Master in Communication Research

The syllabus is based on a common general module which is compulsory and equivalent to 27 ECTS, and a final dissertation for which 9 ECTS will be awarded. In addition, students choose from a selection of 12 optional subjects which amount to 24 ECTS credits. There are a total of 60 ECTS allocated to classes over the academic course.

Formative Complements *

Subjects	ECTS	TYPE	Language
Introduction to the study of Social Communication	3	FC

* Formative Complements: should be taken by students who have no prior knowledge of media/cultural industries. Check the requirements for access to the master.
 

(C) Compulsory: 27 ECTS

(E) Elective: 24 ECTS

Master's Thesis: 9 ECTS

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

The syllabus is based on a common general module which is compulsory and equivalent to 24 ECTS, and a final dissertation for which 12 ECTS will be awarded. In addition, students choose from a selection of 9 optional subjects which amount to 24 ECTS credits. There are a total of 60 ECTS allocated to classes over the academic course.

Formative Complements *

Subjects	ECTS	TYPE	Language
Introduction to the study of Social Communication	6	FC

* Formative Complements: should be taken by students who have no prior knowledge of media/cultural industries. Check the requirements for access to the master.

(C) Compulsory: 24 ECTS

(E) Elective: 24 ECTS

Master's Thesis: 12 ECTS

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

☛ First year offered: 2009

• Information about Master´s Degree
• Verification Report
• External evaluation and Monitoring Reports

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators

☛ Labour insertion indicators

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).

• Academic Committee

FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN

☛ Curriculum subjects and their faculty

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

Application

The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process, please, read the following information:

• Documentation that must be uploaded to the on line application
• Calendar and general information about admission 
• Follow the step-by-step instructions in the application for admission

Requirements

Degrees in the fields of journalism, communication, advertising and public relations have direct access to the master's degree. 

Due to the international profile of many of the students in the master's program, Bachelor's degrees in Social Communication are also admitted directly.

However, it is considered that graduates in other fields of knowledge, other than the one indicated above, may have access to the master's degree provided that they can prove they have previous knowledge of the functioning of the media and cultural industries, or that they have completed and passed the training complements foreseen.
 

FORMATIVE COMPLEMENTS

During the two weeks prior to the beginning of the course, in the morning, new students who do not have previous university studies on the functioning of the media / cultural industries must take the previous Formative Complements in Introduction to the study of Social Communication indicated in the Program (3 ECTS).

The dates and schedules of the Formative Complements can be consulted here.
 

Admission criteria

Candidate selection will be done on the basis of the following criteria:

A personal interview will be arranged if it is considered necessary.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Students who do not have Spanish as their first language must demonstrate a sufficient level of knowledge of the language, spoken and written, through the Spanish Diploma for Foreign Language (DELE), granted by the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain. It is also admitted the diploma issued by the Servicio Internacional de Evaluación de la Lengua Española (SIELE GLOBAL). The minimum level required for admission will be the C1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Language requirements shall not be required to those students who have completed their undergraduate studies in Spanish in a Spanish-speaking country, upon presentation of the relevant documentation.

Students shortlisted for admission that prove they have a language level equal to or higher than DELE level C1, will have to pass a mandatory interview with the Academic Committee to show their language and communication skills in Spanish, and also their interest in the Master's program.

☛ Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE)

☛ Servicio Internacional de Evaluación de la Lengua Española (SIELE GLOBAL)

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.

TUITION FEES*

Reservation fee: €450 

• 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: €2,701.2 (€45.02/ECTS credit)
• Non EU students: €5,044.2 (€84.07/ECTS credit)

✎│Tuition fees
 

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.

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* Current fees for the 24/25 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 25/26 academic year.

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.

✎│Enrolment master’s programmes

✎│ECTS credits recognition

Best Practices and Regulations

• Student cohabitation system
• Ethical code
• Enrollment and permanence rules
• Master's degree access rules
• Master's Thesis rules
• Rules for credits recognition

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