Department of Media

Description

It is an academic department of the college of Arts and Letters at LUIC Colleges It was established in the academic year 2013-2014. It aims at teaching media and its various arts as well as following-up the latest professional and technical developments in mass communication in order to have highly qualified graduates who can practice the profession of media in its different fields.

Mission

The department’s mission is to prepare graduates who are able to meet the needs of the job market and the various media organizations. This will contribute to decreasing the shortage in qualified media staff. To achieve this goal, the department uses modern curricula , highly qualified instructors who combine academic qualifications and long-term experience in media work,
These measures will help in building-up the student’s personality and prepare him/her to join the job market with confidence and strength.

“The Department of Media aims at achieving the following:
1-Preparing a generation of graduates using modern curricula and intensive practical training so that they can compete in the job market.
2- Cultivating principles of highly enlightened and responsible media which will be abided by issues and aspirations of the society based on truth, objectivity, credibility, and human rights.
3-Developing learners’ skills in the various majors of media( such as journalism, Radio/ TV, New Media, advertising, and Public Relations). It also aims at preparing learners for competition in the local, regional and international job market ( newspapers, magazines, news agencies, TV satellites, radio stations, online websites, public relations at government and private organizations as well as in the fields of advertising, marketing and commercial promotion.

Job Opportunities

Media graduates have the opportunity to work in many places and have available job opportunities, including:

  • News reporter, news representative, news editor and photographer in local, regional and international news agencies
  • Photographer, News Editor, Director, Program Producer, News Presenter and presenter of various programs on Kurdish, Arabic and English satellite and local channels
  • Press reporter, news editor, writer of articles, reports and press investigations, and news representative in local, regional and international newspapers.
  • Journalism Designer, television and electronic advertisements in advertising institutions
  • Media manager, public relations manager and marketing manager in companies, various government institutions and private institutions