Introduction
Basic information
Type | Bachelor's degrees |
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Faculty or school | Faculty of Philology and Communication |
Branch of knowledge |
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Mode of delivery | face-to-face |
Credits | 240 |
Number of places available | 120 |
Length of course | 4 academic years |
Language(s) of instruction | Catalan 68.6%, Spanish 28.8%, English 2.6% |
Admission grade |
8,858 (July 2024, start of process, via official entrance examinations/vocational training)
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Approximate price per credit | 18,46 € |
Compulsory placements | Yes |
Coordinator | JUAN JOSE CABALLERO MOLINA |
Course details | Indicators |
Specializations | Yes |
Objectives and competences
Objectives
- Critical reasoning skills and the ability to analyse the various artistic and technical disciplines involved in the media, and the procedures and current trends forming part of the professional field of oral, written, visual and multimedia communication.
- A solid understanding of the chief features of communicative media today, and of current developments in this field.
- The techniques and creative processes required to produce and disseminate cultural content at different stages of professional practice and the relationship between different audiences and recipients of that content.
- The methods and concepts that can be applied to different areas of IT research within the field.
- Professional language skills in the languages spoken in Spain at a national level and the knowledge of foreign languages used in the context of communication, especially English.
- Cross-disciplinary skills in social sciences, arts, humanities and IT.
Competences
General competences
- Ability to work in a team (ability to collaborate with others and contribute to a common project/ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams).
- Creative and entrepreneurial capacity (ability to formulate, design, and manage projects/ability to seek and integrate new knowledge and attitudes).
- Communication skills (ability to understand and express oneself orally and in writing in Catalan, Spanish, and a third language, with mastery of specialised language/ability to search for, use, and integrate information).
- Ability to formulate independent judgments and articulate arguments.
- Familiarity with academic work, its models of rigour, and its usual procedures.
Specific competences
- Knowledge of the theoretical basis that underlies communication, as well as knowledge and skills in research methods and techniques in communication.
- Knowledge and skills in the use of communication technologies in different audiovisual and multimedia environments for application in the field of communication in cultural industries.
- Ability and skill in ideation, planning, implementation, and distribution of creative projects within the framework of cultural industries.
- Ability to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the degree to real professional situations, understanding the work habits specific to different professional environments.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
- Receptive and productive language skills and ability in oral and written self-expression.
- Critical reasoning skills and the ability to summarize and analyse information.
- The ability to retrieve information, good memory skills and personal interest in reading and research.
- Interest in language, literature, the visual arts, and audiovisual and multimedia.
- Interest in the field of mass communication.
- Knowledge of literature and of foreign languages; knowledge of the arts; user¿s level computer skills.
Access requirements and conditions
Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.
Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.
Pre-enrolment
Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.
For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.
Enrolment
As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.
Academic information
- Documents required for enrolment
- Procedure to formalize enrolment
- After enrolment
- Grants and financial aid
(links in Catalan)
Welcome
Support and guidance
Pre-enrolment information and events
- Welcome portal
- Student Support Service (SAE)
- Open days (in Catalan)
- Informative sessions (in Catalan)
Course curriculum
Subjects and course plans
Distribution of credits
Type | ECTS |
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Basic training | 60 |
Compulsory | 108 |
Optional | 36 |
Compulsory placements | 24 |
Compulsory final project | 12 |
TOTAL | 240 |
List of subjects
Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
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Major Conflicts in the Contemporary World | 1st semester | Basic training | 6 |
Methods and Techniques in Communication Research | 1st semester | Basic training | 6 |
Text Production in Catalan | 1st semester | Basic training | 6 |
Theory and History of Communication | 1st semester | Basic training | 6 |
Trends in Contemporary Arts | 1st semester | Basic training | 6 |
Contemporary Thought | 2nd semester | Basic training | 6 |
Culture and Communication | 2nd semester | Basic training | 6 |
Economics in the Current World-System | 2nd semester | Basic training | 6 |
Semiotics of Communication | 2nd semester | Basic training | 6 |
Text Production in Spanish | 2nd semester | Basic training | 6 |
Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
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Audiovisual Communication | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Documentation and Information Systems | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Genres and Forms of Written Communication | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Principles of Business Administration and Management | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Sectors in the Culture Industries | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Cinema and the Culture Industry | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Creation, Management and Evaluation of Culture Industries | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Genres and Forms of Oral Communication | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Online Communication and Production | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
The Audiovisual Production Process | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
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Analysis of Media Discourse | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Design and Publication of Multimedia Products | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Business Communication | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
English for Professional Purposes | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Marketing and Distribution of Cultural Products | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Reception and Criticism of Cultural Products | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Television and Radio in the Twenty-First Century | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
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Institutional or Company Placement | Annual | Practices | 24 |
Final Project | 2nd semester | Compulsory final project | 12 |
Law, Ethics and Deontology in the Culture Industries | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
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Advanced Communication for Professional Purposes | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Advertising Communication | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Communication Offices | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Management of Cultural Heritage | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Music and the Recording Industry | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
New Technologies in Communication | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Political and Institutional Communication | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
(Post)photography and Communication | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Press Workshop | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Scenic Arts | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Sports Communication | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
The Publishing Sector in the Twenty-First Century | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Pathways and specializations
Specialization in CommunicationSpecialization in Culture Industries
Check the planning of the different pathways of the degree
Previous years
Placements
Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment.They are therefore included in the academic record. There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
Institutional information
(in Catalan)
Career opportunities
What can you work on ?
- Writing.
- News writing and journalism.
- Institutional and private-sector communications management.
- Publishing online publishing and broadcasting of cultural content.
- Web portal management in digital networks.
- Photojournalism and graphic journalism.
- Direction of audiovisual and multimedia products.
- Audiovisual and multimedia screenwriting.
- Audiovisual and multimedia production.
- Post-production in filmmaking.
- Sound design and production.
- Graphic design of new IT and audiovisual products.
- Research.
- Teaching.
- Communications consultancy
- Visual study design.
Data from the university system in Catalonia
Contact us
Faculty of Philology and Communication
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 - 08007 Barcelona
Secretary: 934 035 584 | 83
fil-secretaria@ub.edu
capest-comunicacio-iculturals@ub.ed
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