The program is a two-year graduate program designed to provide communication professionals with a stronger foundation in development communication theory and to provide them with the necessary skills in development communication work.
The Master in Development Communication by distance education aims to serve communication practitioners who aspire for a formal degree in communication and who are unable to attend the formal residential mode of instruction due to family or work pressures. To enhance the learning process, the program encourages the students to concurrently apply what they learn for the modules in their places of work.
| COURSE CODE | DESCRIPTIVE TITLE | UNITS |
| CORE COURSES | ||
| DEVC 204 | Methods of Research in Development Communication | 3 |
| DEVC 205 | Research Presentation and Publication | 3 |
| DEVC 206 | Development Communication Concepts and Approaches | 3 |
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| DEVC 211 | Communication Policies and Ethics | 3 |
| DEVC 221 | Production and Management of Print and Broadcast Materials | 3 |
| DEVC 231 | Production and Management of Multimedia and Digital Media | 3 |
| DEVC 241 | Communication of Scientific and Technical Information | 3 |
| DEVC 251 | Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilization | 3 |
| DEVC 261 | Introduction to Communication Media | 3 |
| DEVC 271 | Communication Theory | |
| DEVC 281 | Interpersonal Communication in Development | 3 |
| DEVC 291 | Communication, Culture, and Society | 3 |
| ELECTIVE COURSES | ||
| DEVC 216 | Communication and Indigenous Knowledge Systems | 3 |
| DEVC 217 | Project Development and Management | 3 |
| DEVC 218 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| DEVC 219 | Communication and Development Intervention | 3 |
| MASTER’S THESIS | ||
| DEVC 300-A/DEVC 301-A | Thesis A | 3 |
| DEVC 301-A/DEVC 301-B | Thesis B | 3 |
| MASTER’S PROJECT | ||
| DEVC 300-A/DEVC 301-A | Master’s Project A | 3 |
| DEVC 301-B/DEVC 301-B | Master’s Project B | 3 |
| CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS TO FINISH THE DEGREE | ||
| CORE COURSES | 9 | |
| MAJOR COURSES | 15/21 | |
| ELECTIVE COURSES | 6 | |
| MASTER’S THESIS/PROJECT | 6 | |
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | ✔ | |
| Proposal and Final Defense | ✔ | |
| Project Presentation | ✔ | |
| TOTAL | ||
| THESIS TRACK | 36 | |
| NON-THESIS TRACK | 42 |