Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication 2941969 221743796 2008-06-25T22:07:17Z Sfan00 IMG 4906524 Geo-code revision - You Can Help! {{Coord|18.5368424|73.7318444|region:IN_type:landmark_scale:2000_source:wikimapia|display=title}} {{Unreferenced|date=June 2008}} {{Infobox_University |name = |image = [[Image:SIMC_Logo.svg]] |motto = Connect,Communicate,Converge |established = [[1991]] |type = Affiliated to Symbiosis International University, Pune |president = |city = [[Pune]] |state = [[Maharashtra]] |country = [[India]] |established = [[1991]] |undergrad = 120 |postgrad = 240 |staff = 40 |campus = Lavale |mascot = |website = [http://www.simc.edu www.simc.edu] |free_label = |free = }} '''Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication''' (SIMC) is an educational institution in India focusing on the study of [[communication management]] and [[mass communication]]. It is a part of the [[Symbiosis International University]]. == History == Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication was established in 1991.SIMC is approved by the [[All India Council for Technical Education]] (AICTE) and is a constituent of the Symbiosis International University (SIU); established under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act 1956, vide notification no. F.9-12/2001-U.3 of the [[Government of India]]. == Courses == SIMC offers two full-time postgraduate degree courses, spread over two years: ===MBA in Communication Management=== The [[MBA]] programme comprises the following specialisations: [[Advertising]] (Client Servicing / Account Planning, Media and Creative — Art & Copy) [[Public Relations]] (PR, Corporate Communication) ===Masters in Mass Communication (MMC)=== The MMC programme major comprises the following specialisations: [[Journalism]] ( Print,Broadcast and Cyber Media) [[Audio & Visual Production]] (Radio, Television Production, Ad and Documentary Filmmaking) The academic curriculum for the two-year full-time postgraduate degree programme is spread over four semesters of 16 weeks each. {{India-school-stub}} <ref>www.simc.edu</ref> <ref>www.symbiosis.ac.in</ref>