Program Overview

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Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Communication

The Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Communication is a 6-semester program that awards 180 ECTS credits. The program aims to provide students with theoretical and practical training in journalism and communication.

General Objectives of the Course

The program's general objectives are to:

• Provide theoretical and practical introductory training in journalism and communication.
• Develop skills for the formulation of messages appropriate to the areas of communication.
• Initiate the current development of the areas of specialization associated with journalism and communication.
• Provide basic knowledge of the dynamics and the social, economic, political, legal, professional, and ethical frameworks of journalism and communication.
• Develop an interdisciplinary approach to the acquisition of selection and interpretation and application of appropriate literature in relation to the content, context, objectives, and quality of information.
• Develop the capacity to think autonomously and critically, performing tasks and proposing solutions to problems in an educational context.
• Provide skills to employ study methodologies in education.
• Allow access to previous study cycles.

Admission Requirements

The admission requirements for the program are as follows:

• National Call for Access and Entry to Higher Education (DGES):
  • Entry exam: One of the following sets:
    • 06 Philosophy
    • 18 Portuguese
    • 11 History
    • 18 Portuguese
    • 17 Applied Mathematics Social Sciences
    • 18 Portuguese
  • Application score: 95 points (0-200 scale)
  • Entry exams: 95 points (0-200 scale)
  • Calculation Formula:
    • Secondary school average: 50%
    • Entry exams: 50%
• Other forms of access (UC-applicants):
  • Change of Institution / Course Pair Schemes;
  • Special Access Call for over 23-years-olds;
  • Special Access Call for Holders of Other Higher Education Courses;
  • Special Call for International Students.

Professional Goals

The program prepares students for careers as:

• Journalist
• Reporter
• Press Officer
• Professional of Organizational Communication
• Professor
• Researcher
• Senior Technician in Public Administration.

Mode of Study

The program is offered in a b-learning mode.

Teaching / Evaluation Language

The teaching and evaluation language is Portuguese.

Examination Regulations, Assessment, and Grading

The assessment is a pedagogical activity inseparable from the teaching process, aiming to establish the students' competencies and knowledge, their critical sense, ability to recognize and resolve problems, as well as their written and oral presentation skills. The assessment factors include:

• Oral or written exams
• Written or practical work
• Individual and group projects that may require an oral defense
• Class participation Grading is based on a scale of 0 to 20, and a grade of 10 is required to pass.

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

The program's learning objectives and intended skills are to:

• Acquire the skills to correctly, effectively, and creatively produce oral and written messages for diverse audiences.
• Acquire skills to analyze, organize, and communicate using a variety of supports, different types of information with distinct ends.
• Master the theory and practical tools that encourage thinking and using the terminology relevant to each traditional means of communication in their modern multimedia usage.
• Employ the technologies and systems currently in use to select, formulate, and transmit information, as well as the principal trends and theories that create and criticize them.
• Learn to read and analyze specialized texts and documents on any relevant theme, and summarize or adapt them using language that the general public can understand.
• Master the principles of professional ethics in journalism and communication as well as those of legal communication.

Course Coordinator

The course coordinator is João Manuel Santos de Miranda.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulation of the University of Coimbra.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The legal framework for the qualification is established by the decrees:

• Decree-Law nr 74/2006, 24th March, in its current wording
• Ordinance nr 782/2009, 23rd July

Graduation Requirements

The graduation requirements are the achievement of the passing grade in a set of curricular units that amount to a total of 180 ECTS.

Access to Further Studies

The program provides access to further studies, specifically the second cycle of studies (Master's degree).

Study Programme

The study program includes paths in:

• Journalism and Communication
• Journalism and Communication with Minor

Academic Year

The program is offered in a 6-semester format.

Course Type

The course type is 1st Cycle Studies.

DGES Code

The DGES code is 9773.

Qualification Awarded

The qualification awarded is a Bachelor's Degree.

Duration

The program duration is 6 semesters.

ECTS Credits

The program awards 180 ECTS credits.

Accreditations

The program is accredited by the Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, with the registration number R/A-Cr 29/2015/AL01.