FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION & MEDIA STUDIES

Prof. Richard Nlemanya Amadi

Current Dean Faculty Of Communication & Media Studies

COMMUNICATION & MEDIA STUDIES

The Faculty of Communication and Media Studies was officially approved by the Senate of Rivers State University on March 31, 2022. Four (4) Departments make up the Faculty. They are:

Department of Cinematography and Broadcast Studies
Department of Development Communication Studies
Department of Public Relations and Advertising
Department of Journalism and Print Technology

The Faculty offers unique opportunity to students to study in the various Departments for the award of Bachelor of Science and higher degrees. The undergraduate programme of the Faculty is designed to provide fundamental knowledge and deepen the students’ understanding of the dynamics of communicating with a mass audience within different sections of the society. It also introduces them to the techniques and tools of research, develops in them the spirit of enquiry and prepares them to face the peculiar challenges of the society with a view to solving them. The students will also be properly positioned to utilize mediated and inter-personal communication in problem solving.

Staff list in the Department

Name	Rank	Area Of Specialisation
Prof. Richard N. Amadi (Dean of the Faculty)	Professor	Public Relations and Media Strategic Communication
Prof. Godwin Bassey Okon	Professor	Communication for Development and Media Advocacy
Prof. Fred A. Amadi	Professor	Metacommunication and Critical Discourse Analysis
Dr. Barigbon G. Nsereka (Ag HOD, Journalism And Print Technology)	Reader	Development Communication and Journalism
Dr. Dike Harcourt Whyte (Ag HOD, Cinematography and Broadcast Studies)	Senior Lecturer	Virtual and Organizational Communication
Dr. Sarah Chidiebere Joe (Ag HOD, Development Communication Studies)	Lecturer I	Communication for Development, Digital Communication, and New Media
Dr. Itieke-Idamieba Harry (Ag HOD, Public Relations and Advertising)	Lecturer I	International and Strategic Communication, Mass made Law and Ethics, Propaganda, Advertising/integrated Marketing Communications
Dr. Stella Enyindah (Faculty Examination Officer)	Lecturer II	Film, Broadcasting and Gender Studies
Dr. Faith Ozikor Amah	Assistant Lecturer	Public Relations and Advertising
Mr. Brisibe Oyinkepreye	Lecturer I	Film Studies and visual Culture
Mr. John Gomba Ngochindo	Lecturer II	Development Communication, Media Management and Mass Media Writing
Mrs. TheresaBelemaChris-Biriowu	Assistant Lecturer	Film Studies, Feminist Communication studies and Digital Communication Studies
Mr. Jesse Okedi	Assistant Lecturer	Development Communication, Intercultural Communication, Crisis Communication and Phenomenology
Mrs. Queen Nneka Alikor	Assistant Lecturer	Public Relations and Advertising
Mr. Chinyere Nwuche	Principal Assistant Registrar	Industrial Relations
Mr. NekaBari Moses Obuh	Information Officer I	Public Relations Visualizer, PRAD Technologist, New Media Marketing, Security planning and Management
Mrs. Juliet Eze-Egwurugwu	Administrative Officer I	Broadcast and Media Marketing
Mr. Emmanuel Gift Onyinyechi	Administrative Officer II	Guidance and Counselling, Psychology
Mr. Confidence Ebere	Language Lab Technologist	Public Relations, Print Media
Mr. Francis Oriari Amiso	Administrative Officer II
Finess Elenwo	Administrative Officer
Abiye Solomon	Clerical Officer

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Dean: Dean is the Chief Executive Officer of the Faculty. He superintends the affairs and general administration of the Faculty. The Dean supervises various Departments in the Faculty and chairs the Faculty Board and other statutory meetings.
Sub-Dean: Serves as Deputy to the Dean. Does such duties as may be delegated to him by the Dean from time-to-time.
Faculty Officer: Serves as the Secretary to the Faculty. He records the minutes of the Faculty Board Meetings and circulates information about the Faculty as directed by the Dean. He also carries out any other administrative duties as may be assigned to him by the Dean.
Faculty Accounts Officer: In charge of financial transaction of the Faculty. Does such duties as may be assigned by the Dean from time-to-time.
PG Coordinator: Responsible for the Coordination of the Faculty’s Postgraduate Programmes. Carries out such duties as may be assigned to him by the Dean.
HOD: Responsible for the day-to-day running of the Department in the Faculty. Carry out other duties as may be assigned by the Dean from time-to-time including examination and preparation of student’s results.
Faculty Exams Officer: Responsible for the record keeping of examination results of students In the Faculty. Carries out other duties as may be assigned to him by the Dean.
Faculty TimeTable Officer: Responsible for preparing lectures and examination time-table for the Faculty.
Faculty Part-Time/Weekend Programme Coordinator: Responsible for the coordination of the Faculty Part-Time/Weekend Programme. Carries out other duties as may be assigned to him by the Dean.
Faculty Quality Assurance Officer: Responsible in ensuring that Quality Assurance of works is maintained in the Faculty. Carries out other duties as may be assigned to him by the Dean.
Faculty Welfare Officer: Responsible for the coordination of welfare programmes in the Faculty. Carries out other duties as may be assigned to him by the Dean.
Faculty Maintenance Officer: Responsible for the technical maintenance of facilities in the Faculty. Carries out other duties as may be assigned by the Dean from time-to-time.
Faculty Students’ Staff Adviser: Responsible for the coordination of Student Union activities in the Faculty. Carries out other duties as may be assigned to him by the Dean.

PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROGRAMMES

The Faculty is poised to respond to the growing needs of a dynamic industry by designing, developing and sustaining a scholarly framework at enriching the intellectual, structural and ethical base of media practice within global parameters for excellence and creativity.

OBJECTIVE

Provide formal and cognate education with a view to equipping students with requisite skills for practice in the various media of communication.
Provide and engage in qualitative research in the field of communication with a view to enhancing effective production, management and dissemination of information for effective socio-economic and socio-political mobilization.
Provide complementary consultancy geared towards capacity building with a view to positioning the Nigerian Media Industry within the framework of global competitiveness.