NUC approves unbundling of UNN Mass Comm programme

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the unbundling of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) into five new undergraduate programmes with effect from the 2026/2027 academic session. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Nsukka by Mr Inya Egwu, the acting Public Relations Officer of UNN. According to him, the newly approved full-time programmes are B.Sc. (Advertising), B.Sc. (Broadcasting), B.Sc. (Development Communication Studies), B.Sc. (Journalism and Media Studies), and B.Sc. (Public Relations). The statement said the approval was conveyed to the university in a circular dated June 19, 2026. “The decision followed a ...