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GIJ introduces four postgraduate programmes

The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has launched four postgraduate programmes to turn out high-level professionals in the various fields of communication.

They are Masters in Journalism, Masters in Public Relations, Masters in Media Management and Masters in Development Communication.

The programmes, which will commence in September this year, have been introduced to reduce the cost incurred by the government and corporate entities in educating students in communication outside the country.

Objectives

At a ceremony to launch the postgraduate programmes, as well as to inaugurate the School of Graduate Studies and Research of the GIJ in Accra Wednesday, the Chairman of the Council of the GIJ, Mr Berefi Apenteng, said, among others, that the programmes aimed at providing a wide range of training and skills for those interested in pursuing successful journalism careers.

He said the programmes would be balanced with practical and analytical skills to address the changes in the media environment.

Postgraduate education

In his address, the Chairman of the National Council for Tertiary Education, Professor Clifford Nii Boye Tagoe, said postgraduate education aimed at providing answers to the problems of society through basic and applied research and was, therefore, important in national development.

Through postgraduate education, he said, a faculty could be developed to safeguard and transmit knowledge from one generation to another.

He commended the institute for its achievements and challenged its authorities to develop a PhD programme in order to save the country the cost of sponsoring students abroad to pursue various doctorate programmes in Journalism, Media and Communication.

GIJ Rector

The Rector of the GIJ, Mr David Newton, said having run a diploma programme for over 50 years and a degree programme for over 10 years, the institute had come of age to start its own postgraduate programmes.

“Our expectation is that the establishment of our graduate school will deepen the teaching of communication research methods and open new opportunities for research work in Journalism and other communication-related areas,” he said.

He pledged that the institute would remain focused on providing quality training to ensure that graduates remained competitive on the global job market.

A deputy minister in charge of Tertiary Education, Mr Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, said the government had established a national research fund to assist lecturers in both public and private tertiary institutions with the needed resources to conduct research.

He advised public educational institutions not to charge fees in dollars but in cedis, in compliance with the directives of the Bank of Ghana.

He commended GIJ for its achievements and for maintaining its niche as a school of excellence in communication studies.

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