Bachelor of Arts in Communication for Development (BACD)
The school offers a Degree program in Communication for Development. The degree course, lasting eight semesters (four years), includes one semester of industrial experience.
Industrial Training & Partners
Industrial Training
Partners
Industrial Training
- K92 Mine LTD – Kainantu, EHP
- NGCB
- TLMU – Unitech
- PR Office – Unitech
- Femili PNG
- ADB TSSP Project – MOMASE
- LAE URBAN LLG
- HIDES GAS DEVELOPMENT COPORATION LTD (KOMO)
- World Vision – AROB
- Community Development YR – POM
- PNG Ports – POM
Partners
- Australian National University
- The International Mining for Development Centre based in Melbourne, Australia
- Development Associate International of USA
- Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (LBUS), Romania, and the UNESCO Chair in Quality
- JID International
Course Outline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 1
YEAR ONE- SEMESTER ONE
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS
CD 111 DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY 6
CD 112 ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION 1 6
CD 113 COMMUNICATION AND DEVLOPMENT COMMUNICATION 6
BM 111 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 6
YEAR ONE- SEMESTER TWO
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS CD 124 SOCIOLOGY OF MELANESIAN SOCIETY & POLITICS 6
CD 125 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT 6
CD 126 ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION 2 6
BM 127 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THEORY & PRACTICE 6
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS
CD 111 DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY 6
CD 112 ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION 1 6
CD 113 COMMUNICATION AND DEVLOPMENT COMMUNICATION 6
BM 111 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 6
YEAR ONE- SEMESTER TWO
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS CD 124 SOCIOLOGY OF MELANESIAN SOCIETY & POLITICS 6
CD 125 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT 6
CD 126 ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION 2 6
BM 127 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THEORY & PRACTICE 6
Year 2
YEAR TWO- SEMESTER ONE
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS CD 211 CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS 6
CD 212 REPORTING AND WRITING FOR MEDIA 6
CD 213 CRITICAL THINKING AND ANALYSIS 6
BM 214 DISASTER AND RISK MANAGEMENT 6
YEAR TWO- SEMESTER TWO
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS CD 225 PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS 6
CD 226 PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION 6
CD 227 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE 6
BM 228 LAND OWNERSHIP, LAW AND DEVELOPMENT 6
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS CD 211 CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS 6
CD 212 REPORTING AND WRITING FOR MEDIA 6
CD 213 CRITICAL THINKING AND ANALYSIS 6
BM 214 DISASTER AND RISK MANAGEMENT 6
YEAR TWO- SEMESTER TWO
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS CD 225 PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS 6
CD 226 PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION 6
CD 227 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE 6
BM 228 LAND OWNERSHIP, LAW AND DEVELOPMENT 6
Year 3
YEAR THREE- SEMESTER ONE
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS
CD 311 TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 6
CD 312 SOCIAL MAPPING 6
CD 313 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT MONITORING 6
CD 314 RESEARCH METHODS AND SKILLS 6
YEAR THREE- SEMESTER TWO
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS CD 325 MEDIA MANGEMENT 6
CD 326 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 6
CD 327 CRIME AND DEVELOPMENT 6
CD 328 WORKPLACE SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT 6
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS
CD 311 TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 6
CD 312 SOCIAL MAPPING 6
CD 313 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT MONITORING 6
CD 314 RESEARCH METHODS AND SKILLS 6
YEAR THREE- SEMESTER TWO
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS CD 325 MEDIA MANGEMENT 6
CD 326 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 6
CD 327 CRIME AND DEVELOPMENT 6
CD 328 WORKPLACE SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT 6
Year 4
YEAR FOUR- SEMESTER ONE
CD 411: INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
YEAR FOUR- SEMESTER TWO
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS CD 422 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR DEVELOPMENT 6
CD 423 DISSERTATION: COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT 6
CD 424 PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 6
CD 425 ECONOMICS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP 6
CD 411: INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
YEAR FOUR- SEMESTER TWO
SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE SUBJECT HOURS CD 422 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR DEVELOPMENT 6
CD 423 DISSERTATION: COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT 6
CD 424 PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 6
CD 425 ECONOMICS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP 6