Communication and Community Development

Developing the sciences of sociology, anthropology, politics, communication, human ecology, education, extension and community development to encourage community empowerment (agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and fisheries and coastal).

To produce graduates who have the ability:

• Apply theories/concepts of sociology, social psychology, community development, communication, counseling, population, agrarian studies, anthropology and human ecology in order to play a role as academics/researchers/practitioners/instructors and assistants.
• Design, implement and monitor and evaluate communication / extension programs, community development, natural resource and environmental management based on digital ecosystems at various levels
• Make appropriate decisions based on information and data analysis with various approaches and be able to facilitate the community in choosing various alternative methods and techniques based on information and communication technology (ICT) for education, research, counseling, mentoring
• Be honest, critical, leadership, empathetic, resilient, gender sensitive, communicative, partiality to marginalized groups, cooperation and networking, fair and equal, creative – innovative, ethical, participatory and social entrepreneurial who are responsible for the process and results of independent work towards groups, organizations and communities in the workplace and other stakeholders.

• Planners and organizers of government development programs and corporate social responsibility programs with the paradigm of community development, community empowerment and poverty alleviation carried out by government agencies, donor agencies or non-governmental organizations within the national and multinational scope engaged in the agricultural, forestry, plantation, banking, industrial, energy and mining sectors.
• Social problem consultant
• Policy planners and organizers of agricultural extension programs, business communication, mass communication and development communication
• Researchers in research institutions and or lecturers in universities and local and central government officials
• Journalists or reporters in print or electronic media
• Multimedia management, information technology including advertising, broadcasting, photography, cinematography in government agencies, internet provider companies, film production houses, television stations, event organizers and public relations.

Nationally Accredited with Superior predicate by the National Accreditation Board of Higher Education (BAN-PT)