Program Overview

MÃster de Formaciµn Permanente en Periodismo de Agencia UC3M-EFE

The Master's in Permanent Training in Agency Journalism UC3M-EFE is a program designed to train journalists with a versatile profile, enabling them to work in national and international news agencies. The program is conducted in collaboration with the EFE news agency, the first Spanish-language news agency and the fourth in the world, with 82 years of experience backing its journalistic reputation.

Objective

The objective of the Master's program is to form agency journalists with a profile that allows them to develop their work in national and international news agencies. The agency journalist is the professional with the most contact with news and sources of information, and their function is to provide content to the media, contributing to generating the media agenda.

Program Structure

The program includes various modules, such as:

• Las agencias de noticias en el actual sistema de medios (The news agencies in the current media system)
• Informaciµn de texto y ediciµn de noticias (Text information and news editing)
• Lenguaje periodÚstico de agencia (Agency journalistic language)
• Periodismo de datos (Data journalism)
• Taller de redacciµn (Writing workshop)
• Periodismo Audiovisual (Audiovisual journalism)
• Trabajo Fin de MÃster (Master's final project)
• PrÃcticas Curriculares (Curricular practices)

Admission

To be admitted to the program, students must have a degree in Journalism, Audiovisual Communication, or other related fields. The admission process involves the evaluation of the student's academic record, experience, and knowledge of languages. The program has a limited number of places available, and admission is granted on a continuous basis.

Tuition Fees

The tuition fee for the program is 10,000, which can be paid in installments.

Duration and Schedule

The program lasts for 13 months, with 7 months of academic training and 6 months of professional practices. Classes are held from Monday to Thursday, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and some Fridays may be reserved for visits, seminars, or other activities.

Professional Outcomes

The program prepares students to work in news agencies, media outlets, and communication departments, with skills in:

• Redacciµn y elaboraciµn de gÕneros informativos (Writing and editing of news genres)
• Tratamiento informativo de la actualidad (Information treatment of current events)
• Elaboraciµn de informaciµn grÃfica y multimedia (Elaboration of graphic and multimedia information)
• Creaciµn y elaboraciµn de vÚdeos informativos (Creation and editing of informative videos)
• Utilizaciµn de redes sociales en la difusiµn y transmisiµn de informaciones (Use of social networks in the dissemination and transmission of information)

Faculty

The program is directed by Pilar Carrera (UC3M) and Carlos Gosch Montes (EFE), with a team of professors from the University Carlos III of Madrid and the EFE news agency.