What is the scope of msc in communication and development and what are the job options?
Hello Nidhi Manchanda
scope and Job career options
Having a Degree or Diploma in Development Communication, one can work as a Communication, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for a major International or National Non-Government or Non-Profit Organizations. One can also work as a Consultant on part-time or assignment basis. The basic job is to strategize or plan communication activities based on participatory approaches including media and interpersonal communication channels which may facilitate a dialogue among different stakeholders involved in a development activity having a common development problem or goal by setting a number of activities to contribute to its solution, or its realization.
You can also work as a Researcher, Extension Worker or as a Development Practitioner to deal with development problems and experimenting and implementing appropriate solutions. But you are not the only performer. The process must be based on the active participation of the end users and involve the other stakeholders working with the communities. This is the fundamental basis of participatory development communication.
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