Program Overview

Master's Degree in Continuing Education in Television Journalism URJC-IRTVE

The Master's Degree in Continuing Education in Television Journalism, promoted by the RTVE Institute and the Rey Juan Carlos University, aims to qualify its students in the use of the most advanced audiovisual tools and in the writing and presentation of news in front of the camera.

Objectives

The main purpose of the Master's in Television Journalism is to train future audiovisual journalists who will be integrated into the multimedia newsrooms of the main television networks in the Spanish and Ibero-American market. The objectives of the Master are:

• Train the student to integrate into the new multimedia newsrooms of television channels.
• Teach the student to translate concepts, ideas, news, etc., into images.
• Show the student the new structure of the audiovisual market in Spain and in the world, for a more effective integration into it.
• Show the specific routines of the new journalistic profession in an open and changing environment.
• Adapt the student to the new contractual modalities of the television market.
• Understand the synergies between television, radio, the press, and the Internet, and the resulting consequences for the journalistic profession.
• Familiarize the student with the new techniques and technologies used in the production of news.
• Understand the informative treatments of certain events through the personal experiences of television professionals.
• Integrate the student into the professional circuit by providing them with an adequate curriculum for the exercise of the profession.
• Create "networks of excellence" of television professionals that constitute the reference of the sector in Spain.
• Meet the demands of the new media, providing them with multimedia professionals with an open conception of the information product.
• Teach the student to value the news as an informative product in a competitive market.
• Guide the student on the new challenges of the journalistic profession, such as specialization, copyright, the rise of local media, globalization, etc.

Competences

General Competencies

• Ability to understand the main current debates and evaluate the media events derived from the current situation.
• Ability to disseminate, according to communication strategies, complex current news messages in a coherent manner.
• Ability to bring knowledge, ideas, and debates of informative content to society through the different journalistic modalities.
• Ability to identify and appropriately use the sources for the development of information.
• Ability to function as a communication professional who respects the legal and ethical standards of the profession.

Specific Competences

• Master the guidelines that govern audiovisual communication for the elaboration of the different audiovisual news genres.
• The student must be able to translate concepts, ideas, news, etc., into images.

Programme

The Master's program has a teaching load of 90 credits ECTS and is divided into theoretical-practical and practical modules.

• News editing and writing (15 ECTS): Style, language, and writing; editing and writing workshop I and II.
• Informative genres (15 ECTS): The news, analysis, information, and evaluation; coverage of press conferences; the television report; specialized information; stories and creativity on television; news analysis.
• Presentation and speech (11 ECTS): Locution and voice techniques; presentation and direct in informative programs; styling and makeup.
• Camera, edition, and distribution (13 ECTS): Taking pictures, lighting; editing and assembly of news; the direct and realization; creation of digital news content and management of social networks.
• Master's thesis (6 ECTS): The Final Degree Project will consist of the individual or exceptional group (maximum three people) elaboration of an audiovisual report.
• Internships in TVE (30 ECTS): Practical training at TVE.

Recipients

The Master's degree is aimed at graduates and graduates from Spanish and foreign universities with degrees, preferably in Journalism and Audiovisual Communication.

Academic Management and Faculty

The direction of the Master is made up of a director and an executive secretary who will coordinate the activities throughout the duration of the Master.

• Director: Jose Maria Alvarez Monzoncillo (URJC)
• Technical director: Jesus Verdugo (RTVE Institute)
• Executive Secretary: Marina Santin Duran (URJC)

Quality Guarantee

The Master's program has an internal quality assurance system, which includes a manual of the internal quality assurance system, composition of the commission, and results report.

Duration and Development

The course will begin on October 15, 2026, and end on September 30, 2027, with the internship module at TVE. The Master's in Television Journalism is in-person and is taught at two locations: Rey Juan Carlos University and RTVE Institute.

Reservation of Place and Enrollment

• Title: Master's Degree in Permanent Training in Television Journalism
• Pre-registration period: from March 9, 2026, to July 6, 2026
• Enrollment deadline: from June 15, 2026, to July 10, 2026
• Start date: October 15, 2026
• Ending date: September 30, 2027
• Title price: 9500 Euros
• Possibility of scholarship: yes
• Pre-registration: 500 Euros

Documentation to Attach, Forms, and Place of Delivery

The applicant will present all the scanned documentation in the formats allowed through the link provided by the university. The documentation required includes:

• National Identity Document or equivalent
• University degree of the studies that give access to the requested postgraduate degree
• Curriculum vitae
• Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
• Any other document required by the Academic Department of Continuing Education for acceptance.