As an advanced level study from the Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) Undergraduate Program in Communication Science, the Master's Program in Communication Science consistently implements and develops quality communication science education.
With a focus on research and study of science on mass communication, interpersonal, group, intercultural communication, and media literacy, students can conduct research related to social issues. Qualified individuals in our study program can produce journals and scientific works that are accredited by DIKTI and indexed internationally with the help of highly dedicated and nationally certified teaching staff. The USU Master's Program in Communication Science is firmly committed to making its graduates excellent and globally competitive teachers and researchers in the field of communication as well as competent communication science experts as media practitioners and in political communication.
Vision & Mission
To become a center for communication science education that produces masters with competence and global competitiveness in the field of communication science in 2021
- Implementing and developing a quality communication science master program education.
- Conduct research and studies in communication science (mass communication & new media, interpersonal communication, group communication, intercultural, media literacy).
- Performing community service through training in communication science, public communication campaigns, and developing media literacy programs.
- Disseminate scientific information in communication through journals, scientific meetings, seminars, etc.
- Developing Study Program Organizational and Network Capacity.
Goals & Targets
- Teaching and research staff with good capacity in communication in general.
- Media and political communication practitioner with expertise in Political Communication Consultant, Political Survey, and Media Analysis.
- Professional in various companies and Political and Developmental Public Relations in government, legislative institutions, and political parties.
- Middle and top-level management of mass media who master media management, and media political economy.
- Conducting research related to social issues, especially in the field of public services, and community capacity building.
- Conducting research in the field of communication science.
- Generating research cooperation in the field of communication science with the media industry, government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector
- Performing services communication that can increase knowledge, skills and open business opportunities for the community.
- Producing public service cooperation in the field of communication science with the media industry, government, non-governmental organizations, and private institutions.
- Producing journals in the field of Communication Science that are accredited by DIKTI.
- Produce internationally indexed scientific works of teaching staff.
- Publishing publications in the form of books and modules of teaching materials for teaching staff
- Increasing the institutional cooperation of study programs in the field of education at the national and international levels.
- Increasing the institutional cooperation of study programs in the field of research at the national and international levels.
- Increase the institutional cooperation of study programs in the field of community service at the national and international levels.
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