Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication

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The Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication is an educational institution focusing on the study of mass communication and is located in Pune, India.

1 Vision
2 Mission
3 Courses
4 History

[edit] Vision

Leadership in every sector of post-graduate media and communication education in India, including on-the-job training; Initiate high-quality entry level under-graduate media education on the other; and Pioneer major social and developmental communication iitiatives.

[edit] Mission

To develop innovative and responsible professionals in the practice, development and management of Media and Communication, thereby serving the needs of the industry and society, through education, training, research and advocacy.

SIMC is located at the Symbiosis Viman Nagar Campus, Pune. It will shift to a bigger, state-of-the-art campus at Lavale from the academic year 2008.

Pune is called the Queen of the Deccan because it is located in a picturesque part of the Plateau. Located at a distance of just two and a half hours (140 km) by the Expressway road and three and a half hours by train (162 km), Pune is well connected by domestic flights, trains and highways. An important educational centre, Pune is also called the Oxford of the East. Symbiosis is an important part of the reason for that sobriquet. With 24 institutes and 24,000 students on campus, Symbiosis is one of the largest private educational institutions in Maharashtra. Pune enjoys pleasant weather for much of the year. Around the city are the spectacular Sahyadri ranges of the Western Ghats. Pune itself is punctuated with green hills. Pune is also a historically important city, home to the famed Peshwa dynasty, and one of the focal points of the Independence Movement. Many landmarks and architectural marvels bear testimony to the city's unique blend of history as well as its modern contemporaneity.

[edit] Courses

SIMC offers two full-time postgraduate degree courses, spread over two years:

A Post Graduate degree in Communication Management & a Post Graduate degree in Mass Communication.

The Communication Management major comprises the following specialisations:

Advertising (Client Servicing / Account Planning, Media and Creative — Art & Copy) Public Relations (PR,Corporate Communication)

The Mass Communication major comprises the following specialisations:

Journalism ( Print,Broadcast and Cyber Media) Audio & Visual Production (Radio,Television Production,Ad and Documentary Filmmaking)

The academic curriculum for the two-year full-time postgraduate degree programme is spread over four semesters of 16 weeks each.

[edit] History

Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication was established in 1990, when the Symbiosis society decided to establish a media school. Initially named the Symbiosis Institute of Journalism and Communication (SIJC), it offered media education in the field of journalism.

SIJC was renamed as Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (SIMC) to reflect boader studies.