication
10. Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication
11. PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication

To summarize this, journalism is all about collecting, editing and publishing or broadcasting news and information using mediums such as Newspapers, News channels and Radio. Whereas, Mass Communication comprises a wide range of fields like television, radio, animations, advertising, corporate communications, event management, public relations and so on. Both the courses are challenging and students find them interesting because they can get mixed core subjects such as Literature, Psychology, Politics, Economics, History and many more. You can choose the right course depending upon your strengths, capabilities and interests. Hope this article helps you in choosing right course and career.