Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master's in Contemporary Film and Audiovisual Studies is designed to provide students with a solid understanding of the cinematic and audiovisual phenomena, enabling them to initiate research in the field. The program aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge and critical thinking skills to interpret the current audiovisual landscape and its future developments.

Program Details

• Duration: 1 academic year full-time, 2 academic years part-time (60 ECTS credits)
• Calendar: September to June
• Schedule: Afternoon
• Tuition Fees:
  • EU students: €1,302
  • Non-EU students: €5,749.8
• Places: 35
• Modality: On-site
• Language: Catalan and Spanish
• Access to: Doctorate in Communication (subject to admission)

Target Audience

The program is aimed at graduates or holders of a degree, preferably in Audiovisual Communication, Advertising and Public Relations, or Journalism. However, graduates from other fields in the humanities, social sciences, health sciences, or technologies may also be eligible. A general knowledge of film history and audiovisual media, as well as an interest in reading audiovisual works in relation to significant aesthetic currents, is required.

Professional Outcomes

• Management and programming in institutions dedicated to the conservation, cataloging, or dissemination of film and audiovisual works, such as film archives, festivals, museums, cultural centers, or publishing companies related to the audiovisual sector.
• Teaching in the field of film and audiovisual communication studies.
• Specialized film and audiovisual criticism.
• Research in the field of film and audiovisual studies.
• Access to doctoral studies.

Program Objectives

The Master's program in Contemporary Film and Audiovisual Studies aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the cinematic and audiovisual phenomena, enabling them to initiate research in the field and develop a critical perspective on the current audiovisual landscape. The program seeks to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to interpret the audiovisual works in relation to significant aesthetic currents and to develop their own research hypotheses about the present and future of audiovisual media.