St Joseph College of Communication Administrative Block

St Joseph College of Communication, Changanassery (SJCC), is the first university affiliated media college in

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and was founded in August 2004. It is a Christian minority self-financing education institution affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University,

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, Kerala, India. The college is first of its kind in

hosting more than 1000 students in 8 undergraduate and 5 postgraduate career oriented programs in Media Studies and Mass Communication. The college offers

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and

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university degrees in

Multimedia Multimedia is a form of communication that uses a combination of different content forms, such as Text (literary theory), writing, Sound, audio, images, animations, or video, into a single presentation. T ...

, Animation,

Graphic Design Graphic design is a profession, academic discipline and applied art that involves creating visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives. Graphic design is an interdisciplinary branch of ...

, Cinema & Television, Print and Electronic journalism, Visual Arts (Interior Design), Visual Effects, and Audiography & Digital Editing and more.

History

St Joseph College of Communication affiliated to MG University was established in August 2004 and formally inaugurated by

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, the

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, in the presence of the founder, Archbishop Emeritus Mar Joseph Powathil, on 2 July 2005. Media Village was dedicated to the nation by former

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Courses

* 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

* FM Radio Station (Radio Media Village 90.8) *

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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

Notable Alumni

Mathukutty Xavier Mathukutty Xavier is an Indian film Director and Screenplay Writer who predominantly works in Malayalam Cinema. He has won the 67th National Award for Best Debut Film of a Director. His first film was '' Helen''. The film is remade into Hindi ...

Libin T. B. (BA Multimedia - 2007 Batch) M. C. Jithin (BA Animation and Graphic Design - 2007 Batch)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Joseph College of Communication Animation schools in India Christian universities and colleges in India Arts and Science colleges in Kerala Colleges affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala Universities and colleges in Kottayam district Educational institutions established in 2004 2004 establishments in Kerala Changanassery