MS Mass Communication
What MS Mass Communication covers, career paths in Pakistan, and which universities offer it.
Quick Facts
| Degree Level | MS |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Arts |
| Offered By | 5 universities in our directory |
An MS in Mass Communication is a two-year postgraduate degree analysing media systems, content and effects, combining communication theory with research methods and a thesis.
What You’ll Study
Coursework covers communication theory, media effects and audience research, political communication, digital and social media studies, media policy and regulation, media ethics, and quantitative and qualitative research methods.
MS, MSc or MPhil?
Pakistani universities use several titles for the two-year postgraduate degree following a four-year bachelor’s, and HEC treats them as equivalent 18-year qualifications. What matters practically is whether the programme is thesis-based, since that governs readiness for doctoral study.
Career Scope in Pakistan
Graduates work in media research and audience analysis, university teaching where a postgraduate degree is the minimum for lecturing, media policy and regulatory bodies, communications strategy, development sector communications, and research institutes.
Research capability — audience measurement, content analysis, digital analytics — distinguishes graduates for analytical roles, as distinct from the production skills a practice-oriented degree builds. Political communication and misinformation research are areas of growing relevance in Pakistan.
Admission Requirements
A relevant 16-year degree, plus the university’s postgraduate admission test and interview. Many programmes run in evening formats suited to working professionals.
Where You Can Study This
- 5 universities
- 2 cities
- 3 public
- 2 private
Fees are not shown here: we hold a published figure for 1 of these 5 universities, and comparing one against a blank column would be misleading rather than informative. Each university page carries its own fee where we have it.
| University | City | Sector | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allama Iqbal Open University | Islamabad | Public | — |
| Lahore College for Women University | Lahore | Public | — |
| National University of Sciences and Technology | Islamabad | Public | 2 years |
| Lahore Garrison University | Lahore | Private | — |
| National College of Business Administration & Economics | Lahore | Private | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between an MS and an MPhil?
Both are two-year postgraduate degrees treated as equivalent 18-year qualifications by HEC. MPhil is the more traditional and usually more thesis-weighted designation; MS is more common at newer and private universities.