Undergraduate Program
The department offers BS Development Communication (BSDC) with majors in Community Broadcasting, Development Journalism, and Educational Communication Technology.

• Community Broadcasting. Students majoring in Community Broadcasting learn to use radio primarily as an educational medium. Students are equipped with the fundamental knowledge, abilities and skills in the use of broadcast media to support development efforts.
• Development Journalism. Development journalism majors are trained in reporting, writing, and editing for newspapers, magazines, farm primers, technology guides, brochures, and in preparing expository publications.
• Educational Communication Technology. Educational communication technology majors are equipped with the fundamental knowledge, abilities and skills in multimedia production, and are trained in applying the knowledge and tools of information and communication technology.

Graduate Program

The Master of Science in Development Communication (MSDC) is designed to enable students to understand and practice basic and advanced communication concepts, principles and theories as applied to instruction, research and development. In addition, it trains students to design appropriate communication interventions as means of achieving the goals and objectives of a given development program/project. The department also offers four graduate courses for the Master in Agricultural Development (MAgDev) students who take development communication as their cognate.