Graduate School of Humanities and Communication
- Direction
- Prof. Nora Lado Cousté
- Deputy Direction
- Prof. Concepción Cascajosa Virino
- Coordination
- Prof. Asier Gil Vázquez
- Language
- Bilingual
- Attendance
- On-campus
- Credits
- 60
- Campus
- Madrid - Puerta de Toledo
- Applications
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☛ Places available: 40
- Departments
- Communication and Media Studies Department, The Institute for the Development of Enterprises and Markets (INDEM)
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The Master's degree in Advertising Communication provides advanced bilingual instruction coupled with intensive practical training in the design and implementation of advertising and communication campaigns, branding content marketing management, creativity development, media planning and transmedia content projects. In addition, marketing training, brand strategy, research on new experimental technology trends and mastery of the most advanced techniques, both online and offline, are also covered.
This program includes its own professionally mentored advertising agency, the 3M Advertising Lab, where the students will work for real world leading brands applying advanced research design techniques, performing all the steps for the creation and development of communication campaigns.
The Master offers the opportunity to take an international exchange at Baruch College, University of New York City, as well as Eramus+ exchanges with leading European universities.
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🎥 │ Presentation advertising agency 3C Advertising Lab
│MASTER IN NUMBERS
- ☛ 40 students maximum per class
- ☛ 5 international exchange agreements
- ☛ Teachers from more than 6 different nationalities
- ☛ More than 10 nationalities among students
- ☛ Director of more than 8 large advertising agencies and media among teachers
- CURRICULUM
- CURRICULUM
Courses 0
The master provides two free courses 0 for students with no previous training in Statistics and / or Graphic Design, which will be developed before the start of the Masters:
Year 1 - Semester 1
Block 2 Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Advanced Consumer Behaviour 3 C 
Branded Content and New Trends 3 C 
Corporate Communication 3 C Creativity II: trends and new media 3 C Media Planning 3 C Year 1 - Semester 2
Block 4 Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Transmedia Projects Management 3 C Advertising Laboratory Practices * 6 E Internships * 6 E Master Thesis 6 C * Students must choose to study one of the two subjects.
C) Compulsory: 48 ECTS
E) Elective Course: 6 ECTS
Master Thesis: 6 ECTS
course Programs
- QUALITY
GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
☛ First year offered: 2016
PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE
The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).
FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN
Graduate Profile and Competences
- CURRICULUM
- FACULTY
UC3M FACULTY
- CANDELARIO MACÍAS, MARÍA ISABEL
Department of Private Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- CASCAJOSA, CONCEPCIÓN
Department of Communication and Media Studies
Senior Lecturer
PhD
Brief CV
- CILLER, CARMEN
Department of Communication and Media Studies
Senior Lecturer
PhD
Brief CV
- DEL RÍO, ISABEL
Department of Business Economics
Adjunct Professor
Brief CV
- FERNANDEZ CASTRILLO, CAROLINA
Department of Communication and Media Studies
Assistant Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- FERNANDEZ-RODRIGUEZ LABAYEN, MIGUEL
Department of Communication and Media Studies
Senior Lecturer
PhD
Brief CV
- GIL VÁZQUEZ, ASIER
Department of Communication and Media Studies
Assistant Professor PhD
PhD
Brief CV
- KAISER, REGINA
Department of Statistics
Senior Lecturer
PhD
Brief CV
- LADO, NORA
Department of Business Economics
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- LASTIRI SANTIAGO, MÓNICA
Department of Private Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MARTÍNEZ SERRANO, EVA
Department of Business Economics
Adjunct Professor
Brief CV
- MELERO SALVADOR, ALEJANDRO
Department of Communication and Media Studies
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MELNIK, VLADIMIR
Department of Business Economics
Visiting Lecturer
PhD
Brief CV
- MOLINA, JUAN PEDRO
Department of Communication and Media Studies
Visiting Lecturer
PhD
Brief CV
- MORILLAS JARILLO, MARÍA JOSÉ
Department of Private Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- RUIZ MUÑOZ, MIGUEL
Department of Private Law
Emeritus Professor
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- VEGA JUSTRIBO, BARBARA DE LA
Department of Private Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- VRIES, ELINE DE
Department of Business Economics
Visiting Lecturer
PhD
Brief CV
EXTERNAL FACULTY
- ALCÁZAR GARCÍA, LUIS
Deputy Director of Business Development and R&D
PhD
TESSEO PRODUCCIONES
- ÁLVAREZ CUFARI, ANITA
Creative Consultant
- BELANCHE, DANIEL
Full Professor of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
PhD
UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA
- CALABUIG, DANIEL
Executive Creative Director
DDB SPAIN
- CHARRON, JEAN-PHILIPPE
Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance and Commercial Research
PhD
UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID
- FERNÁNDEZ, EVA PATRICIA
Producer and PhD in Media Studies
CRETA PRODUCCIONES
- FRAGUAS, BÁRBARA
Founder Partner
EL BAÚL DE LAS PIQUÉ
- GARCÍA RUIZ, TERESA
Creative Supervisor
SERVICEPLAN GROUP MADRID
- GARZÍA, ANTO
Digital Strategy
FREMANTLE ESPAÑA
- GONZÁLEZ RÍOS, ANDREA
Marketing and Digital Sales
BBVA
- LINAZA, GLORIA
Creative Director
- MARTÍN, AITOR
Director Customer Services
MEDIACOM ESPAÑA
- MUÑOZ, PABLO
President and CEO
FCB SPAIN
- NEIRA BORRAJO, ELENA
Professor of the Department of Communication and Information
UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA
- PACHECO, ANTONIO
Founder and Executive Creative Director
AGENCIA NEGRO
- REGUEIRA, JAVIER
General Manager
PhD
ZOND.TV
- ROGEL, CARLA
Directora de Marketing
Doctora
SPAINMEDIA
- SÁNCHEZ CARNIGLIA, MARIAN
Curadora de Proyectos y Pitch
- SÁNCHEZ LÓPEZ, MIGUEL ÁNGEL
Head of consumer
CANELA
- SANTA-OLALLA, BELÉN
Chief Creative Officer
CONDUCTTR
- URÍAS, RICARDO
Global Manager Director
FORWARD MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
- VÁZQUEZ, ISABEL
Television Screenwriter
- VÍLCHEZ CASTRO, LAURA
Account Executive
CLEAR CHANNEL ESPAÑA
- ZSCHIESCHE, ALBERTO
General Manager of Accounts and Strategy
HAVAS WORLDWIDE SPAIN
- CANDELARIO MACÍAS, MARÍA ISABEL
- ADMISSION
- ADMISSION
Application
The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process, please, read the following information:
Requirements
It will be necessary to hold a Spanish official university degree or another issued by an institution of higher education located in another member state of the European Higher Education Area empowering therein for access to Master studies.
Admission criteria
ADMISSION CRITERIA % Academic record of studies access 40% Level of knowledge of other languages* (B2) 10% Professional experience 20% Qualifications obtained in core subjects to take the master 10% Motivation, interest and letters of recommendation 10% Others 10% *Language Level B2 required according CEFR
Language requirements
Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.
students with foreign university degrees
Once admitted to the Master’s, students with university degrees issued by a higher education institution belonging to an educational system outside the EHEA, must provide, for enrolment, the diploma, legalized by diplomatic procedures or by means of The Hague Apostille. They must also submit the transcript of records, with the grade point average, duly legalized.
More information about Legalization of Foreign Documents.
If needed, documents must be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish.
- ENROLLMENT
TUITION FEES
Reservation fee: €600
- it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
- the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled
60 ECTS in the first academic year:
- EU students: €6,600 (€110/ECTS credit)
- Non EU students: €9,900 (€165/ECTS credit)
NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.
Additional information
- You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
- When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
- The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
- Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.
- ADMISSION
- SCHOLARSHIPS
UC3M SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
CALL AM01-24/25 *
For the academic year 2024-2025 a call has been published for a maximum of 6 scholarships for payment of the net enrolment fees for students accepted into the Master’s, with the following provision:
- 6 scholarships of €3,000
To apply, you must have completed the application for admission to the Master’s.
Application deadline: May 31, 2024
Partial resolutions:
- first partial resolution: from February 21, 2024
- second partial resolution: from April 27, 2024
- third partial resolution: from June 20, 2024
* The number of grants and amounts specified in the call, may vary depending on the conditions of the candidates who apply to them, can be even deserted as assessed by the Selection Committee for each program.
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General information on scholarships
For more information on specific scholarships of interest awarded by UC3M and by other agencies or organisations.
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- AGREEMENTS
The Master in Advertising Communication program has an established agreement with BRANDED CONTENT MARKETING ASSOCIATION (BCMA):
In the past academic years, the students of the Master have done their internships in the following companies:
- 7 PINES RESORT IBIZA, S.L.U.
- ADD VALUE MEDIA, S.L.
- ADMINISTRATION OF VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE PERSONAL PROFILES S.L.
- ANTEVENIO RICH&REACH, S.L.U
- AYUNTAMIENTO DE LOGROÑO
- BRAND VALUE, S.L.
- BRANDED CONTENT MARKETING ASSOCIATION ESPAÑA
- C.F.E.B. SISLEY
- CARTIER INTERNATIONAL
- CIRCULO DE COMUNICACIÓN
- COMUNICACIÓN COMERCIAL Y MARKETING MEDIA, S.L.
- CONNAXIS SERVICIOS DE MARKETING, S.L.
- CONNECTWORLD INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, S.A.
- CONTRAPUNTO BBDO, S.A.
- DDB TANDEM, S.A.
- EL BAÚL DE LAS PIQUÉ C.B.
- EL BAÚL DE LAS PIQUÉ PUBLICIDAD, S.L.
- FULLSIX, S.L.
- GONZALEZ BYASS SERVICIOS CORPORATIVOS, S.L.
- HAVAS MEDIA GROUP SPAIN S.A.U.
- HEHENBERGER INTER TIME MEDIA, S.L.
- INGENIA, MARKETING Y COMUNICACIÓN, S.L.
- INTRO IBÉRICA, S.L.
- KETCHUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS, S.L.
- KEY CONTENT, S.L.
- LEO BURNETT IBERIA, S.L.U.
- MAKE MARKETING Y COMUNICACIÓN, S.L.
- MM MOTION PICTURES GMBH
- MONTERO Y ELLA, S.L.L.
- MRM WORLDWIDE SPAIN, S.A.
- OGILVY PUBLIC RELATIONS, S.L.
- OMNICOM MEDIA GROUP, S.L.
- PM & S RECURSOS, S.L.U.
- PUBLICIS COMUNICACIÓN ESPAÑA, S.L.
- PUBLIESPAÑA, S.A.U.
- REDKAMPUS PRESS, S.L.
- REMOR CONSULTING, S.L.
- ROBERT BOSCH ESPAÑA
- FABRICA ARANJUEZ, S.A.U.
- ROBERT BOSCH ESPAÑA, S.L.U.
- SHENZHEN YOUYUAN CULTURE MEDIA CO., LTD
- SOCIAL MEDIA S.L.
- SOY OLIVIA CONCEPTS, S.L.
- SWING ADVERTISING, S.A.
- TECNATOM, S.A.
- TELEFÓNICA AUDIOVISUAL DIGITAL S.L.U.
- TEQUILA SPAIN, S.L.
- THE AGENCY EXCLUSIVE MODELS, S.L.
- THE COCKTAIL EXPERIENCE S.L.
- VCCP SPAIN, S.L.
- VISUALEO VERIFICATIONS, S.L.U.
- WELLDONE EVENTS CHINA
- WILD WILD WEB STUDIO, S.L.
- WONDER CREATIVE THINKING, S.L.U.
- ZHUMENG INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION S.L.
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- INTERNATIONAL
International Programs
The Master in Advertising Communication of the UC3M offers its students a unique opportunity to enrich their training with international exchanges of top level. It offers the possibility of complementary international courses completing 30 ECTS abroad.
Two different exchange programs are offered:
- A) The International Exchange program at Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business (CUNY) in the United States. Students can extend their training by 30 ECTS for a period of 3-6 months, after completing the regular 60 ECTS program.
- B) European extension programs that are part of the lifelong learning program: HIGHER EDUCATION (ERASMUS +).
They are aimed at students who wish to expand their curriculum by studying complementary disciplines, ranging from digital communication, digital marketing, creativity, languages and other related fields. Students can extend their training by 30 ECTS for a period of 3-6 months, after completing the regular 60 ECTS program.
Students can apply to an Erasmus Exchange Program in:
Official recognition
Students receive formal recognition for their academic study period abroad in the transcript of records and in the degree certificate.
Admission
Interested students must request admission to the International Program to the Master’s direction (at the end of the first term for the International Exchange program and at the end of the third term for the European Extension program). The admission to the program will be decided by the Master’s direction on the basis of the academic excellence. There are a limited number of places available.
After being admitted into the International Complement program, the enrolment application and fees for any subject in our partner universities will be managed directly from Universidad Carlos III.
The University will offer scholarships for all the students admitted to the program, awarded on the basis of academic excellence/record within the Master’s.