LASU Development Communication Studies: Current Route Check & Admission Guide
Development Communication Studies at Lagos State University (LASU) requires a current-route check rather than a simple statement that the programme is definitely open as a standalone undergraduate degree. The LAG Institutes record was created from LASU’s official course-requirements checker and contains an O’Level pattern. However, LASU’s current School of Communication publicly identifies only three main departments—Journalism, Broadcasting, and Public Relations and Advertising—and the current Foundation programme list does not show a standalone Development Communication Studies course. Development communication is clearly present as an academic field at LASU, but its current undergraduate packaging needs confirmation.
What the stored LASU requirement says
The course record synced from LASU’s official requirements checker lists English Language, Mathematics and Literature in English, together with accepted Arts or Social Science subjects. That subject pattern resembles LASU’s communication-related routes, but applicants should not treat the stored record alone as proof that the exact programme title is open in the current admission cycle.
Before changing course or paying for screening, first confirm whether LASU/JAMB currently displays Development Communication Studies as a selectable undergraduate programme or whether the subject area is now delivered through Journalism, Broadcasting, Public Relations and Advertising, Human Communication or another communication route.
Why the current programme title needs verification
LASU’s School of Communication says its current structure is built around three main departments: Journalism, Broadcasting, and Public Relations and Advertising. A LASU inaugural lecture discussing the history of the School explains that communication studies at LASU has included a broad range of areas and specifically identifies development communication as part of the wider communication field.
LASU staff profiles also show active research and specialisation in development communication, media and development, communication for socio-economic development, and communication and social development. This confirms genuine academic expertise in the field. What it does not independently confirm is a currently open standalone bachelor’s degree carrying the exact title “Development Communication Studies.”
UTME combination must be checked live
The earlier imported UTME field was incomplete, so this page does not publish a guessed combination. If the programme appears as a current undergraduate choice, verify its exact UTME subjects on LASU’s official course-requirements checker. If it does not appear, do not substitute the requirements for Journalism or Broadcasting without confirming the correct route first.
LASU 2026/2027 screening rules
For the current 2026/2027 undergraduate screening exercise, LASU requires UTME candidates to have a minimum score of 195, choose LASU as their first-choice institution, upload their O’Level result to JAMB CAPS, and use a valid JAMB registration number.
These are general screening conditions. They do not establish that Development Communication Studies is open as a standalone undergraduate programme, and they should not be interpreted as a departmental cut-off.
Direct Entry applicants
LASU’s current portal includes Direct Entry applicants with relevant OND, NCE, HND, A-Level or equivalent qualifications. If Development Communication Studies is available under that exact title, applicants should verify the accepted qualification and grade directly from LASU.
If the route is instead housed inside another communication programme, the Direct Entry requirement may belong to that programme rather than to a standalone Development Communication degree. This is another reason to confirm the present academic route before relying on an older title.
What development communication means
Development communication examines how communication can support social and economic change. It can involve public-information campaigns, health communication, behaviour-change communication, media for development, community engagement, agricultural communication, political communication and the use of traditional or digital media to address social problems.
LASU’s own academic profiles show work in media and development, behavioural-change communication and communication for socio-economic development. That makes the field academically relevant at LASU even where the exact undergraduate programme title is unclear in current public course listings.
How it differs from Broadcasting or Journalism
Broadcasting focuses more directly on radio, television and audio-visual production and communication. Journalism centres on gathering, verifying and presenting news and public-interest information. Development communication is defined more by purpose: using communication processes and media to support social change, public understanding and development goals. In practice, the field can overlap with both Journalism and Broadcasting.
Applicant checklist
- Confirm whether Development Communication Studies appears as a current undergraduate choice in LASU/JAMB.
- If it does not appear, ask which current communication programme contains the intended route or specialisation.
- Verify the complete O’Level pattern and exact UTME subjects from LASU’s live checker.
- For 2026/2027, confirm LASU is first choice and your O’Level result is on JAMB CAPS.
- Do not assume Journalism, Broadcasting and Development Communication have identical admission requirements.
- Direct Entry applicants should verify the exact programme and accepted qualification before submission.
Official verification
LASU’s School of Communication currently identifies Journalism, Broadcasting, and Public Relations and Advertising as its three main departments. LASU academic profiles and publications confirm active development-communication scholarship, but current public programme lists do not independently establish a standalone undergraduate Development Communication Studies degree. This page therefore treats the exact route as requiring live confirmation.
Check LASU course requirements · Open LASU 2026/2027 screening · View LASU School of Communication
Bottom line: development communication is a genuine academic area at LASU, but applicants should verify whether the exact standalone degree title is currently open before making a JAMB or payment decision. The page now makes that distinction explicit instead of converting an old checker entry into an unsupported current claim.
How to use this requirement in the current admission cycle
LASU's course checker gives the programme-specific O'Level and UTME subject pattern, while the current screening portal controls the live admission exercise. For 2026/2027 the screening portal requires LASU as first choice, a minimum UTME score of 195 for UTME candidates, the O'Level result on JAMB CAPS and the appropriate UTME/Direct Entry category. Treat the course requirement and the screening rule as two separate checks: you need both.
Before a change of course, compare your actual result line by line with the compulsory subjects. Do not assume a higher UTME score repairs a missing O'Level subject, and do not assume an ND, HND, NCE or JUPEB qualification accepted by one department is accepted by another. Where the Direct Entry paragraph is broad, use the current JAMB brochure and the institution's screening portal before submitting credentials.
Check the current admission-cycle notice or portal