Faculty of Media and Information Studies

Overview

Welcome to the Faculty of Information and Media Studies. The vision of the Faculty is to be a world class faculty, devoted to excellent media training, research and development of graduates committed to meeting the socio-legal needs of the society.

OUR MISSION;

  1. To nurture law graduates with high employability attributes and competencies to help transform the society
  2. To produce law graduates that will change the country into global –reckoning and pride of place in all human endeavours
  3. To work for the promotion and advancement of societal legal rights and values for sustainable development.

Philosphy

The underlying philosophy for the establishment of the university is to nurture graduates with high employability attributes and competencies; qualities that are required to transform the country into global reckoning and position of pride in all human endeavors. The University curriculum is patterned and designed to provide students with an academic framework for becoming educated and successful citizens of the 21st century. The courses are designed to teach the students intellectual and practical skills of analysis, communication, quantitative and information literacy and problem solving, and to bring out professional and entrepreneurial benefits of the media discipline. This is geared towards preparing students to engage in complex thinking and develop in specialised areas . We operate a focused media programme and utilize professional techniques, well developed and relevant curricula, modern equipment and materials that will lead to the production of well-rounded Information and Media graduates that can make great impact wherever they find themselves after graduation. Therefore the basic philosophy of KDU is predicated on the belief that the central role of the university is education to produce a well-rounded person.

 

Departments

The Faculty has five academic programmes approved for it by the National University Commission (NUC):

  1. Mass Communication
  2. Information and Media Studies
  3. Public Relations
  4.  Film and Multimedia Studies
  5. Broadcasting

Core Values

  1. Capacity Building
  2. Entrepreneurial Culture
  3. Excellence
  4. Global Relevance
  5. Innovation
  6. Integrity
  7. Service to Humanity
  8. Personal Responsibilities

Dean, Faculty of Business and Media Studies

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Date: February 24th -,28th, 2025.
Time: 9a.m – 2pm
Venue: University Auditorium