About Dept

This is  Department of Mass Communication

07 June. Admissions for the various post graduate courses are going on. The Entrance test to M.Sc. Biotechnology is already over. Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry (8 June) and M.S.W (9 June) will be held in the next week. But those who are still busy with the U.G. exams and could not attend the first set of exams this time, there will be another entrance test sometime in mid-June. Please keep in touch with the College office to know the date and time. 

For other courses like M.C.M.S. (Mass Communication), English, Economics, and M.Com, admission will be direct. Students can avail application till the end of June.

For more details contact the respective H.o.D. or the College office (0824-2449700-01). For Mass Communication course, you can contact Fr Richie Rego, in addition to contacting the office. These days, you can find him in the office or at residence (in the campus, itself – 0824-2449706), or on his mobile: 0-9448546425, or email him at <richiersj-at-the-rate-of-yahoo.com).

For applications, contact the SACAA (Alumni/ old students’)  office. 

B.A. with Journalism major one batch ((the regular batch with various combinations) is full, whereas jounalism (mass communication) with Computer Animation, a few seats are available.

The B.A. students of Journalism have two new lecturers – with excellent records in academic and professional fields.

27 Mar 09. Dept of Mass Communication offers two courses in Media: Journalism (Mass Communication as one of the optionals along with any two other subjects) with B.A. This is a much-in demand subject for the students across most disciplines. The admissions for the year 2009-10 will be open in April-May, after the PUC (12th standard or HSC) results are declared in Karnataka.

Masters in Mass Communication (M.S. Communication, now re-christened M.C.M.S. or Master of Communication and Media Studies) is a new course started in 2008 June, now in the second year. The course, though relatively new, is in much demand. It offers three specialisations to students in their 3rd and 4th semesters, whereas in the first year (1 & 2 semesters) it is general studies for all the students of Mass Comm.

1) Broadcast Media, 2) Corporate Communication, 3) Print and New Media Journalism - are the three specialisations.

The Department -headed by Rev Dr Richard Rego SJ- offers internships to all its students, besides course-end placements. The course is replete with practicals – print, TV bulletins, Radio capsules, web reports/ writings, media-related photography, event managements, participation in public life events – both media related and non-media related public issues….

Admissions: see the Admissions page.

11 June. Fr Dr Richard Rego SJ is teaching at St Aloysius College, Dept of Mass Communication & Journalism. He has been teaching Mass Media there since 2001 January. Currently, he heads the Department, with sr Dr Celine Vas BS, Ms Manorama, and Mr Vivek Kannadi.

Fr Richie is a research scholar with a UGC research fellowship (Major). This is the first Major Reseach project from the UGC, in the history of an undergraduate college in the jurisdiction of Mangalore University.

This page is updated regularly by me, with personal experiences and media thoughts & updates (wherever they are available). This is a communication channel for me with my students -both past and present- and anybody interested at St Aloysius College, our Department of Mass Communication, or B.A. Journalism or specially M.S. Communication (Masters in Mass Communication), which we are starting this year – July 2008.

At present, he is busy with the Community Radio of St Aloysius College, which is in its final stage of setting up.

If you have any querry on the Department, syllabus, on St Aloysius College or about my academic / research pursuits, you could contact me at richiersj @yahoo.com

I would also appreciate your comments on the blog and our activities in the College… Feel free, we appreciate your suggestions, criticism and comments much…

Sr Dr Celine Vas, B.S. is specialised in print mendia and development of media. She has an MCJ from Mangalore university and a PhD too. She is a part of the M.S. Communication faculty. Versatile writer, good teacher, good PRO and a singer, too, she loves her students.

Mr Vishal Nayak: is  a free lancer for many corporates abraod. Teaches Corporate Communication

Ms Ashma Monteiro teaches Research Methodology

Ms Vandana Kamat teaches Research Methodology

Ms Manorama, an MCJ from Mangalore University has joined the Dept of Mass Communication in 2008. Teaches at under graduate level Journalism

Mr Vivek Kannadi is a rank holder from Mysore University in M.Sc. Electronic Media. He has just joined the staff of Journalism and M.S. Communication. His specialisation is visual media, computer based media and specially films. He hails from a film-working-film-loving family of Kerala. Mr VIvek has already assisted Mr Jayaraj in a major movie.

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Dept of Journalism Established in 1992.

This is an appended part from the page “Journo” of this same blog. The “Journo” page has been deleted for better presentation; but th econtent has been retained.

The current staff of the Department includes: Fr Dr. Richard Rego SJ (Head), Rev Dr Celine Vas BS, Mr Vivek Kannadi, Ms Anjana George, and  Mr Thafleel. Besides, we have Mr Vishal Nayak – the regular visiting faculty, Mr Aniisu Verghese, Prof. P.S., Prof. A. P., Profl Manoj Luis, Ms Vandana Kamat,  & ms Ashma Monteiro for PG classes. : Update on 07 June 2009.

Three year B.A. course with three optionals; mass communication is one of them, but a special one.

Publications:

Dhwani - bilingual multicolour journal by final year students

Ripples - English magazine (formerly quarterly news bulletin) by second years

Al-News – daily newspaper headlines bulletin by first years

Al-Week – weekly campus updates by first years

Al-TV - daily Campus television news service by the second & final years

Journalism Faculty:

Fr Richard Rego SJ

* B.A. in Kannada Major from Karnatak University, Dharwad.

* PGDCA (1996) – St Joseph’s College.

* B.Ph. (Sacred Heart College, Chennai)

* B.Th. (Jnana Deep Vidaypeeth, Pune)

* M.S. Communication, specialising in Feature Writing & Magazine Production (Bangalore University)

* Doctorate in Kannada Cinema – Girish Kasaravalli (University of Pune)

* Major Research Project – from UGC (2006) (in association with Ms Suman Priya Mendonca)

* Major Research Project from the Govt of Karnataka (Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy) on “Cultures of Various Konkani Communities Spread Over Karnataka” 2007

* CSCS fellowship on Puttanna Kanagal Films from Centre for the Study of Culture and Society

* One Month Film Appreciation Course (FTII & NFAI, Pune)

* Electronic Cinematography under Prof. A.S. Kanal, FTII

* Photography, Media Centre, Bangalore.

* Regular writer for Konkani periodicals, occasionally to Kannada and English dailies; daijiworld.com & mangalorean.com

* Media Officer in the College

* Editor of media sites, SAC

* Editor, Ripples

* Organiser of media events

* Media Consultant for various colleges, institutions in Mangalore.

Ms. Suman Priya Mendonca

* B.A. in Journalism, Political Science, English optional

* MCJ from Mangalore University

* Neenasam – annual camper

* UGC Major Research Project (2006) in association with Fr Richie Rego SJ

* Handles Public Relations, history of media, news reporting

* Media advisor in the College

* President of Al-Madhyam, media forum of the College

* Editor, Ripples. \

* Writer in English

* Conflict Zones - one of the four documentary filmmakers on Mangalore riots.

* Adept at videography

Journalism Creed