Master's Degree in Journalism and Multimedia Communication

• Compulsory: 33
• Optional: 15
• Compulsory external internships: 0
• Master's final dissertation: 12
 Total: 60
The degree presents a study plan for a course of 60 ECTS. Subjects of 3 and 6 ECTS are combined, except for company internships (12 ECTS) and the master's final dissertation (12 ECTS); They are organised into modules according to the type of subject (compulsory, specific to the specialty, company internships and master's thesis).

The degree offers two specialties: "Specialty in Analysis and Strategies of Journalism and Multimedia Communication" and "Specialty in Project Design and Journalistic Entrepreneurship in the Multimedia Environment", each of them with five elective subjects (15 ECTS in total). To obtain the specialty, you must complete the corresponding optional itinerary.
It is not mandatory to study a specialty, so the student can choose to graduate without mention.

The first semester is composed of 33 ECTS of compulsory nature, meanwhile the second semester consists of 15 optional and 12 pertaining to the final dissertation. This distribution will be considered the most appropriate for the students to complete the compulsory subjects during the first semester and beginning their specialisation itinerary in the second semester, period in which the time dedicated to the final
dissertation will be intensified, and in which, optionally, the internship will be completed.

• Admission profile

  Students curious about the new trends in journalism and communication, requiring specialised professionals in the production, management and distribution of contents for dynamic and versatile platforms, such as internet, social media and mobiel communications.

• Minimum number of ECTS enrollment credits per student and school period

  • Compulsory: 33
  • Optional: 15
  • Compulsory external internships: 0
  • Master's final dissertation: 12
   Total: 60
  The degree presents a study plan for a course of 60 ECTS. Subjects of 3 and 6 ECTS are combined, except for company internships (12 ECTS) and the master's final dissertation (12 ECTS); They are organised into modules according to the type of subject (compulsory, specific to the specialty, company internships and master's thesis).

• Tutorial action and reception

  Acto de Bienvenida a las/los nuevas/os estudiantes. Durante la primera semana de cada curso académico se organiza una jornada de bienvenida que tiene como finalidad orientar a los estudiantes del Máster. Participan en esta sesión los responsables del equipo decanal y el/la coordinador/a de titulación. El acto termina con una visita guiada por el Centro. Se explican los detalles sobre el funcionamiento de la Facultad (aulas de informática, préstamo bibliotecario, salas de estudio) y las orientaciones generales sobre el plan de estudios.

• Access

  Access

  Poderán acceder ás ensinanzas oficiais de mestrado:
  1. As persoas que estean en posesión dun título universitario oficial español.
  2. Aquelas que teñan un título expedido por unha institución de educación superior do EEES que faculta no país expedidor do título para o acceso a ensinanzas de mestrado.
  3. Os titulados conforme a sistemas educativos alleos ao EEES sen necesidade de homologación dos seus títulos, previa comprobación pola Universidade de que os ditos títulos acreditan un nivel de formación equivalente aos correspondentes títulos universitarios españois e que facultan no país expedidor do título para o acceso a ensinanzas de posgrao.
  Requisitos específicos
  1º Ter unha titulación no ámbito de coñecemento de Xornalismo, Comunicación Audiovisual, Publicidade e Relacións Públicas.
  2º De non cubrirse a oferta de prazas por titulados universitarios no ámbito, o/a solicitante poderá solicitar a admisión con outra titulación da rama de Ciencias Sociais e Xurídicas ou Artes e Humanidades. Este alumnado terá que cursar os complementos formativos establecidos:
  • Introdución á comunicación xornalística dixital (1er semestre, 6 ECTS)
  • Introdución á comunicación audiovisual dixital (1er semestre, 6 ECTS)
  O alumnado procedente de países con un idioma oficial distinto ao galego, español ou portugués deberán acreditar o nivel de lingua galega (Celga2) ou lingua española (B2). En caso de non dispor de algún dos títulos, a USC realizará unha proba de nivel e, de non superala, deberán asistir a un curso intensivo de galego ou español no primeiro semestre ata alcanzar o nivel requirido.
  Recomendable: Coñecementos básicos de inglés conforme ao nivel B1 do Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para as Línguas.

  Admission

  The merits valued during the admission process are the following:
  · Academic record (70% of the mark)
  · Research/Professional curriculum (30% of the mark). Only the published academic or scientific works related to the contents of the Master’s and the professional experience exercised in journalism and communication will be valued.

- To train students in the latest innovations in professional practice in journalism and multimedia communication.
- To know and apply the resources and innovative tools of the communication ecosystem.
- To train in the development and management of journalistic products, strategies and projects in the multimedia environment.
Training objectives of the specialisations:
Specialisation in Analysis and Strategies of Journalism and Multimedia Communication:
To train students in the analysis, study and strategic management of communication and journalism in a multimedia environment.
Specialisation in Project Design and Journalistic Entrepreneurship in the Multimedia Environment:
Training for the ideation, development, management and evaluation of multimedia projects.

• Competencies

  COM.1 - Select, organise, and apply the knowledge about multimedia journalism and its innovations in the professional environment to come up with arguments about relevant topics of social, scientific, or ethical nature.
  COM.2 - Design and implement creative strategies in journalism and multimedia communication.
  COM.3 - Plan, design, implement, manage, and assess journalist projects in the different media and supports.
  COM.4 - Manage and lead collaborative projects with initiative and entrepreneurial character in the professional field of journalism and multimedia communication.
  COM.5 - Apply the knowledge and skills acquired in a professional and ethical manner in the field of Communication, taking into account the democratic values and principles and the Objectives for Sustainable Development.

• Abilities and skills

  A/S1 - Use specific techniques and tools for the work in journalism and multimedia communication.
  A/S2 - Apply strategies for the management of multimedia journalistic projects.
  A/S3 - Apply technological innovations in multimedia journalism.
  A/S4 - Use the research techniques applied to the multimedia communication and journalism.
  A/S5 - Analyse products, strategies, and journalistic projects of the digital communication ecosystem.

• Knowledge

  K.1 - Understand the characteristics of multimedia journalism and its current challenges.
  K.2 - Know the principles and analysis techniques in the elaboration of multimedia journalistic products.
  K.3 - Identify the strategies and innovation models applied to journalism and communication.
  K.4 - Understand the fundamentals for journalism and digital communication research in the current context.

Mobility

Student mobility is regulated through the “Regulation of inter-university exchange.” Exchange programmes are managed through the International Relations Office, such as
national exchange programmes (SICUE) as well as Europeans (ERASMUS) and from outside the European Union (exchanges with Latin American countries or English-speaking countries):
https://www.usc.gal/gl/servizos/area/internacional
The Master’s Degree does not contemplate in general terms, the participation in mobility programmes, due to the one year duration of it (60 ECTS).

Internships

In the Master it is an optional subject worth 12 ECTS. The selection of admitted students, when corresponding to the center, is carried out through a public call. Master's internships are scheduled throughout the second semester and until the end of the academic year. The maximum dedication at the training destination is limited to a maximum of 35 hours per week. The Faculty's internship programme offers only paid internships, both curricular and extracurricular.
Places are offered in companies in the journalism and communication sector: media in different media (press, radio, television, multimedia), production companies, communication agencies and institutions. The list of agreements in force at the Faculty can be consulted in the Practices area of the website: https://www.usc.gal/es/centro/facultad-ciencias-comunicacion/practicas.

The Master includes a Master's Thesis of 12 ECTS, which can be of two types: theoretical study and practical project, which are defined in the corresponding teaching guide.