Royal College of Journalism-Dar es Salaam

Royal College of Journalism, Dar es Salaam, REG/PWF/004, Private institution with full registration, Dar es Salaam, Candidacy.Royal college of Tanzania (RCT) is one of the units of Tanzania Volunteers for Development Trust (TAVODET) .The college is under the administration of TAVODET Board of Trustees which entrust the powers to the Executive Officer under their supervision. RCT was established on 08 match 2001 for the aim of offering a variety of journalism and related courses .The College is based in Tanzania’s chief commercial city of Dar es saalam at Urafiki Social Estate-Ubungo.

VISSION

To became one of the well respected training institutions in Tanzania through provision of demand oriented, practical based and time conscious studies in a variety of contemporary disciplines.

MISSION

To produce useful professionals molded on creativity and innovativeness in their areas of specialization.

Programs Offered

Basic Certificate in Journalism

Basic Certificate in Journalism is three months programme with the following modules/units:

 

Code	Course Title	Status	Units
B/J 101	Broadcasting Journalism	Core	3
P/J 101	Photo-Journalism	Core	3
P/L 101	Press Law	Core	3
M/C 101	Mass Communication	Core	3
N/R 101	News Reporting	Core	3
L/G 101	Communication Skills	Core	3
I/C 101	Basic Computer Application	Elective	3

 

Advanced Certificate in Journalism

Advanced Certificate in Journalism under  is a one year programme with the following modules/units:

 

Semester 1

Code	Subject Title	Status	Units
B/J 101	Broadcasting Journalism	Core	3
P/J 101	Photo Journalism	Core	3
P/L 101	Press Law	Core	3
M/C101	Mass Communication	Core	3
N/R101	News Reporting	Core	3
B/J 102	Fieldwork Practical	Core	3
I/T101	Basic Computer Application	Elective	3

 

Semester 2

Code	Course Title	Status	Units
TV 101	Video Production	Core	3
PR 101	Public Relations	Core	3
MH 101	Media History	Core	3
CN 101	Current Affairs & News Analysis	Core	3
LG 101	Communication Skills	Core	3

 

 

Diploma in Journalism and Broadcasting

This is a two years programme with the following modules or units:

 

YEAR ONE

Semester 1

Code	Course Title	Status	Units
BJ 201	Broadcasting Journalism	Core	3
PJ 201	Photo-Journalism	Core	3
PR 201	Public Relations	Core	3
MC 201	Mass Communication	Core	3
NR 201	News Reporting	Core	3
BJ 202	Fieldwork Practical	Core	3
LG 201	Communication Skills	Core	3
OJ 201	Online Journalism	Elective	3

 

Semester 2

Code	Course Title	Status	Units
T/V 201	TV and Video production	Core	3
P/L 201	Press Law	Core	3
M/H 201	Media History	Core	3
M/R 201	Research Methods in Media	Core	3
C/N 201	Current affairs & News Analysis	Core	3
B/J 203	Fieldwork Practical	Core	3

 

YEAR TWO

Semester 1

Code	Course Title	Status	Units
N/E 201	News Editing	Core	3
J/E 201	Journalism Ethics	Core	3
N/P 201	News Paper Production & Distribution	Core	3
B/J 204	Field Work Practice	Core	3
C/S 201	Commercial Studies	Elective	3
D/S 201	Development Studies	Elective	3
S/G 201	Sociology and Gender	Elective	3

 

Semester 2

Code	Course Title	Status	Units
M/N 201	Mass Media and National Development	Core	3
M/M 201	Media Management	Core	3
P/R 202	Advertising	Core	3
M/R 202	Project Paper/ Research Report	Core	3
S/G 202	Social Psychology	Elective	3
I/M 201	Introduction to Marketing

 

Admission and Applications

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS COURSES

Entry requirement : Ordinary Diploma Courses

Holder of ACSE with at least two passes. OR

An appropriate Form Four with NTA level 4 i.e Advanced Certificate from an accredited Institution

 

Entry requirement : Advanced Certificate Courses

A minimum  Secondary Certificate with at least two passes

An appropriate Basic Certificate from an accredited Institution

 

Entry requirement : Basic Certificate Courses

1. An appropriate Form Four with at least one passes