Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

DCS 101 — Foundations of Development Communication

DCS department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• engage in academic debates on the relevance and functions of development communication
• analyse different positions and standpoints of scholars on the interconnections of communication and development in the society; and
• identify the core elements of communication for development

Course contents

Development communication is surrounded by a number of strong debates and perspectives that help to frame its origin and nature. This course is designed to take students through these debates and offers a basic description of different approaches and schools of thought through which the subject matter of development communication can be…

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study DCS 101.

More DCS courses

• DCS 102 · Ethics of Development Communication
• DCS 103 · History of Development
• DCS 104 · Sociology of Development Communication
• DCS 203 · Theories of Development
• DCS 206 · Writing for Development Purposes
• DCS 207 · Community Media for Development
• DCS 301 · Communication and Development Issues
• DCS 303 · Development Communication Strategies
• DCS 305 · Community Theatre for Development
• DCS 306 · Community Development Practicum
• DCS 307 · Health Communication
• DCS 308 · Agricultural Communication