Welcome to the Department of Mass Communication

As-salam alaykum, warahmatullahi, wabarakatuhu

Welcome to the Department of Mass Communication of Fountain University of Osogbo. With us, you are no longer in dreamland but rather ready to actualise your dreams and ambitions. We are sure you most certainly possess the requisite resourcefulness to undertake an academic endeavour with a desire to become relevant in your chosen field of study. Rest assured, we are always here to be of assistance in making it a reality. This is with services and adequate grooming to make sure you are at peace with your inner self and also your God. There is a constant need to groom individuals that are grounded in the workings of international and national communication dynamics. This department of Mass Communication of Fountain university has been set up to help resourceful and ambitious individuals attain their goal of becoming the game changers in the field of communication. In whichever area of communication, be it media studies, development communication, public relations and advertising, journalism, interactive arts and creative multi-media, TV News & Current Affairs Production, Film & Cultural Studies, Science & Health Communication, international communication, and other areas that are impactful on the way the world works, the department is well-equipped with both human and material resources. At the same time, we focus on intensive hands-on practical that have made our graduates excel in the various industry. We study the impacts of new media, understand the importance of popular culture, analyze the significance of popular photography, among other topics. Our alumni have gone on to land well-known positions in public relations and brand development, as well as positions in progressive start-ups and businesses focused on the arts. Numerous individuals have continued on to get professional degrees in management, business, education, and financial communication, as well as graduate degrees in communication and media. A number of others have become entrepreneurs with the skills and knowledge acquired from us.

About the Department

Since its establishment in 2013, the Department of Mass Communication, Fountain University, Osogbo, has been a flagship department in the College of Management and Social Sciences, producing outstanding individuals who are doing well in their chosen communication careers. This is in tandem with our desire to produce leadership-oriented individuals and goal-getters in the field of communication. The pioneer coordinator of the department, Dr. Rasheed Adebiyi, piloted the affairs of the department during its first year, from 2013 to 2014. Subsequently, the department was led by Dr. Ridwan Adeyemi between 2014 and 2016; while Mrs. Fadhilat Adebisi, became the first female coordinator of the department in the later part of 2017. Dr. Kamoru Salaudeen became the coordinator during the 2018–2019 academic session until the end of the 2022–2023 session, when he bowed out of the system. The incumbent coordinator is Dr. Azeez Olusegun Sanni, who has been piloting the affairs of the department since Dr. Salaudeen ended his tenure in 2023. Ours is a progressive-minded department that has continued to align with the trend in communication. We have especially keyed into the requirements of the Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) of the National Universities Commission (NUC). With a standard edifice that serves as the studio complex that houses radio and television studios, a public relations lab, and a photo studio, the department has consistently been producing world-class graduates across its programmes attesting to its commitment to academic excellence.

• Mission

  To produce graduates with professional acumen and the requisite ethics to lead the media and communication industries in Nigeria and beyond.

• Vision

  To become a centre of reference in knowledge production in media and communication studies.