Prof. Dr. Mehdi Hasan
Head of Department

•  Professor of Mass Communication, formerly of University of the Punjab
•  Visiting Faculty Kinnaird College , Administrative Staff College , Civil Services     Academy of Pakistan, NIPA
•  Analyst and Commentator

The School of Media and Mass Communication at the Beaconhouse National University is dedicated to the proposition that the free flow of ideas is vital for the development and improvement of modern democratic societies. The School attempts to establish a centre of excellence focused upon teaching, research and service in the study and professional practice of human communication. The new educational concern with media appears to be born of a convergence of ideas and changes. The range of alternative and overlapping sources of information and entertainment, instruction and art is more extensive than ever before. This cultural revolution brought about by new technologies and changing social and leisure patterns takes on an added force in education.

The School stresses the need for:
a.	A core liberal arts education, to promote an understanding of diverse cultural foundations while stimulating social responsibility
b.	Critical thinking, creativity and personal integrity
c.	Detailed research, lucid writing skills and a mastery of mass communication media in a global information age
d.	The belief that learning is a lifelong pursuit and that the communication process is one of endless enquiry and discovery