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Journalism and Mass Communications

What Makes Us Different?


We offer a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical experience, inspired by the practices of leading Western universities. Our programs are taught by practitioner professors with Western educational backgrounds and tailored to each student’s individual skills and potential. Additional opportunities include international exchange programs and employment for all graduates of the Caucasus School of Media.

 

Our goal is to provide students with a comprehensive education and professional skills. We equip you with the tools to use modern technology, empowering you to observe, create, and drive change. We promise—you will stand out from the rest.

 

Upon completing the program, graduates are awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and Journalism.

 

What You Will Learn:


Our curriculum covers the norms, values, tools, and standards of journalism, media organization principles, and the skills required for managerial roles within media organizations. You’ll also gain expertise in various communication fields, including Public Relations (PR), Marketing and Advertising basics, and media research.

Bachelor’s Programs at Caucasus School of Media comprise no less than 240 ECTS, i.e. 60 ECTS per year or 30 ECTS per semester. Correspondingly, the duration of the Bachelor’s program is four years.

 

Each academic year is broken into two semesters. Each semester comprises 19 academic weeks; each academic year consists of 38 weeks.

 

1 ECTS equals to 25 Cr. hours, which includes contact hours (classes, seminars, presentations and other activities) and hours for independent work including preparation time for Midterm and Final examinations, for homework assignments and for preparing presentations. When and if appropriate.

 

Students can take additional summer semesters too.

 

 

In 2017 Caucasus School of Media enrolls 100 students in Bachelor’s Program of Journalism and Mass Communication, 50 students in Bachelor’s Program of Public Relations (PR). In the case of Bachelor’s Program of Journalism and Mass Communication priority is given to the results of the Unified National Examinations in Georgian language and literature, a foreign language and the fourth course taken; General Aptitude Test is on the last place. In the case of the Program of Public relations the coefficients are equally distributed. Students can take any of the foreign languages in the Unified National Examinations: English, French, German or Russian languages.

 

The price of the Bachelor’s Programs at Caucasus School of Media is 6990 GEL.

 

University grant system is also available.

 

Grant at the time of enrollment:

 

  • If CSM is your number one choice and you obtain state grant of 100%-70%, the University awards you additional 2,300 GEL per year. Thus, the tuition fee for 100% grant-holders amounts to 2040 GEL and to 2715 GEL. for 70% grant-holders, respectively.

 

Grant in the course of education:

 

  • Top first student is free from paying the tuition fee
  • Top second student pays only 50% of the tuition fee
  • Top third student is given 30% grant
  • The student who is the top first student at the end of the second academic year spends a semester of his/her third year at one of the CU’s partner universities free of charge

Nino Zhizhilashvili

Dean

Tel: (+995 32) 37 77 77 (303)

Mob: 577 442 323

E-mail.: nzhizhilashvili@cu.edu.ge

 

Tamta Kakriashvili

Undergraduate and Graduate Programs Administrative Director at Caucasus School of Media

Tel: (+995 32) 237 77 77 (494)

Mob: 598 77 98 77

E-Mail: Tkakriashvili@cu.edu.ge