Journalism Degree (3rd edition)

• Interest in the media and knowledge of current events.
• Ability to relate current information with the social, economic, and political context in which it occurs.
• Interest in reading and writing as a formative and creative activity
• Ability to observe the environment and communicate with its agents.
Although no specific prior training is required, admission to the Degree in Journalism will be determined by the weighting of the specific optional subjects of the university entrance test, predominating those in the Arts modality and the Humanities and Social Sciences modality. without restricting access from other high school modalities.

• Interest in the media and knowledge of current events.
• Ability to relate current information with the social, economic, and political context in which it occurs.
• Interest in reading and writing as a formative and creative activity
• Ability to observe the environment and communicate with its agents.
Although no specific prior training is required, admission to the Degree in Journalism will be determined by the weighting of the specific optional subjects of the university entrance test, predominating those in the Arts modality and the Humanities and Social Sciences modality. without restricting access from other high school modalities.

At the Faculty of Communication Sciences, the following lines of action are developed to support the reception and orientation of new students as they join the university and the degree:
1. Centre website.
https://www.usc.gal/es/centro/facultad-ciencias-comunicacion
2. Welcome ceremony.
During the first week of each academic year, a welcome day is organised to orient new students. Those responsible for the dean's team, degree and course coordinators and the student tutors participate in this session. The event ends with a guided tour of the centre. Details about the operation of the Faculty (computer classrooms, library loans, study rooms) and general guidelines on the study plan are explained: permanence rules, exams, advice on enrolment, calls, etc. To this session A representative of the chancellor's team attends and informs the new students about the functioning of the University in general and, above all, about their rights and duties, as well as the activities that are organized in the university environment.
3. Support from student tutors.
In the second semester of each course, a group of second- or third-year students are prepared to be student tutors in the following year. The training of tutors, given by qualified personnel, brings them up to date on everything related to the USC and how to guide new students. As stated above, tutoring begins on the first day of the incoming course and continues throughout the academic year. With this system, already experienced since the 2006-2007 academic year, the aim is for the student to have a fluid relationship within the Faculty in everything related to information and orientation. Finally, the participation of administration and service personnel in the system of support and guidance for students must also be indicated, especially those who have responsibilities in the management of internship and student mobility programs, library, and teaching support.
4. Diversity attention plan.
The Faculty of Communication Sciences is governed by the Protocol for attention to people with disabilities of the University of Santiago de Compostela, prepared by the University Participation and Integration Service (SEPIU) and available in this link:
https://www.usc.es/es/servizos/sepiu/sc103/apoionee.html
This plan includes integration protocols for students with visual disabilities, hearing disabilities, physical disabilities, and people with mental illnesses.
5. Faculty social networks (@facom_usc).

When a degree suspension occurs, the USC guarantees the adequate development of teachings that were initiated by their students until its suspension. For that, the Government Council approves the criteria related with the admission of new degree entry registration and the gradual suspension of teaching impartation, among others.
If the suspended degree is substituted for a similar one —modifying the nature of the degree—, the new degree regulations will set the conditions to facilitate students the continuity of the new degree’s studies. These regulations will also set subject equivalences in both programs.

The entrance tests to the three Galician universities (Baccalaureate Evaluation for access to the University (ABAU) and for people over 25 and 45 years old) are organized by the Interuniversity Commission of Galicia (CIUG). To apply for a place, students must meet one of the following access requirements established in article 3 of RD 412/2014:
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent and pass the university entrance test.
• Meet the requirements for access to university in the educational systems of Member States of the European Union or other States with which Spain has signed international agreements on this matter.
• Have passed the university entrance test for those over 25 years of age, for those over 40 years of age with work or professional experience or the test for those over 45 years of age.
• Possess a degree in higher vocational training, teaching of plastic arts and design or higher sports technician, or equivalent qualifications.
• Have an official university degree, master's degree or a title corresponding to the previous organization of university education (university diploma, technical architect, technical engineer, graduate, architect, engineer) or equivalent titles.
• Have completed partial foreign or Spanish university studies, or who, upon completing foreign university studies, have not obtained their homologation in Spain and wish to continue studies at a Spanish university. In this case, it will be an essential requirement that the corresponding university recognize at least 30 ECTS credits.
• Be able to access the university according to educational regulations prior to Organic Law 8/2013, not included in the previous sections.

In general, there are the following access routes to the University:
- University access test (ABAU) Once you have finished high school, in order to access a university degree, you must pass the Baccalaureate Evaluation for access to the University.
https://ciug.gal/gal/abau
- Access from Vocational Training If you have an official title of higher vocational training technician, higher plastic arts and design technician or higher sports technician, or titles, diplomas or studies declared equivalent or approved in the Spanish educational system, you can access to study a degree at the university. Applications will be ordered according
to the average grade of the higher technical degree completed out of a maximum of 10. If you wish to improve your admission grade for degree studies, you can take the voluntary part of the ABAU test.
https://www.usc.es/export9/sites/webinstitucional/gl/servizos/oiu/desca…
- Access test for people over 25 years of age This test can be taken by people who are over 25 years of age in the year in which the test is held and who do not have any academic qualifications that give access to the university through another means.
- People over 45 years of age Those over 45 years of age can study official degree qualifications after passing an adapted entrance test.
- Access over 40 through validation of work experience.
Access for those over 40 years of age to the Degree in Journalism through validation of the professional experience that has been designed will be carried out taking into account the suitable professional profiles and the personal interview.
The level of professional qualification required of the applicant will be that corresponding to the professional qualifications of the professional families and levels of the National Catalogue of Professional Qualifications (CNCP), prepared by the National Institute of Qualifications (INCUAL), from which it has been established the following list of professional families and levels with access to the Degree in Journalism:
List of professional family members and levels with access to the degree
· Graphic arts: Level 2 and 3
· Commerce and marketing: Level 2 and 3
· Image and sound: Level 2 and 3
· Computer science and communications: Level 2 and 3

COM.1 - Design and implement communication strategies to solve specific problems or needs in the journalistic field.
COM.2 - Gather, manage and interpret relevant information and data within the field of journalism to develop arguments on relevant topics of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
COM.3 - Design and develop journalistic projects in different media, supports and context.
COM.4 - Manage collaborative work and lead professional projects and teams in the field of journalism.
COM.5 - Choose and judiciously apply knowledge and skills that nourish the development of creative abilities, initiative and entrepreneurial spirit.
COM.6 - Apply the knowledge and skills acquired in a professional and ethical manner in the field of Communication, taking as a reference the democratic principles and values and the Sustainable Development Goals.

A/S.1 - Apply oral, written, audiovisual and multimedia expression techniques to prepare journalistic information.
A/S.2 - Analyse the state of communication processes and media organizations to make decisions and propose solutions in their different areas.
A/S.3 - Manage the media, technologies, tools and current platforms for the development of journalistic activity.
A/S.4 - Apply methods and techniques of investigation, documentation, verification and processing of data and journalistic information.
A/S.5 - Transmit efficient information to both a specialised and non-specialised audience.
A/S.6 - Apply techniques for the management of emotional intelligence in the practice of journalism.

K.1 - Understand the social, political, economic, legal and cultural context in which journalism is developed.
K.2 - Know the principles of journalism and communication to develop professionally and ethically.
K.3 - Know the foundations of research from a scientific or journalistic perspective to describe and explain reality.
K.4 - Examine the impact of technologies in the field of communication and on professionals.
K.5 - Distinguish the different ways of managing complexity in the communicative context.
K.6 - Identify the references that will allow the construction of critical thinking applied to journalism.

Journalist, editor, consultant and communication manager, content manager and editor in all media, researcher and teacher.