IILM's MA in Mass Communication is a 2-year postgraduate programme designed for aspiring media leaders — combining advanced journalism practice, strategic communication, and digital fluency, mentored by India's finest broadcast and creative professionals.
Postgrad depth, industry speed.
2 years to mastery.Lead the newsroom — don't just enter it.
Advanced journalism, advanced careers.From campus to byline in 24 months.
Research, practice, placement.Masters who practise, not just preach.
Faculty from NDTV, Publicis, Havas.The MA in Mass Communication at IILM University is built for graduates who want to lead — in newsrooms, advertising agencies, digital platforms, and corporate communication. You will learn from distinguished practitioners who have anchored primetime news, managed global campaigns, and shaped India's media landscape.
This is not a theoretical programme. MA students produce journalism, run live campaigns, and complete an industry dissertation — in industry-standard studios, with AI-powered tools, guided by people who have done it at the highest levels.
Industry-standard television studios with anchoring desks, green screen, control rooms and podcast suites — your classroom is a working newsroom from day one.
Advanced AI tools integrated across editing, data journalism, content strategy and digital distribution — you graduate fluent in the tools shaping the future of media.
A rigorous dissertation, live industry projects, and research methodology built into both years — your MA is evidence-based, not just practice-driven.
Learn from Nidhi Razdan (ex-NDTV), Ankita Mukherji (ex-NDTV), Anish Dasgupta (MICA / Publicis / Havas) — practitioners who bring the real world into every session.
A 2-year full-time MA across two campuses — combining advanced journalism, strategic communication, and digital media specialisations.
A rigorous 2-year postgraduate programme covering advanced journalism practice, media research, digital storytelling, political communication, and strategic content — designed to develop senior media professionals.
Covers investigative journalism, broadcast production, data & AI in media, advertising, PR, digital strategy and a capstone industry dissertation with real media partners.
Each semester deepens your expertise — from advanced media theory and production in Year 1 to industry immersion, specialisation, and dissertation in Year 2.
Our facilities look and feel exactly like the newsrooms and production houses where you'll work — because they were designed that way. MA students get priority studio access.
Our faculty are practitioners, researchers and award-winners who bring the real world into every lecture. Your MA supervisors have led newsrooms, won awards, and built brands.
MA graduates from IILM's Department of Communication move into senior roles across journalism, advertising, digital strategy, PR, corporate communication and media research — faster than their peers.
TV channels, digital news desks, senior editorial roles
Content strategy, OTT platforms, digital agencies
Creative agencies, media houses, PR firms
In-house teams, CSR, stakeholder management
Political communication, policy advocacy, think tanks
PhD programmes, media research, policy institutes
Every MA student undertakes a structured industry internship in Semester 3 — with partner organisations across news, advertising, PR, digital and entertainment. These are not optional. They are credit-bearing, career-defining, and dissertation-linked.
Applications for the MA in Mass Communication are now open. Seats across Greater Noida and Gurugram campuses are limited — apply early.
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