Student profile:Students with creative interests and an openness to culture and the arts - film, literature, music, theatre, art, comics, urban culture, video games, digital world and shows in general - with a great capacity for teamwork, an open and pluralistic mentality, a dynamic spirit and a strong communicative character. They must be eager to learn and work, to experiment with creation, to be full of curiosity and hungry for culture, to have a great capacity for teamwork, and to be communicative and free of prejudices.
Graduate profile:At the end of their studies in Audiovisual Communication, our graduates will be able to take on the functions of scriptwriter/director/audiovisual director, producer/manager, post-production editor/designer, technical and/or artistic director in audiovisual projects. They will be familiar with the techniques and processes of audiovisual creation and communication in its various phases, emphasising the online world and the new hypermedia narrative, while being able to make creative and professional decisions in the field of audiovisual communication and management of technological and human resources at companies in the sector. They will be able to work in teams and independently, promoting their creativity while respecting codes of good practice and social values.
Official Degree:Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Communications
Center responsible:Communication and Arts School
Branch of knowledge: Social and Legal Sciences
Openings available: 80
Total Credits:240 credits.
Full time: Minimum of 45 ECTS credits and maximum of 90 ECTS credits.
Part time: Minimum of 12 ECTS credits and maximum of 44 ECTS credits.
Academic year in which it was implemented: 2014-2015
Languages: Spanish and English
Type of Education: Classroom Attendance
Academic Regulations: General student’s regulations. Credit transfer and recognition. Regulation of student participation.
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Audiovisual languages and technologies have changed the world. The audiovisual sector needs new professionals who are able to handle digital tools proficiently, manage related products and understand all the opportunities offered by this creative environment. The audiovisual industry demands creative, autonomous professionals with the ability to create and manage fiction and entertainment projects.
As a result, all our students complete their studies with one or two full audiovisual projects that considerably enhance their CVs, in addition to the presence of professionals from some of the best companies and institutions in the sector, such as Atresmedia, Mediaset España, Agencia EFE or Smedia, where they will be able to enjoy internships.
The Degree in Audiovisual Communications from Nebrija University also includes a completely renewed curriculum adapted to new times. The creative professionals of the future cannot turn their backs on disciplines like film, television, the world of video games, advertising, the Internet and its transmedia proposals. We train producers and scriptwriters of fiction and entertainment, audiovisual business managers, editors and post-production specialists, television producers, media communicators and app coders for mobile and tablets. In short, professionals capable of understanding the current strength of audiovisual media and its perfect combination with the online, new narratives and new formats, social networks.
All students accordingly take part in audiovisual projects, labs and creation workshops, and screenings of films and TV series. Our aim is to bring professional experience to the classroom. At the Faculty of Communication and Arts we have well-equipped spaces for your projects: a modern radio and TV studio, three special teamwork and workshop rooms (Lab 1. Editing and Postproduction; Lab 2. Design and Lab 3. Multimedia), a wide range of internship possibilities - internships being mandatory for the degree - and a team of professors and academics who combine their university roles with professional practice.
The goals of the programme include:
In addition, you can combine the Degree in Audiovisual Communications with the Degrees in Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations, Performing Arts or Digital and Multimedia Design, enhancing your employability and developing the technological skills and capabilities required in line with the growing demand for audiovisual products for a multi-screen world.
Read lessStudents work from day one in the labs, on television sets, and in the Nebrija Medialab media platform. A place where students experience the profession with actual communication projects (magazine, blog, radio, fiction, advertising, etc.).
Leading professors such as Iván Escobar (producer and scriptwriter of ‘Vis a Vis’ or ‘El Barco’); Amaya Hernández (artistic photographer, 2008 Injuve Award, 2015 Visual Arts Community of Madrid, etc.) or Alejandro Priego (post-producer at Atresmedia and MTV).
Masterclasses, meetings, conferences, lectures, round tables, workshops and seminars. Besides leading events such as the AdN Short Festival, the ZOOM Days or the Madrid Film Festival.
Nebrija University, which is strongly committed to languages and quality, provides the student with an academic certification in English, a suitable complement to obtain the B2 and C1 levels.
Promotion of competencies oriented to employability, management skills, coaching, personal branding and any other topic related to professional and social development, which may be chosen by the student to enrich their personal and professional training.
The University puts within the students' reach a total of three subjects to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to become a competent professional within the demands of the current labor market.
Since the 2019-2020 academic year, we offer a program of interdisciplinary subjects or ILC (Interdisciplinary Learning Courses) per year, with diverse contents, which broadens the curriculum of the students, trains them in other disciplines and allows students from different areas to meet each other.
Each academic year, students in face-to-face bachelor's degrees can choose two ILC subjects with 3 ECTS credits, one per semester, out of the 30 subjects offered each course. Some are taught in English and others in Spanish.
Why wait to discover the professional and interdisciplinary world if you can start experiencing it at the University?
Choose your Interdisciplinary Learning CoursesDo you dream of shining on the big screen? Study the Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Communication at Nebrija University and prepare to work in film, television or any multimedia environment, learning from the best professionals in the sector.
BOE No 253, of october 18, 2014
Favorable modification approved by the Council of Universities - Fundación para el Conocimiento MADRI + D 06-21-2019.
All our degrees and curricula have been prepared in accordance with the new guidelines set by current legislation, having already been verified by the National Agency for Quality Assessment.
The student must complete 240 credits
Porcentaje de Doctores Percentage of PhD holders | ECTS impartidos por doctores ECTS taught by doctors |
64,10% | 74,47% |
The access routes to the Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Communication are described below. In addition, Nebrija University will publish on its website the places available for the first year of the Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Communication.
Students who have a baccalaureate degree and have passed the University Access Tests may apply for admission, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1892/2008, of November 14, which regulates the access conditions to official university teachings of Bachelor's Degrees.
Also, and in accordance with the provisions of RD 412/2014, the following students may apply for admission to the university:
In the case of students with special educational needs derived from disabilities, the need for possible curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies will be assessed.
At Nebrija University, the admission procedures established by university legislation will be carried out with particular reference to the guiding principles of accessing Spanish universities: equality, merit, ability, universal accessibility and adjustment to the criteria of the European Higher Education Area.
In order to apply for admission to any official university Bachelor's degree, it will be necessary to complete the corresponding admission application through the University website, or request it at any of the university campuses within the deadlines established by the Department of University Development.
Only those candidates who have submitted the required documentation within the deadlines established by the Admissions Department will be processed. In addition, the student will be asked for all the additional information that was deemed appropriate in order to know the candidate's suitability for the Bachelor's Degree.
For the purposes of pre-admission and admission, the evaluation of the candidate will be made using 0 to 10 points, taking into account the following criteria and percentages:
This test consists of a personality assessment test that explores the emotional, intellectual, social, and norms and values areas of each candidate for a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism at Nebrija University
In addition to the competences established in the Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Communication, we have included another related to the adequate knowledge of the English language, both oral and written. The English level tests consist of a written exam with multiple choice questions, oral and written comprehension. They are taken in person or online, and are held in computer rooms on each campus, with professors from the Institute of Modern Languages. Depending on the results of this test, the student will be positioned at the corresponding level.
It will not be necessary for the candidate to take the language positioning test if they provide a document proving their English level. The level accreditation will be validated through the official degrees established by the table of certificates accepted by ACLES. They are valid for one year. Students who take degrees in which subjects are taught in English must have accredited a B2 level in that language.
It contains multiple choice questions and consists mainly of specific contents of some of the main areas of general knowledge (Communication and Journalism) that will be studied in the degree chosen by the candidate, in addition to other elements common to all degrees.
As a strategy to know the characteristics of the applicants, the academic department will try to determine if the candidate has sufficient motivation, training and knowledge, abilities, aptitudes, communication skills, extracurricular activities and future interests necessary to be admitted as a student of the Bachelor's Degree in Journalism at Nebrija University.
After studying the curriculum map of Nebrija University's Bachelor's degrees, the Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of Ecuador (SENESCYT) recognizes this Bachelor's degree through document number SENESCYT-SGES-SFA-2019-0722-O
The International Mobility Office of the Universidad Antonio de Nebrija monitors agreements with leading universities worldwide on an ongoing basis.
Students have the option of spending a year or a semester of study at another leading university in the European Union, North America, Latin America or Asia. This option will widen your view of the world, let you exchange ideas and experiences with students in other countries, enhance your language skills, and help you prepare to perform your profession to the highest standard anywhere in the world. Communication and Arts students have the option of pursuing studies at the following foreign universities:
NOTE: The destination universities, offered by degree, may vary according to the International Mobility Program. For more information, students can consult the information online in the. International Mobility Program.
* ERASMUS scholarshipnot available for this university.
The Bachelor's Programme in Audiovisual Communication trains young professionals to become:
Graduates can also pursue careers in university research and academic teaching in the Communication and Arts domain.
Students are provided guidance by the University's Careers Department via internship programs and the job exchange.
Nebrija University's commitment to academic rigorousness, the training in companies and leading institutions, the innovation in multidisciplinary programs and the international projection, places the University in the first positions of the most important rankings.
The International Ranking QS Stars grants Nebrija University the highest score in quality and in student satisfaction with regards to teaching, the employability of graduates and the internationalization of the institution.
The national rankings also recognize Nebrija University as the first Spanish university in teaching and second in employability, highlighting its performance in research, knowledge transfer and internationalization.
Nebrija University, in accordance with the aims proposed in "The Nebrija Contract", directs its efforts to turn its students into valuable professionals in the labor market. With this objective, the Nebrija Institute of Professional Competences (INCP) was created, leading the training in professional skills, employability, managerial skills, coaching, personal branding and any other topic related to professional, personal and social development.
The activity of the Competences Institute covers all the activity segments of the university. On the one hand, it imparts three subjects that are distributed throughout the university degree and that enable students to effectively manage their work, proactively develop personal and professional self-improvement processes and properly guide their first steps in the workplace. In addition, the INCP incorporates coaching modules for employability in different postgraduate programs of the university, and designs and carries out customized in-company training actions for different projects in companies and institutions.
The methodology of the actions, fully personalized and eminently practical, provides the participant an adjusted analysis of their personal characteristics and their adequacy to the demands of the working world and the company, and offers an individualized development plan that is complemented by practical actions in which they must learn to solve real-life situations.
On the 19th Edition of the AdN Short Film Festival, the longest-running university competition for short films in Spain, the best shorts made by students were awarded. The students of the School of Communication and Arts of Nebrija University organized and hosted this gala, held at the Fernando de Rojas Theater of the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, where one could see the talent of future filmmakers shine.
The Internet is a key information tool for communication and audiovisual professionals and an increasingly established platform for media work. This page contains links to websites that can help you keep you informed about the world, language queries, and everything to look forward to in the coming film festivals.
This year, the University Short Film Festival celebrated its 19th edition at the Círculo de Bellas Artes, where the students from our Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Communication shone on the big screen with their cinematographic creations.
The School of Communication and Arts of the University once again organized its thematic week, with outstanding activities and presentations. Risto Mejide, Pepa Bueno and Adriana Ozores were some of the distinguished personalities who came to our Madrid-Princesa Campus.
All students and alumni of Nebrija University can take part in the festival by filming and presenting a short film. In addition, the contest is organized by the Communication Area students themselves, especially by the Audiovisual Communication students. The Festival now has eighteen editions.