History and development of

Faculty of  Journalism

and CommunicationS

In 1992, the Ministry of Undergraduate Education (currently the Ministry of Education and Training) approved the establishment of Department of Journalism under the Faculty of Literature, Linguistics and Journalism – Ho Chi Minh City University (currently the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh city). The Department of Journalism came into existence to be in charge of managing and training journalism.

On Arpil 2, 2007, the Department of Journalism was separated from the Faculty of Literature, Linguistics and Journalism to be an independent department of University.

On May 23, 2007, the Council for Research and Training, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City approved the proposal to establish the Faculty of Jounalism and Communications at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

The Faculty of Journalism and Communications currently has 18 teaching staff members, 90% being professionally trained in and out the country. In addition, the Faculty regularly collaborates with nearly 100 teaching members who are professors, doctors and masters of the Unversity of Social Sciences and Humanities, as well as 30 press officials and journalists.

At present, the Faculty of  Journalism and Communications is training nearly 1000 students (in regular courses, associate degrees, and in-service degrees) in Ho Chi Minh city and other provinces in the South, the Middle areas and the Highlands.

With a modern, well-equipped facility containing a TV studio, Online Media lab, 30 cameras, 6 video cameras and more than 1000 curriculum books and reference materials, the Faculty can meet the demands of students majoring in Journalism.

For the past 15 years the Faculty has undertaken 14 training courses for about 1300 bachelor degree students. Seventy percent of the graduates are working at press agencies in Government, Ho Chi Minh city and Southern provinces. The remaining graduates are working in areas related to press, communications, such as publishing houses, advertising, marketing and PR companies.

The Faculty has collaborated to publish three journalism textbooks (including The Modern Journalist) that are popularly introduced on mass media. For this accomplishment many students received “scientific research” awards at both the city and Ministry level.

Along with the bustling development of the University and new trends in the area of mass communications, the Faculty is in the process of improving its training program, teaching staff, and facilities to become the strongest center for research and training in the field of press and communication in Ho Chi Minh city and the Southern provinces.

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Contact

          Dean:   Ms.Nguyen Thi Phuong Trang, Ph.D

   Vice Dean:   Ms.Le Thi Thanh Nhan, M.A

   Vice Dean:   Mr. Huynh Van Thong, Ph.D

             Tel:   (84-8) 39104043

          Email:   journalfac@hcmussh.edu.vn