For many years, the Faculty of Journalism and Communication (University of Social Sciences and Humanities) has been one of the attractive training addresses for society. The impression that the training products of the Faculty bring is dynamism, solid knowledge, good skills and career adaptability, along with ethics and a high sense of responsibility towards society. On that foundation, the Faculty continues to have strong innovations to improve the quality of training, bringing more open learning and career opportunities to learners.
Leading Faculty
The Faculty of Journalism and Communication was established in 1990 and has had 23 years of construction and development. Up to now, the Faculty has maintained its position as the leading journalism training institution in the country.
The current structure of the Faculty's departments is quite stable, including: Print - Online Newspaper, Radio - Television, Media Research, PR - Advertising. The staff has 60 permanent and part-time lecturers, guest lecturers, including scientists, researchers with high academic titles and degrees, many journalists, media experts, managers, and people working in the field of journalism and communication. The Faculty is one of the first journalism training institutions to complete the training system at all levels and systems, from bachelor's to doctorate, from full-time to part-time.
The curriculum of the Journalism major is designed to ensure the output goals of knowledge, skills and professional ethics. The program includes knowledge blocks of basic sciences; knowledge blocks of para-professional fields; basic knowledge blocks of the industry and specialized knowledge blocks. Students are equipped with basic background knowledge of social sciences and humanities, background knowledge of communication, knowledge of each specialized field of journalism such as print, radio, television, electronic newspapers, PR, etc. In addition, skills and professional ethics are also a very important content in the training program, ensuring that journalism students can work professionally and have a high sense of responsibility to society after graduation.
Environmental Journalism Conference in Vietnam organized by the Faculty of Journalism and Communication in May 2012.
Affirming individual identity
It is no coincidence that when compared with other training institutions, students of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication (University of Social Sciences and Humanities) when graduating are always highly appreciated for their professional capacity. They mature and adapt quickly to many different working positions. Many former students of the Faculty have shared that it is the very comprehensive background knowledge of Social Sciences and Humanities received from leading professors and experts, the scientific thinking and research methods trained at school that have helped them have a scientific, objective and practical perspective when analyzing and evaluating issues occurring in life. In other words, the Faculty of Journalism and Communication enjoys a great advantage when belonging to a basic, leading university, with a tradition of quality training and research and a famous reputation at home and abroad. The unique "quality" of journalism students lies in the depth of scientific and social knowledge; in sharp thinking and perspective; in the courage and enthusiasm of those who have knowledge and creative personality. Up to now, with that capacity and personality, thousands of journalism students have been contributing to building a unique brand - the brand of students of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Students of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication practice with modern equipment at the Center for Journalism and Communication.
In previous years, the ability to practice a profession while still in school was still considered a limitation for university students in general, including journalism students. However, this view is no longer true thanks to the creative and drastic innovations in the training activities of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication. Right from the first years, students have been taught and trained by prestigious journalists in many fields of print journalism, radio, television, etc. The school also has a Center for Journalism and Communication (CMP) - with radio and television equipment, studios, and modern lecture halls on par with current press agencies and television stations - to strongly support the Faculty in professional practice activities for students. The Faculty has signed official cooperation agreements with many press units, including Phap Luat Newspaper, so that professional journalists can participate in supporting training activities in a direction that is closer to the actual working environment. The products of students of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication are now regularly published in the daily issue of the Law Newspaper. The Faculty also has a new regulation on graduation thesis implementation, allowing students to create a television product and defend it before the Council instead of doing a traditional thesis. This regulation has received positive responses from students over the years and has shown positive signs. Students have been more strongly inspired about their future careers. Many graduation films by students are of sufficient quality to be broadcast on television. In particular, there are films made by students that have won high awards at major film festivals.
New directions
In 2013, the Faculty of Journalism and Communication first recruited students for a new major, Public Relations (PR). Previously, the Faculty was the first place to teach PR in Vietnam. This subject has been taught in the Faculty of Journalism and Communication as well as many other faculties in the School for many years, in order to lay the initial foundation for the new major.
The training program of the Public Administration major is built on the basis of referring to the training program of the University of Maryland (USA), with the consultation of employers and experts in Public Administration, on the basis of a specific survey on the demand for human resources in the Public Administration major in the Vietnamese labor market.
Students of the Public Relations major will be equipped with basic knowledge of social sciences and humanities, fundamental knowledge of communication and organizational management, brand management, knowledge of public relations theory and practice such as relations with the press, media, event organization, building programs, campaigns, PR plans to adapt to each customer's requirements... Many subjects in the curriculum will be directly taught by directors and senior managers of media companies - with extensive practical experience.
The Faculty of Journalism and Communication has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with three leading media companies (T&A Media Company, Ogilvy Vietnam Company; Le Bros Media Company) to implement many specific cooperation activities in the field of public relations. Accordingly, students have the opportunity to experience their careers right from the first years.
It can be said that the Public Relations major has the potential to become a new strength of the Faculty when it continues to take advantage of the advantages and training experience of the School, the Faculty and the Journalism industry. The new major will also contribute to affirming the position of the leading training institution in Journalism - Communication of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Not only are they recreational activities, the extracurricular programs of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication are truly useful practice sessions.
In the past year, dual degree training has also been a promising direction that the Faculty wants to aim for. With the advantage of the credit training method, students can proactively build a study plan, shorten the study time, integrate subjects to study 2 degrees at the same time. In the future, dual degree programs of Journalism, Public Relations with other training majors inside and outside the school will be implemented to bring more open career opportunities for Journalism and Communication students. After 4 years of study, Journalism students can also accumulate knowledge for another year to receive a bachelor's degree in Public Relations. This dynamic connection demonstrates the Faculty's efforts to better meet the diverse needs of learners.