FACULTY OF MEDIA SCIENCES
Bachelor of Media Science
The Faculty of Media Sciences at SZABIST offers a comprehensive 4-year Bachelor of Media Science
degree with majors in Film and Television Production, Advertising Strategy & Design, Game Design
and Journalism.
To earn an undergraduate degree, students must enroll in and successfully complete a total of 136
credit hours which include 44 courses, a 6-credit Final Year Project (to be offered over last two
semesters), and an internship. Forty-four courses include: 34 core courses, 7 from the stream of
specialization requirements, i.e. Film and Television Production, or Advertising Strategy & Design
or Journalism or Game Design and 3 electives. All students must complete their degree within 6
years.
First Year Third Year
Fall Semester Fall Semester
MD 1122 English for General Purposes - MD 2423 Theatre Project MD 1112
MD 1107 Drawing and Perspective - MD 2424 Media Psychology MD 1104, MD 1222
MD 1115 Introduction to Media - MD 3523 Production Practices II MD 2323, MD 2313
MD 1217
Industries MD 2405 Media Laws and Ethics MD 1115, MD 1222
MD 1124 Civilization Studies - MD 1213 Creative Writing MD 1122, MD 1118
MD 1123 Pakistan Studies - MD 3525 Radio Programming and MD 1217
MD 1106 Photography - Production MD 3601
Spring Semester Spring Semester
MD 1222 English for Academic Purposes MD 1122 MD 3518 Animation and Motion MD 2425
MD 1104 Culture, Media and Society MD 1115, MD 1122 Graphics MD 2427
MD 3601 Art of Music - MD 4701 State and Nation Building in MD 1216
MD 1211 Basic Design MD 1107 Pakistan MD 1222
MD 2321 History and Aesthetics of Film MD 3506 Theories of Visual Culture MD 1104, MD 1222
MD 1223 Islamic Studies OR - MD 4xxx Stream Elective I -
MD 1224 Humanities - MD 4xxx Stream Elective II -
(For non-Muslim students)* MD 4xxx Stream Elective III -
Second Year Fourth Year
Fall Semester Fall Semester
MD 2427 Design Practices I MD 1211 MD 4716 Final Year Project-I MD 2325
MD 1118 Topics in Asian Literature MD 1222 MD 4714 Producing Short Narratives MD 3523
MD 2323 Production Practices I MD 1107 MD 4xxx Stream Elective IV -
MD 1217 Introduction to Sound MD 3601 MD 4xxx Stream Elective V -
MD 2313 Idea Development MD 1107 MD 4xxx Stream Elective VI -
MD 3505 Principles of Journalism MD 1122 MD 4xxx Stream Elective VII -
Spring Semester Spring Semester
MD 1119 Play Analysis MD 1122 MD 4816 Final Year Project-II MD 4807
MD 2318 History of Commercial Art MD 1107, MD 1211
MD 4xxx Cross Specialization Stream -
MD 2425 Audiovisual Editing MD 2323, MD 1217 Elective I
MD 2428 Introduction to Advertising MD 4xxx Cross Specialization Stream -
Strategy Elective II
MD 3527 Design Practices II MD 2427 MD 4xxx Cross Specialization Stream -
MD 2325 Media Research MD 1104, MD 1222
Elective III
(*Humanities will be offered to the non-Muslim students SPECIALIZATION STREAMS
instead of Islamic Studies) Game Design
MD 4911 Principles of game design
MD 4903 Game design theory - Lodology
MD 4913 Gamification in the real world
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Narratology I MD 4864 Investigative Journalism and
MD 4915 Narratology II Crisis Reporting
MD 4902 Concept art for character design I MD 4877 The International Newsroom
MD 4912 Concept art for character design II MD 4783 TV Journalism
MD 4904 Concept art for game environment MD 4859 Introduction to Photojournalism
design I MD 4839 Reporting the News
MD 4901 Advanced Animation for 2D games MD 4793 Citizen Journalism
MD 4914 Introduction to Unreal Engine MD 4893 Environmental Journalism
MD 4794 Fashion Journalism
Film & Television Production Stream MD 4895 Peace Journalism
MD 4726 Directing I MD 4795 Reporting of Politics and Governance
MD 4728 Directing II MD 4894 Foreign Correspondence
MD 4781 Sound Design MD 4896 Sports Reporting
MD 4821 Cinematography MD 4796 Digital Public Relations and Blogging
MD 4825 Screenwriting MD 4797 Introduction to Digital News Reporting
MD 4872 Visual Storytelling MD 4774 Media Anthropology
MD 4868 Production Practices III MD 4776 Media Convergence and Innovation
MD 4724 Documentary Vision MD xxxx Science Communication and Journalism
MD 4764 Production Design
MD 4765 Basic Lighting Cross Specialization Stream Electives
MD 4829 Screenwriting II Students have to do three cross specialization-stream
MD 4789 Green Screen Keying and Composition electives. The student may take 3 courses from any
for Production VFX other specialization stream apart from the one that
MD 4889 Narrative and Social Change they are majoring in.
MD 4898 Music Score for Film and Television
MD 4867 Topics in Film and Television Stream specialization and cross stream specialization
MD 4883 Urdu Literature in South Asian Cinema will be offered depending on the availability of resources.
MD 4873 Modernity in Cinema in Bengal
MD 4792 Music Production and Design Certain film and video production courses may require
MD 4892 Music Theory and Performance additional fees for equipment rental, film purchases,
and travel. The Faculty of Media Sciences makes every
Advertising Strategy & Design Stream effort to subsidize these costs in order to minimize
MD 4723 Advance Animation financial impact on students.
MD 4731 Advertising Research
MD 4739 Advertising Design and Concept Students enrolled full time are required to take at least
MD 4754 Creative Aspect in Advertising 5 courses in each semester. Students unable to
MD 4779 Digital Brand Communication enroll full time should consult the Program Manager
MD 4835 Consumer Behavior to discuss any accommodation they might need.
MD 4843 Campaign Strategy All first semester students are required to enroll in 6
MD 4846 New Media Advertising courses. In order to register for thesis credits in the
MD 4847 Copywriting 7th and 8th semester for Thesis I and II respectively,
MD 4736 Integrated Marketing Communications students must complete all pre-requisites. Students
MD 4837 Media Planning on academic probation will not be allowed to register
MD 4782 Interaction Design for thesis credits.
MD 4787 Digital Design and Publishing
MD 4834 Advertising in Pakistan Internship
MD 4833 Brand Management The Faculty of Media Sciences requires all students to
MD 4897 Digital Media Planning complete a 6-week internship at an organization of
MD 4798 Fundamentals of Digital Advertising their choice by the end of their third year. Upon
MD 4854 Illustration completion of the internship, students must submit a
MD 4732 Typography comprehensive summary of what they have learned
MD 4878 Design for Social Change in their internship.
Journalism Stream All students are also required to work with the faculty
MD 4757 Feature Writing I to organize faculty’s annual media festival in the third
MD 4879 Multimedia Journalism year of their degree.
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