Bakhtar University

What you'll study

Course content combines practical production projects with subject knowledge. Topics and activities explicitly covered include:

• Media ethics and law, including Afghan mass media law;
• Newspaper and magazine design and editing and editorial practice;
• Screenwriting and script development for visual formats;
• Online journalism and the use of social media for reporting and distribution;
• Documentary production—students produce personal, report and social-media documentaries;
• Broadcasting skills such as writing and reading TV reports, narration and field reporting (including vox pop methods);
• Practical program production through recurring student shows (examples include Kawish, Saparkai and Rawzanai Sobh) and short social clips with constructive public messages.

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a 12th-grade certificate and have achieved a high percentage in that qualification. Admission documentation includes a photocopy of the national ID card, a photocopy of the testimony (academic record) and three passport-size photos.

Career prospects

Graduates are prepared for roles across traditional and new media: newspapers, radio and television; online newsrooms and social-media management; public relations and spokesperson positions in governmental and non-governmental organisations; media analysis and consulting; program hosting and news casting; marketing, information management, strategic communications and community-awareness work.

Scholarships & funding angle

The source text does not list specific scholarships. Prospective students should enquire directly with Bakhtar University about available financial aid, fee waivers or scholarship programmes and check faculty notices for any funded projects or production-related support.