The Sun Editor, others give Starfield College students tip on career choice

By Rita Ugo

As part of its effort to boost the career choice of its students, the management of Starfield College, Fagba, Lagos, organized a career talk for senior students.

The college invited different professionals to share with the students the prospect of their professions.

The Sun Associate Editor, Mr. Tony Manuaka, was among professionals that featured at the career talk and he spoke on Mass Communication.

He informed the senior students that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has unbundled Mass Communication into seven different courses, namely Journalism and Media Studies, Public Relations, Advertising, Broadcasting, Film and Multi-media Studies, Development Communication Studies and Information and media studies.

According to him, the unbundling of Mass Communication is part of a major reform by NUC to meet current demands in university education in line with global development and best practices.

He described the course as competitive and students are expected to score high marks in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Post-UTME test to gain admission.

Manuaka explained that students must possess five credits in the specified relevant subjects in WASSCE and also write four approved subjects in UTME to be considered for admission.

The senior editor further described Mass Communication as a noble course sought after by thousands of students going by the statistics from yearly applications in the UTME.

Manuaka said students studying the course are required to acquire writing skills, good command of English Language, become good public speakers and presentation skills.

He further explained that in the course of doing their job, Journalists meet important people in the corporate world, work late in the night and travel to places to cover events for their media organizations.

The guest speaker reminded Starfield College students not to be carried away by social media but use it as a tool to be a good Mass Communication student.

In response to a question from one of the students, Manuaka explained that Journalists are not among the highest paid professions in the country while ownership are spread between government and private individuals.

The career talk also featured other professions such as medical, technology, law, engineering and the commercial sector.