Dual Bachelor in Journalism and Humanities Studies
- Grados
- Bachelor's Degrees
- Dual Bachelor in Journalism and Humanities Studies
- Duration
- 5 and a half years (360 ECTS credits)
- Centre
- Language
- Spanish
Presentation
The Dual Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Humanities shapes professionals who undertake their informative tasks based on knowledge of different languages and journalistic means of communication in any medium, who are likewise able to understand world events thanks to their critical eye.
The fusion of the degrees in Journalism and Humanities helps students understand the constantly changing social environment and provides them with well-rounded knowledge to face the challenges of the future with reliability and rigor. The training enables them to decipher historical and contemporary events with the knowledge that humanistic, interdisciplinary studies provides. These studies might broach culture, communication, international studies, human resources or humanitarian policies, among other fields.
These ground-breaking studies in Spain include all the content that is taught in both degree programs separately. At the end of the programs, students will receive two degrees, one in Journalism and another in Humanities, which undeniably is an asset to their employability.
Employability and profesional internships
UC3M has agreements with over 3000 companies and institutions in which students can undertake internships and access job openings.
A total of 93.4 % of graduates from this University enter the job market the first year after finishing their studies, according to the 2019 XXIV Estudio de Inserción Profesional (Professional Placement Study).
International Excellence
Program
- Current Program
Current Program
- Program modified in 2018. In 2020/21 only 1st., 2nd. and 3rd. years will be implemented. You can see other years in "previous program".
- Language requirement: a B2 level of English language must be accredited before finishing the studies. More information.
Course 1 - Semester 1
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Media Theory 6 C Spanish language and the media 6 BC Prehistory and ancient history 6 BC Art History I 6 BC Literary Movements 6 BC Information Skills 3 C Writing and communication skills 3 C Course 1 - Semester 2
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language News Reporting 6 C Medieval History 6 C History of Philosophy I 6 BC Geography 6 BC Theory of Literature 6 C Statistics applied to journalism 6 BC Course 2 - Semester 1
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Economics 6 BC Journalism and social change in Spain 6 C Information Law 6 C Modern History 6 BC History of Philosophy II 6 O General Linguistics 6 BC Course 2 - Semester 2
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Communication and participation of civil society in the internet 6 BC Structure of the media system 6 BC Diseño en medios periodísticos 6 C Classics Culture 6 BC Art History II 6 C Comparative Literature 6 C Course 3 - Semester 1
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Theory and analysis of the documentary film 6 C Radio Journalism 6 C Regional Geography 6 BC Classical antiquity and legacy 6 C The modern history of Spain 6 C Seminario Interdisciplinar Cultura y Sociedad Digital 6 C Course 3 - Semester 2
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Research methodologies for journalism 6 C Television Journalism 6 C Online Journalism 6 C Newspaper Reporting 6 C Contemporary History 6 C Intermediate knowledge of Spreadsheets 3 C Skills: Humanities 3 C Course 4 - Semester 1
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Organization and management of media enterprises 6 C International journalism I: global information 6 C Interpretative and investigative reporting 6 C Institutional information 6 C Periodismo de datos 6 C Aesthetics 6 C Course 4 - Semester 2
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language International journalism II: key international organizations 6 C Social Journalims 6 C Moral Philosophy 6 C Discourse Analysis 6 C Contemporary history of Spain 6 C Logic and Argumentation 6 C Course 5 - Semester 1
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Local Journalism 6 C Scientific and technological journalism 6 C History of the todayŽs world 6 C Contemporary literary movements 6 C Soft Skills 12 C Electives: Recommended 12 credits Electives to choose in 5th year - First semester Subjects ECTS TYPE Language At the end of your studies you must have obtained a total of 12 credits of electivity. Opinion Journalism 6 E Buenas prácticas periodísticas 6 E Art and Heritage 6 E History of contemporary international relations 6 E Professional Internships 12 E Course 5 - Semester 2
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Information and conflict I: the media and violence 6 C Contemporary artistic movements 6 C Gender Studies 6 C Bachelor Thesis (Journalism) 6 BT Bachelor Thesis (Humanities) 6 BT - Subjects Program and Official Publication (Journalism)
- Studies Program and Official Publication (Humanities studies)
- Credits recognition
- Access to previous courses programs
TYPES OF SUBJECTS
BC: Basic Core
C: Compulsory
E: Electives
BT: Bachelor Thesis - Previous Program
Previous program
Study plan for students who started in the academic year 2017/18 or earlier.
- In 2020/21 only years 4th, 5th and 6th. will be offered.
Total credits: 360
Course 1 - Semester 1
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Art History I 6 BC Information Skills 3 BC Literary Movements 6 BC Prehistory and ancient history 6 BC Writing and communication skills 3 BC Media Theory 6 C Course 1 - Semester 2
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Geography 6 BC History of Philosophy I 6 BC Medieval History 6 BC Spanish language and the media 6 BC Statistics applied to journalism 6 BC Course 2 - Semester 1
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Economics 6 BC General Linguistics 6 BC Modern History 6 BC Information law in the digital context 6 C Journalism and social change in Spain 6 C Course 2 - Semester 2
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Communication and participation of civil society in the internet 6 BC Structure and information effects of media system 6 BC Art History II 6 C Classics Culture 6 C Contemporary History 6 C News Reporting 6 C Course 3 - Semester 1
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language History of Philosophy II 6 C Radio Journalism 6 C Regional Geography 6 C Theory and analysis of the documentary film 6 C Theory of Literature 6 C Electives - choose 6 credits: Contemporary trends in philosophy 6 E History of Theatre 6 E Course 3 - Semester 2
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Comparative Literature 6 C Online Journalism 6 C Research methodologies for journalism 6 C Spanish semantics and pragmatics 6 C The informative functions of newspaper design 6 C Soft Skills 7 C Intermediate knowledge of Spreadsheets 8 C Course 4 - Semester 1
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Aesthetics 6 C Classical antiquity and legacy 6 C Journalistic information about situations, trends and social problems 6 C Newspaper Reporting 6 C The modern history of Spain 6 C Course 4 - Semester 2
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Discourse Analysis 6 C International journalism I: global information 6 C Local Journalism 6 C Logic and Argumentation 6 C Moral Philosophy 6 C Television Journalism 6 C Course 5 - Semester 1
Course 5 - Semester 2
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Contemporary history of Spain 6 C Gender Studies 6 C Information and conflict I: the media and violence 6 C International journalism II: key international organizations 6 C Course 6 - Semester 1
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Bachelor Thesis (Humanities) 6 BT Bachelor Thesis (Journalism 2013 program 12 BT Bachelor Thesis (Journalism 2017 program) 6 BT Professional Internships (Compulsory only on 2013 program) 12 C If you began your studies in 2017, by the end of the course you should have achieved a total of 12 elective credits Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Optional plan 2017 Opinion Journalism 6 E Optional plan 2018 Buenas prácticas periodísticas 6 E Optional plan 2019 Art and Heritage 6 E - Subjects Program and Official Publication (Journalism)
- Studies Program and Official Publication (Humanities studies)
- Credits recognition
- Access to previous courses programs
TYPES OF SUBJECTS
BC: Basic Core
C: Compulsory
E: Electives
BT: Bachelor Thesis
Mobility
- Exchange programs
Exchange programs
The Erasmus programme permits UC3M first degree and post graduate students to spend one or several terms at one of the European universities with which UC3M has special agreements or take up an Erasmus Placement, that is a work placement or internship at an EU company. These exchanges are funded with Erasmus Grants which are provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.
The non-european mobility program enables UC3M degree students to study one or several terms in one of the international universities with which the university has special agreements. It also has funding from the Banco Santander and the UC3M.
These places are offered in a public competition and are awarded to students with the best academic record and who have passed the language threshold (English, French, German etc..) requested by the university of destination.
- European mobility
European mobility
- Non european mobility
Non european mobility
Student profile
- Entry profile
Entry profile
- Observation skills, interest and curiosity in learning about and understanding the world and the people around them.
- Ability to differentiate between conjecture and opinion based on fact, between prejudice and judgement which is supported by evidence.
- Keeping up on a daily basis with the media as a response to the need to be “informed” Critical analysis and epistemological distancing from them.
- A liking for the different types of journalistic reporting, in the different media forms.
- Communication skills through either oral and written words or images.
- Awareness of the need to attain a high level of command of language.
- Humility and self-discipline in the learning process; desire to gain access to new areas of knowledge and being, without obstacles or prejudice.
- Enthusiasm for learning and understanding.
- Awareness of the need to access knowledge from the humanities and science which this training presupposes and demands.
- Respect for others above any desire to distance oneself or any feeling of superiority.
- Curiosity for history, thought, culture and art in their various manifestations.
- Be conscious of the responsibility they hold as agents of social improvement.
- Graduate profile
Graduate profile
- Students who complete the dual degree in Journalism and Audiovisual Communication will be professionals qualified to perform any information job in any communication media and any format: written press, TV, radio, online and in the multimedia area.
- In particular, the digital communication world of the XXI century demands:
- Professionals with an all-purpose education, who know how to prepare information adapted to the style and format requisites of any medium. Be incorporated into transdisciplinary teams, contributing with a flexible and open attitude. Make use of the ideas studied from an interdisciplinary perspective.
- Journalists with a general education, that is, professionals with criteria to recognize newsworthiness of an event or occurrence, no matter what area it takes place in.
- Journalists specialized in their areas, who must be experts in gathering and accrediting information, searching for resources and sources and writing news stories that interest and benefit the public, who go further in-depth in their specialized subjects of expertise, from the most generic (economics, social, political, international, local…) to the most specific (scientific and environmental, parliamentary, courts, sports, conflict situations and social violence –terrorism, abuse, religion, housing-…).
- Journalists whose sensitivity, the result of knowledge, makes them creators of media content that transmits general and specific knowledge, letting the public know and recognize the framework of realities that make up the world they have to live in.
- A specific aspect of the graduates’ professional profile is that of institutional and company communicators. This branch of expert communicators for Communication Offices of companies and institutions is important in the professional placement of our students. Advise public and private institutions.
- Join international organizations involved in research, education and the transfer of Spanish culture. Become part of the education system as teachers at the secondary school and higher education levels. Participate in publishing projects and promote companies specializing in culture and the arts. Participate in publishing projects and promote companies specializing in culture and the arts.
Schedules
Quality
Facts about this bachelor's degree
Year of implementation: 2013
Places offered:
- Getafe Campus: 45
Bachelor's Degree Quality indicators
Link to publication in Official universities, centres and degrees registry
System of Internal Quality Assurance
Evaluation and monitoring
Verification report of Bachelor's Degree in Journalism (UC3M)
Verification report of Bachelor's Degree in Humanities Studies (UC3M)
Verification report of Bachelor's Degree in Journalism (ANECA)
Verification report of Bachelor's Degree in Humanities Studies (ANECA)
Monitoring report (Fundación madri+d)
Departments involved in teaching
In the Dual Bachelor in Journalism and Humanities Studies teach courses the following University departments:
- Departamento de Periodismo y Comunicación Audiovisual
- Departamento de Humanidades: Filosofía, Lenguaje y Literatura
- Departamento de Humanidades: Historia, Geografía y Arte
- Departamento de Biblioteconomía y Documentación
- Departamento de Estadística
- Departamento de Economía
- Departamento de Derecho Público del Estado
- Departamento de Derecho Internacional Público, Eclesiástico y Filosofía del Derecho