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The Department of Mass Communication at St. Mary’s College organized a field trip for the first year BA (Mass Comm) students on 16th July 2010. The aim of this trip was to give the beginners a first-hand experiential tour of the Dept. of Communication located in the sprawling campus of University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli.
Once aboard the bus from college, this batch of forty five students was enthusiastic about visiting a state-of-the-art academic system pertaining to the mass communication and journalism stream of study. Many from this batch had questions about what they would get to see and who they would meet during this trip.
At the outset, Mr. Sathya Prakash, Asst. Prof at the Dept. of Communication, addressed the gathering and briefed these young minds about the university, and the Dept. of Communication in particular. The students listened attentively to the various courses offered at this department at the Masters level and a few of them were inspired to pursue their masters’ education at this department itself!
After the introduction, the Production Head of the department Mr. Ramesh took the students for a guided tour of the in-house studio, the news production rooms, and the online editing suites. Students witnessed this for the first time and were thrilled with the experience. This brief introduction to news production and editing worked as an eye-opener for many. The students then proceeded to the community radio station and witnessed the recording room and the programming suite.
Though preliminary, this field trip was a good learning experience for the students and it increased their knowledge about the avenues available after their bachelors’ degree and the numerous possibilities they can choose from in the academic and professional sectors.
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