We Didn’t Scrap Mass Comm – NUC

The National Universities Commission (NUC) had declared it has
not abolished the study of Mass Communication in Nigerian
universities, saying the course has just been unbundled into seven
other degree programmes.

Mr Ibrahim Yakasai, the NUC Director of Corporate Affairs
disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while clarifying the commission’s
position on some online reports claiming that the NUC had phased
out Mass Communication.

Yakasai urged universities wishing to run the new programmes to
seek permission from the commission before running them.

He also said that universities across the country have authority
of the commission to begin the programmes as soon as they met the
necessary requirements.

According to him, the NUC has only unbundled Mass Communication
due to increasing demands from students.

“Any university who wants to begin the new programmes must first
write officially to the commission to carry out accreditation.

“Mass communication is still very much available as a degree
programme.

“What we just did was to unbundle the programme into seven other
degree courses to provide more opportunities for students to study
beyond mass communication.

“The demands of those who go for mass communication are high and
NUC had to look into them.

“The universities now have to maintain their mass communication
programme as a course and as well begin other courses in
advertising, broadcasting, cinematography, Development
Communication Studies, information and Media Studies, film and
Multimedia Studies.

“It is, therefore, necessary for universities that are ready to
begin the programmes to apply to NUC who will now check on the
resources available to begin the programmes,” he said. (NAN)