Bachelor in Journalism

• Program modified in 2025. In 2025/26 will be offered 1st year.

• Field of knowledge: Journalism, communication, advertising, and public relations.

• Language requirement: a B2 level of English language must be accredited before finishing the studies. More information.

Study plan for students who started in the academic year 2024/25 or earlier. More information in Aula Global.

• In 2025/06 only 2nd, 3rd y 4th year

• Language requirement: a B2 level of English language must be accredited before finishing the studies. More information.

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.

Europea mobility

Non european mobilty

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.

Application for a place in the degree

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.
• 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.

1. Knowledge of Titles

K1 - To know the principles and values of democracy and sustainable development, in particular, respect for human rights and fundamental rights, gender equality and non-discrimination, the principles of universal accessibility and climate change.

K2 - To know basic humanistic contents, oral and written expression, following ethical principles and completing a multidisciplinary training profile.

K3 - Knowledge of the basics of journalistic information, the configuration of the media system, and society#s participative/communicational model in the access to journalistic information.

K4 - Know and use technological and communicational resources to produce, disseminate journalistic information and manage digital communities.

K5 - Know the processes of documentation, access to data and sources, including big data and artificial intelligence.

K6 - Know the main theories of media communication integrating interdisciplinary approaches and their application in the daily experience of students.

2. Skills of Titles

S1 - To plan and organize team work making the right decisions based on available information and gathering data in digital environments.

S2 - To use information interpreting relevant data avoiding plagiarism, and in accordance with the academic and professional conventions of the area of study, being able to assess the reliability and quality of such information.

S3 - Correctly present a subject or a speech following a logical order, providing accurate information and in accordance with established grammatical and lexical rules and norms.

S5 - Elaborates journalistic information in different media (press, radio, TV, Internet, communication centers), always based on polyvalent learning that enables the student to adapt to the multimedia journalistic requirements and control of technological-informative specifications to the different types of media.

S6 - Composes journalistic texts of an informative and interpretative nature with scientific method and in accordance with good professional practice, with social responsibility and for the benefit of citizens.

S7 - Develop journalistic content in various genres, on topics of general interest and public relevance, with a focus on gender violence and cultural or religious conflicts, through a critical and rigorous analysis.

S8 - Apply the fundamental principles of the various branches of specialized journalism, efficiently managing documentation processes and specific source systems to develop accurate and rigorous information.

S9 - Compose and ability to apply the informative component to graphic design and acquisition of infographic competencies, as well as basic IT knowledge for use in different techniques applied to journalism and to digital image treatment.

S11 - Demonstrates oratory and speaking skills in media adapted to the informative purpose. Particularly in audio, video and transmedia processes.

S12 - Evaluate the adequacy of editorial and advertising content in the news media, applying criteria of quality and editorial coherence as well as the corresponding legal and juridical principles.

S13 - Prepare journalistic information respecting pluralism, democratic principles and fundamental rights, applying ethical standards and the legal framework of freedom of expression.

S14 - Correct use of the language, specifically the Spanish language in its journalistic uses. Accuracy in oral and written expression through the communication media in professional facets as spokespersons.

3. Competences of Titles

C1 - To Know and be able to handle interpersonal skills on initiative, responsibility, conflict resolution, negotiation, etc., required in the professional environment.

C2 - To be able, through arguments or procedures developed and supported by themselves, to apply their knowledge, understanding and problem-solving skills in complex journalistic or specialized professional fields that require the use of creative and innovative ideas.

C3 - Ability to use both advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and demonstrated an understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects and working methodology of journalistic science with a depth that reaches the cutting edge of knowledge.

C4 - Have the ability to collect and interpret data and information on which to base their conclusions, including, when necessary and relevant, reflection on issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature in the field of journalism.

C5 - To be able to deal with complex situations or situations that require the development of new solutions in the academic, work or professional environment within the journalistic field.

C6 - Create journalistic business projects, managing human and material resources and all communication processes of companies and institutions.

External internships

This is a selection where students of this degree can do their internships:

• Servimedia S.A.
• Radio Televisión Canaria
• Agencia EFE
• Radio Albacete Cadena Ser
• Diario de Teruel
• Capital Radio
• Prisa Radio
• Cadena Ser
• Jot Down Magacine
• Diario de Navarra
• Diario de León
• Onda Cero Pontevedra
• La Nueva España
• Madridiario
• Uniprex Onda Cero Valladoliz
• Marketingdirecto.com
• Telefonica Broadcast Services
• Omnicom Public Relations Group
• Okdiario
• 13 TV S.A.

Career opportunities

• Proofeader of texts and/or styles
• Copywriter
• Community manager
• Literary editor
• Web content manager
• Scripwriter
• Press officer
• Broadcaster
• TV host
• Reporter
• Corporate communications manager
• Internal communications manager
• Literary critic
• Editorial manager
• Institucional communicantions offices
• Communication consultancy
• Photojournalism
• Freelance professional

Schedules and calendars

Schedule in bachelor's degree

Academic calendar

Exams calendar (first semester)

Exams calendar (second semester)

Exams calendar (recovery tests)

Schedules and calendars

Schedule in bachelor's degree

Academic calendar

Exams calendar (first semester)

Exams calendar (second semester)

Exams calendar (recovery tests)