Program Overview

Degree in Journalism

The Degree in Journalism is a four-year undergraduate program that provides students with a broad theoretical and practical multimedia knowledge in press, radio, TV, and internet. The program is based on social sciences (sociology, law, economics, political science) and the use of information and communication technologies (ICT).

Program Details

• Knowledge Branch: Social and Legal Sciences
• Field of Study: Journalism, communication, advertising, and public relations
• Centre: Facultat de Filologia, Traducció i Comunicació
• Degree Code: 1334
• Credits: 240
  • Basic Training: 60
  • Compulsory: 139.5
  • Elective: 22.5
  • Work Placement/Internship: 6
  • Final Project: 12
• Years: 4
• Places Available: 60
• Classes: Face-to-face
• Language Teaching: Spanish, Valencian
• First Enrolment Credit Fee: 14.03
• First Enrolment Credit Fee for Non-EU and Non-Communicating Students from Abroad: 28.06

Academic Team

• Degree Academic Committee President (CAT): José Antonio Calańas Continente
• Degree Coordinator: María Iranzo Cabrera
• Work Placement/Internship Coordinator: Julia Aguilar Miquel/ Enrique Bordería Ortiz
• International Coordinator: Lida Varela Ordaz

Academic, Scientific, or Professional Interest

Graduates in Journalism are professionals who are culturally, humanistically, and technically prepared to function as interpreters of social reality. They conceive, articulate, produce, administer, analyze, and manage a variety of media, programs, and products in any medium: press, radio, TV, and the internet.

Worth Noting

The Bachelor's Degree in Journalism offers students a multi-specialization in journalism dealing with society, politics, culture, economics, science, and technology. Learning is based on a reflective, critical, and experimental integration, complemented by a compulsory internship period in media-related companies. The capacity for personal initiative, together with a good attitude towards teamwork, is also necessary for the successful completion of this program.

Requirements

To obtain the Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, it is a requirement to accredit communicative competence in a foreign language at level B1. Recognition will be issued during the final year by means of one of the following options:

• Providing a certificate of attainment of level B1, in accordance with the University of Valencia's L2 Language Accreditation Equivalence Table.
• In the specific case of the English language, obtaining a passing grade in the elective subject 'Professional English for Journalists'.