DEVELOPMENT COMUNICATION
Development Communication is the integration of strategic communication in development projects. Strategic communication is a powerful tool that can improve the chances of success of development projects. It strives for behavior change not just information dissemination, education, or awareness-raising. While the latter are necessary ingredients of communication, they are not sufficient for getting people to change long-established practices or behaviors.
When communication is used to promote social development. Systematically applying the processes, strategies, and principles of communication to bring out positive social changes called development communication. It is the art and science of human communication linked to a society's planned transformation from a state of poverty to one of dynamic socio-economic growth that makes for greater equity and the larger unfolding of individual potential.
Sub Thematic areas in Development Communication
- Health Communication
- Agricultural Communication
- Gender Communication
- Information, Education and Communication.
- Leadership and Communication
- Science Communication
- Environmental Communication
Degree Programmes/Course Units
KCS 301 Introduction to Communication Research
KCS 303 Media and Entertainment Law
KDC 301 Organizational Communication
KDC 303 Advanced Development Communication
KDC 305 Communication and Development Practice
KDC 307 Gender, Communication and Development
KDC 309 Intercultural and cross-cultural communication
KDC 311 Communication and Behaviour change
KJS 302 Communication Research methods
KDC 302 Information, Education, Communication – IECs
KDC 304 Project specializations and proposal writing
KDC 306 Statistical Methods
KCS 304 Management and Entrepreneurship
KDC 308 Social marketing
KDC 310 Communication and Human Rights
KDC 312 Health Communication and Development
KDC 314 African Communications Systems
KDC 316 Contemporary Issues in communication
KDC 316 Industrial Attachment
KDC 401 Communication Policy I
KDC 403 Monitoring and Evaluation of IEC Programmes
KDC 405 Case Studies in Development Communication
KDC 407 Communication and Conflict
KDC 409 Communication and Technology
KDC 411 Communication and Human Rights
KDC 413 Health Communication and Development
KDC 415 Political Communication and Development
KDC 402 Strategic Communications for Development Projects
KDC 404 Communication Policy II
KDC 406 Media Production Project Writing
KDC 408 Communication Planning
KDC 410 Project
KDC 412 Participatory Communication Methods
KDC 414 Media Diplomacy
KDC 416 Communication and Sustainable Development
KDC 418 Communication, Science and Technology
KDC 420 Communication for Public and Private Sector reforms
KDC 422 Communication and Humanitarian Issues
Possible Career Opportunities
- Behavior Change expert
- IEC consultant
- Development worker
- Health communication expert
- Crisis communication consultant
- Systematizer of development
- Conflict manager
- Community development
- Entrepreneurship trainer
- Translator
- Inter-cultural expert