About School Of Graduate Studies GIJ
Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) was established in 1959 to turn out highly academic and professional communicators for the industry and society. In 2006, Ghana’s Parliament enacted Act 717 which gave the Institute full tertiary status under the Ministry of Education. The Masters programmes are Journalism, Public Relations, Media Management and Development Communication. They are to turn out highly effective and efficient postgraduate professionals in these specialised fields. These middle-level professionals will add more quality and technological innovations to the changing trends in the industry. In all, this programme will assist expand the frontiers of democratic governance and stimulate investment as well as the development of highly skilled self-motivated individuals who will inject greater efficiency into the various layers of our national development.
A strong motivation in designing this programme is to reduce the financial resources spent by the Government of Ghana, corporate entities and individuals to educate such professionals and students outside the country. For example, in the United Kingdom and the United States, a one-year postgraduate programme in any of the four specialised programmes costs (including living expenses) between $25, 000-$30,000. With the award of a Presidential Charter, GIJ is well positioned to award its own degrees, diplomas and certificates. In line with the vision, mission and new trends in an emerging economy, the introduction of postgraduate programmes has the capacity to meet national challenges and address the inadequacies in the media, journalism and communication industry.
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