Faculty of Social Sciences

The Department of Communications at the University of Tehran commenced its academic activities in the Iranian higher education system in the year 1996, initially admitting undergraduate students with a specialization in journalism. In 2000, the first cohort of master's students was enrolled in the program. Subsequently, in 2003, following a comprehensive and fairly extensive revision of both course titles and content-alongside the elimination of the journalism specialization-the curriculum was realigned to bear closer affinity with media studies.

Another pivotal milestone in the department's history was recorded in 2006, with the establishment of the Cultural and Media Studies program at the master's level, alongside the inaugural admission of doctoral candidates in Communications.

The most recent overarching curricular revision across all three degree levels was undertaken in 2018, aimed at rendering course descriptions and designations more consonant with global developments in media and emergent communication technologies.

The primary objectives of the department encompass the cultivation of specialized human capital capable of assuming an influential role within the nation's media landscape; the enhancement of quality in informational services and content production and distribution platforms-including news agencies, broadcasting systems (both mass and narrowcast, such as radio, television, and the print press), platforms operating within the virtual sphere, and other communication and advertising institutions and organizations. Furthermore, the department aspires to nurture media researchers and communication scholars so as to bolster the media research sector and address the investigative demands of the field. Additionally, the training of analysts and commentators equipped to interpret domestic and international social, political, and cultural phenomena constitutes another core objective that this academic department has delineated and defined for itself.