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Undergraduate Program in Communication Science

Undergraduate Program in Communication Science

Established in 1983, the Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) Undergraduate Program in Communication Science is a center of excellence for higher education in communication science that focuses on public speaking, literacy, media production, advertising, and other communication sciences.

With the assistance of the best individuals who are strongly determined as educators, communication science learning is designed to help students convey messages effectively by creating a pleasant learning atmosphere. Graduates of the Undergraduate Program in Communication Science have a wide range of job prospects, including media frontliners, event organizers, public speakers, and news presenters in journalism.

Undergraduate Program in Communication Science
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History

1980

The Department of Communication Science is one of 8 departments in the Faculty of Social Science and Political Sciences, Universitas Sumatera Utara. At the beginning of its establishment in 1980, the Faculty of Social and Political Science was still a department of community knowledge, which was grafted onto the Faculty of Law at the Universitas Sumatera Utara. A year later, the Department of Community Knowledge changed to the Department of Social Sciences (JIS) and remained in the Faculty of Law.

1983

Following the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia No. 0535/0/83 in 1983 concerning the type and number of departments in the faculties within the Universitas Sumatera Utara, the USU Faculty of Social Sciences and Political Sciences has six departments, namely: 1. Department of Sociology 2. Department of Social Welfare 3. Department of Anthropology 4. Department of Public Administration 5. Communication Science Department 6. Major MKDU (General Basic Course)

1987

At the beginning of the establishment of FISIP, the selection of majors was carried out in semester VII. This situation lasted until the 1986/1987 academic year. The new majors were only selected when registering for entrance testing in the 1987/1988 academic year.

1994

In the process of its development in 1994-1997, the Department of Communication Science opened two programs, namely: 1. Journalism concentration 2. Public Relations/Humas. Students must choose a journalism or public relations concentration in the fourth semester.

2003

In terms of naming, the name of the communication science department, which was used since its establishment, had to be changed in 2003. The naming is no longer a department but a department. This is following government regulation No. 56 of 2003 concerning the Application of State-Owned Legal Entities to the Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) and USU trustee decision No. 1/SK/MWA/1/2005 dated January 8, 2005, concerning USU by laws.

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Vision & Mission

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To become a communication science education center that produces graduates competent in Journalism, Public Relations, and advertising with global competitiveness in 2021.

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  1. Implementing and developing education in journalism, public relations, and advertising.
  2. Carry out and develop research in the field of Public Relations and Advertising. Relations) and advertising (Advertising) carry out and develop community service in the field of Communication
  3. Develop scientific publications in the fields of journalism, public relations and advertising.
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Goals & Targets

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  1. Producing students with competence as media frontlines, event organizers, public speakers, and news presenters in journalism.
  2. Produce students who have competence in intermediate public relations, expert public relations, and managerial public relations.
  3. Produce competent students as advertising designers, media campaign designers, and promotions.
  4. Carrying out research related to social issues, especially in the field of public services, and capacity-building community
  5. Conducting research in the fields of journalism, public relations, and advertising
  6. Develop or build research cooperation in the field of communication science communication with the media industry, government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
  7. Conducting community service on media literacy, citizen journalism, photography, public speaking, broadcasting, and media production. Journalism, photography, public speaking, broadcasting, media production, advertising and others
  8. Performing services in the field of communication that can increase knowledge and open business opportunities for the community
  9. Building community service cooperation in the field of communication science communication with the media industry, government, non-governmental organizations, and private institutions. And private institutions
  10. Producing journals in the field of Communication Science that DIKTI accredits
  11. Produce internationally indexed scientific works of teaching staff.
  12. Publishing publications in the form of books and modules of teaching materials for teaching staff
  13. Increasing institutional cooperation of study programs in the field of education at the national and international levels
  14. Increasing the institutional cooperation of study programs in the field of research at the national and international levels
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Organization Structure

Prof. Dra. Mazdalifah, M.Si., Ph.D. Prof. Dra. Mazdalifah M.Si., Ph.D. Head Of Undergraduate Program In Communication Science Dr. Yovita Sabarina Sitepu, S.Sos., M.Si. Dr. Yovita Sabarina Sitepu S.Sos., M.Si. Secretary Of Undergraduate Program In Communication Science
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Students Organization

Ikatan Mahasiswa Departemen Ilmu Komunikasi (IMAJINASI)

Ikatan Mahasiswa Departemen Ilmu Komunikasi (IMAJINASI)

The Communication Science Department (IMAJINASI) student association was established on March 15, 1985. IMAJINASI is an intra-organization that directly stands under the auspices of the Department of Communication Science. The administrators of IMAJINASI are communication science students who have gone through the selection process first. IMAJINASI focuses on activities that lead to the development of student potential, both in theory and practice. Drs formed IMAJINASI. Danan Djaja, M.A. was the first Chair of the Department of Communication Science and was assisted by Prof. Suwardi Lubis, M.S, as Secretary of the Department of Communication Science. They initiated the establishment of IMAJINASI as an organization or purely as a learning medium for Communication Science students free from all political elements. The vision of IMAJINASI is "To become an organization that can embrace all students of Communication Science FISIP USU from various backgrounds to increase the potential and knowledge in the field of communication science as well as becoming a large family of Communication Science that supports each other." One of the concrete forms of IMAJINASI activities is to build relationships or cooperation with communication practitioners and academics, both inside and outside the campus environment. IMAJINASI has eight divisions, each with a work program that will be implemented during each term of office. The divisions are: 1. Education and reasoning division 2. Interest and talent division 3. Public relations division 4. Journalistic photography division 5. Islamic Spiritual Division 6. Christian spiritual division 7. Organizational development division 8. Research and development division