Sem 5 of BA - Mass Communication & Journalism, Political Science, English ML

This course develops students’ academic writing skills by focusing on reading, critical thinking, and structured writing. It covers essay writing, summaries, and reports, emphasizing the writing process from drafting to final revision. Students learn to identify key ideas, write with purpose, and address audience needs. The course introduces academic formats like proposals and theses, along with paragraph development techniques and digital writing styles. It also familiarizes students with citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago), source integration, paraphrasing, and plagiarism prevention. By the end, students will be able to write clear, coherent, and academically responsible content across various formats.


The course offers a theoretical overview of the concepts and the cases associated with development communication. The primary aim is to study the thematic linkages between media and development and their functional implications for less developed countries. Navigating through key strategies, issues and barriers, it also allows the study of development paradigms through the usage of media tools. The engagement is on the basis of dialogue and delivery while we explore the topics together through focused lectures, readings, screenings & group discussions.

Literature by women has played a crucial role in fueling feminist movements, developing new expressions of feminism, and influencing public discourse on women's rights, agency, and empowerment. This paper on Women's Writing explores the themes mentioned above through genres like prose, poetry, short fiction and drama. The purpose is to contribute to a more inclusive and diverse literary landscape, enriching the scope of genres and themes represented in literature.