Master in Journalism

General characterization

Degree pre-requisites

Length: 3 semesters. Total credits: 90 credits (60 in course units of the study programme + 30 in the non-taught component).Types of non-taught component: Dissertation, Project Work, Practical Work Experience with Report.
The degree of «mestre» corresponds to the level 7 of the NQF and EQF-National Qualifications Framework/European Qualifications Framework.


Competencies:

1. To acquire the capacity to develop theoretical knowledge about the mechanisms of the journalism field;
2. To know how to apply the knowledge and the capacity of understanding and solving problems, in wide and multidisciplinary contexts, related with their field of study, namely by applying them to the development of a journalistic project, autonomously or inside an organization;
3. To understand the challenges created by new technologies and by the changes in the organizations, the media and the journalism field;
4. To dominate the journalism discourses and the media languages of the different platforms;
5. To acquire the knowledge that can allow the understanding of the processes of interaction between journalists and several social factors in diverse situations;
6. To be able to clearly communicate the conclusions of his/her research.

Conditions of admittance

Application and access conditions to the cycle of studies reflect the conditions established in the national legislation, namely: - to hold a licenciado degree or legal equivalent; - to hold a foreign academic degree recognized by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCSH; -to hold an academic, scientific or professional curriculum vitae recognized by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCSH. Applicants will be selected and ranked according to the criteria annually defined in the application edict.

Evaluation rules

A final grade, expressed as a number between 10 and 20 on a scale of 0 to 20 as well as its equivalent on the ECTS grading scale, is awarded for the post-graduate diploma. The final grade of the post-graduate diploma is the average, by credit, of the grades obtained in the course units in which the student obtained the 60 credits from the taught part of the Masters course. A final grade, expressed as a number between 10 and 20 on a scale of 0 to 20 as well as its equivalent on the ECTS grading scale, is awarded for the Masters degree. The final grade of the Masters degree will be the average of the final grade of the taught part of the course, weighted to 40%, and the grade awarded to the dissertation, project work or work experience with report.

Structure