FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES

NAME

Dr. Charles Chukwuma Eze

(Ag. Dean)

Core Operations and Functions

Core Functions and Operations are subdivided into:

a. Academic Training and Curriculum Development

Implementation of NUC-compliant and globally relevant degree programmes
Provision of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in core and emerging areas of media and communication

b. Research and Knowledge Production

Promotion of interdisciplinary research on media, communication technologies, political communication, health communication, new media, and development
Utilisation of research templates focused on issues like media ethics, digital communication, cultural studies, developmental studies, etc.

c. Professional and Practical Skills Development

Maximisation of training facilities including TV/radio studios, multimedia labs, libraries, and newsrooms
Collaboration with media organizations for internships and fieldwork

d. Ethical Standards and Media Responsibility

Sustenance of media ethics, law, and regulatory frameworks into the curriculum
Hosting forums for media accountability and professional development

e. Community Engagement and Public Enlightenment

Organizing public lectures, town hall meetings, and advocacy campaigns
Providing media and communication support for grassroots and government initiatives

f. Policy and Advocacy Roles

Engaging in policy-relevant research and advising stakeholders on media governance and freedom of expression
Collaborating with regulatory bodies such as NBC, NUJ, NIPR, APCON, NPAN, ACCE, and ACSPN

g. Innovation and Digital Competence

Exploring courses on data journalism, AI in media, digital storytelling, and social media strategy
Supporting students in content creation, media entrepreneurship, and tech-driven communication

h. International Collaboration and Academic Exchange

Partnering with global institutions for research and capacity building
Encouraging student and faculty exchanges, joint publications, and conferences

Departments and Academic Programmes

I. Department of Mass Communication:
BSc, PGD, MSc, and PhD in Mass Communication

II. Department of Broadcasting:
BSc in Broadcasting

III. Department of Information and Media Studies:
BSc in Information and Media Studies

IV. Department of Public Relations:
BSc in Public Relations

List of Former Deans

The faculty is relatively young, hence the former pioneering dean is Assoc. Prof. Ngozi Doris Morah, whose tenure began from December 12, 2024, when the faculty was officially inaugurated, to July 31, 2025.

Ongoing and Recent Research Activities

Research is a critical part of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies. All the departments in the faculty are engrossed in research for the students at the undergraduate level, which culminates in their final year defence of originally authored projects.

The Department of Mass Communication extends its research activities to all postgraduate programmes that climax in journal publications, conferences, theses, and dissertations’ presentations.

Faculty staff are actively engaged in research, publications, collaborations, conferences, and community outreach efforts that reflect in visible impacts nationally and internationally.

Various Committees Operating Within the Faculty:

Faculty of Communication and Media Studies Maiden Journal Publications Committee
Faculty of Communication and Media Studies Communications Week Committee
Faculty Students’ Orientation Committee
Faculty Appraisal Committee
Faculty Quality Assurance Committee
Faculty Accreditation and Verification Exercise Committee

The official email address and contact phone number of the faculty are:
📧: comm_media_studies.faculty@madonnauniversity.edu.ng
📞: +2348037836854

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

With a sense of excitement and honour, I cordially welcome you to the information page of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies. Our faculty is established on a reliable foundation of academic excellence and dedicated staff poised for knowledge transfer through Live and Still studios for building future global leaders in the communication space.

Come in and savour our spacious halls that facilitate effective learning and also offer graceful scenes of the green, lush landscapes surrounding our university. It is our belief that a calm and peaceful environment is crucial for fostering academic advancement and innovation. Explore the exciting possibilities within the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies. We are committed to engendering a heritage of innovative communication, digital capacity, and ethical guidance.

We are delighted about the horizon and envision accepting you into our academic network of decency in education and morals.

Overview of the Faculty

Mass Communication study in Nigeria has been unbundled to create a distinct discipline of Communications comprising [degree programmes in Journalism and Media Studies, Broadcasting, Information and Media Studies, Advertising, Film and Multimedia, Development Communication Studies, Mass Communication, Public Relations and Strategic Communication].

Therefore, in speedy compliance with the National University Commission’s directives, the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies in Madonna University emerged from the successful unbundling of the Department of Mass Communication in October 2023 following Senate approval. A resource verification exercise was carried out in October 2023, and the brand-new faculty was unveiled in a colourful ceremony on December 12, 2023, at Madonna University Nigeria, Okija Campus.

The four departments approved by the National Universities Commission under the faculty are:

Mass Communication
Broadcasting
Information and Media Studies
Public Relations

It is envisaged that more departments of journalism and media studies, strategic communication, development communication, film and multimedia studies, and advertising will be introduced to the faculty soon.

However, the Department of Mass Communication runs both undergraduate and full postgraduate programmes of Postgraduate Diploma, Master of Science, and Doctorate degrees in Mass Communication.

With the increasing influence of media and the dynamic shifts in global communication trends, there has become an urgent need to institutionalize comprehensive academic and professional training in communication and media within Nigeria. The faculty becomes an answer to that urgent need.

Vision Statement

To be a leading centre of excellence in Communication and Media Studies in Nigeria and Africa, fostering innovative research, ethical media practice, and the development of communication professionals equipped to drive societal transformation and democratic development with inbuilt integrity and moral uprightness.

Mission Statement

The mission statement underlying the programmes of Communication and Media Studies is to produce graduates imbued with the ability to understand and make contribution to the development of Nigeria and the global community.

Communication and Media Studies have the mission to foster an understanding of the rapidly changing world including issues of globalization and a ‘borderless world’ as well as relationships between various worlds.

This broad objective can be achieved by:

Equipping students with a solid foundation as well as specialized knowledge in a particular discipline
Preparing graduates to meet human resources needs
Fostering in graduates’ entrepreneurial knowledge, the ability to apprehend current changes
Cultivating a sense of public responsibility and a spirit of self-reliance

To provide high-quality education, research, and professional training in communication and media studies, guided by ethical standards and global best practices, to produce graduates who can contribute meaningfully to national and international media landscapes.

Objectives

Accordingly, the critical objectives of Communication and Media Studies training include to:

Develop the students’ understanding of communicative problems at the various levels of the Nigerian and global society
Inculcate in the students the ability for objective and critical judgment and to observe, understand, analyse and synthesize socio-economic, political and environmental problems using Communication and Media Studies methods and techniques
Create an enabling environment for desirable behaviour change which would help the students to develop values that are in consonance with hard work, probity, commitment, discipline and patriotism
Enable the graduates of Communication and Media Studies to fit into various fields of human endeavour, both in the private and public sectors of the economy, and equip them with entrepreneurial skills and a sense of self-reliance

At the same time, the environment of media and communication education is evolving rapidly to respond to new generations of learners, emerging technology and infrastructure, communication policies and regulations, and the need for more efficient curriculum delivery.