Journalism – (B.Sc.)

The degree in Journalism from the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid aims to train professionals in journalism who are able to inform in a multi-faceted way in various different types of media (including institutional or corporate information), adhering to the basic principles which govern journalism. The training also includes the latest concepts of multimedia composition in which they will create reports which can be broadcast in any medium (press, written, Internet, radio, television, mobile phone...).

This new way of composing naturally leads to changes in many working methods but it does not change the fundamental principles of journalism, such as:

* Rigorous reporting of facts and access to the necessary sources and documentation in order to find the truth behind the story;
* Criteria for discriminating between what is of public interest and what is mere curiosity about private matters;
* The capacity to recognise emerging social trends and to offer appropriate treatment to potentially conflictive social situations. Solid journalistic skills, which go far beyond "political correctness" and the manipulation of newsworthy facts, involve fostering social awareness based on tolerance, respect for human rights, equality between men and women and the enduring presence of personal dignity.

A search, in short, for knowledge without bias, distanced from all types of spurious empathy based on the sterile attention of the human factor or other forms of pretence at informing which lack all journalistic interest. The aim of this degree is to train journalists who are able to inform and demand the truth about facts, be objective, rigorous and have due respect for people; journalists who are aware of their duty to public opinion, society and ordinary citizens; aware of their role in the smooth functioning of a democratic society based on decision-making of public relevance from knowledge of those issues which are of special socio-political importance.

Students who complete the dual degree in Journalism and Audiovisual Communication will be professionals qualified to perform any information job in any communication media and any format: written press, TV, radio, online and in the multimedia area.

In particular, the digital communication world of the XXI century demands:

* Professionals with an all-purpose education, who know how to prepare information adapted to the style and format requisites of any medium.
* Journalists with a general education, that is, professionals with criteria to recognize newsworthiness of an event or occurrence, no matter what area it takes place in.
* Journalists specialized in their areas, who must be experts in gathering and accrediting information, searching for resources and sources and writing news stories that interest and benefit the public, who go further in-depth in their specialized subjects of expertise, from the most generic (economics, social, political, international, local...) to the most specific (scientific and environmental, parliamentary, courts, sports, conflict situations and social violence -terrorism, abuse, religion, housing-...).
* Journalists whose sensitivity, the result of knowledge, makes them creators of media content that transmits general and specific knowledge, letting the public know and recognize the framework of realities that make up the world they have to live in.
* A specific aspect of the graduates´ professional profile is that of institutional and company communicators. This branch of expert communicators for Communication Offices of companies and institutions is important in the professional placement of our students.

Additionally, education in Audiovisual Communication is designed to offer four graduate profiles:

* Audiovisual director, scriptwriter and producer

Professionals specialized in script and direction-production related tasks in the different audiovisual media-cinema, television, video, advertising, radio, computer graphics, and hypermedia- with knowledge of the technical processes and resources of expression. All-purpose professionals qualified to stage a project, prepare a work plan and draw up a prior budget.

* Audiovisual producer and manager

Professionals who design, plan and organize human resources, technical and budgetary means for the production of audiovisual works in their various formats. They are qualified to direct and manage an audiovisual and multimedia production company.

* Visual and sound production and post production

Professionals that are experts in the design of all aspects linked to sound, image and graphics in the different phases of audiovisual production that also includes interactive environments oriented towards Internet, video games and digital environments.

* Researcher, teacher and expert in visual studies

Teachers in higher education or secondary school to teach subjects related to audiovisual communication and new technology. Specialists in research and analysis of audiovisual works, movements and processes. Analysts of the political-economic and cultural factors of the audiovisual sector. Specialists in audiovisual economic and cultural policies.