St. Joseph College of Communication

Coordinates: 9°27′32″N 76°33′20″E / 9.45889°N 76.55556°E / 9.45889; 76.55556
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St Joseph College of Communication
MottoValues in Visuals
TypeEducational Institution
Established2004; 20 years ago (2004)
AffiliationMahatma Gandhi University
PrincipalRev. Dr. Joseph Parackal
DirectorRev. Fr. Antony Ethackad
Location, ,
India
NicknameSJCC, Media Village
Websitesjcc.ac.in

9°27′32″N 76°33′20″E / 9.45889°N 76.55556°E / 9.45889; 76.55556

St Joseph College of Communication
Sri Oommen Chandy, the Hon. Chief Minister of Kerala Inaugurating SJCC

St Joseph College of Communication, Changanassery (SJCC), is the first university affiliated media college in South India and was founded in August 2004. It is a Christian minority self-financing education institution affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. The college is first of its kind in South India hosting more than 1000 students in 8 undergraduate and 5 postgraduate career oriented programs in Media Studies and Mass Communication. The college offers Bachelor and Master of Arts university degrees in Multimedia, Animation, Graphic Design, Cinema & Television, Print and Electronic journalism, Visual Arts (Interior Design), Visual Effects, and Audiography & Digital Editing and more.

History[edit]

St Joseph College of Communication affiliated to MG University was established in August 2004 and formally inaugurated by Oommen Chandy, the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the presence of the founder, Archbishop Emeritus Mar Joseph Powathil, on 2 July 2005.

Media Village was dedicated to the nation by former President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.[1]

Courses[edit]

  • BA Multimedia
  • BA Visual Communication
  • BA Animation and Graphic Design
  • BA Visual Arts (Interior Designing)
  • BA Animation and Visual Effects
  • BA Audiography and Digital Editing
  • B.Com. Finance and Taxation
  • B.Com. Co-operation
  • MA Cinema and television
  • MA Animation
  • MA Graphic Design
  • MA Multimedia
  • MA Print and Electronic Journalism

Facilities[edit]

  • FM Radio Station (Radio Media Village 90.8)
  • Dolby Atmos Premix Studio
  • Online TV Channel (MVTV)
  • TV Studio with Teleprompter
  • Greenmatte Studio
  • 2D Animation Lab
  • 3D Animation Lab
  • Stop Motion Lab
  • Sculpting Studio
  • Digital Classrooms
  • Media Village Publications

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