Undergraduate profile: Those interested in studying and obtaining a degree in Journalism from the Antonio de Nebrija University must be inquisitive and eager to tell of what is happening in the world, in any existing media. The Degree in Journalism is geared towards inquisitive people with critical judgement, seeking to learn and understand and to go beyond everyday events. People familiar with the latest technological tools, capable of adapting quickly to new content creation and management processes.
Graduate profile: By the end of the Journalism studies, our graduates have acquired the disciplinary expertise of media professionals. They are fully aware of the true needs of the press, radio, television, internet, press offices and PR agencies. They dominate the latest technologies to edit, produce and manage current affairs content. They are used to working in the newsrooms, desktop publishing rooms, and digitised radio and television studios. Graduate journalists from Nebrija University are empowered to work as a team, communicate, compare sources of information, analyse and issue value judgements, without forgetting the sense of responsibility and the ethical nature of current affairs.
Official qualification:Degree in Journalism
Branch of knowledge:Social and Legal Sciences
Total Credits 240
Minimum 12 ECTS and maximum 90 ECTS per registration and academic period
Available places: - Classroom attendance: 45
- Online: 100
Tipo de Enseñanza: Classroom attendance / Online
Languages: This degree course is taught in Spain. The Course Structure includes subjects taught in English leading to a special Bilingual Journalism Degree certificate.
Host faculty:Communication and Arts School
Year of degree course foundation: 2013-2014
Academic regulations: General student’s regulations. Credit transfer and recognition. Regulation of student participation.
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Journalism requires a commitment to serve and a passion for reporting, with both honesty and accountability. A journalist is a professional involved in seeking, choosing, prioritising, summarising, compiling, presenting and publishing information relating to current affairs in any media. The sector requires independent, flexible, multi-purpose, entrepreneurial journalists connected to the digital society.
Therefore, Nebrija University offers Journalism Degree students comprehensive training by some of the best professionals in the sector, such as Pilar Bernat (journalist specialising in the field of new technologies, 2013 Vodafone Journalism award), Eduardo Castillo (presenter of Capital Radio and La 2, 2017 Antena de Oro award) and Francisco Suárez (journalist with Antena 3 News).
The aim of the Degree in Journalism is to train professionals who master journalistic narrative and have the technological skills and capabilities required to be a good journalist in any media: journalists who analyse and anticipate, with the accuracy, depth and ethics to verify facts and data, accredit sources, provide a forum for different voices and opinions, build interesting information and be loyal to their own conscience.
The programme notably includes the promotion of:
For the study and practice of the profession used from day one: laboratories (multimedia, design and production), radio and television studios, and the Nebrija Medialab media platform. A place where students live through and experience the profession with actual communication projects (magazine, blog, radio, fiction, advertising, etc.).
Consolidated into the sector, enabling our students to work as true professionals, such as the Nipho Journalism Competition where participants choose postgraduate scholarships and journalism internships in the media. In turn, professionals of the stature of Matías Prats, Julia Otero, Jesús Alvarez or Bieito Rubido, among others, are awarded.
If we are all different, why do we study the same thing?
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.
Our degree course structure has been drawn up in accordance with the new guidelines established by current legislation and verified by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA).
The student must complete 240 credits
* Pending approval of the modification by the Madri+d Foundation
The student must complete 240 credits
The student must take 240 credits
Up to 6 credits will be recognised on the basis of the activities carried out by the student throughout his or her degree course. Credits will be awarded for cultural, sports, student representation, solidarity and cooperation activities at the University, or by taking the following subject modules: Ethics of Voluntary Work, or Human Rights.
The aim of this programme is to support students' on-the-job training under the ongoing supervision of the University's Professional Careers Department, the academic department responsible for awarding the degree, and the partner company or institution where the internship takes place. You will be advised on how best to choose your internship, and will be monitored and tutored on an ongoing basis, with a view to your own professional interests.
Further information on internships List of companies intershipsThe final research project involves researching a topic or creating a practical professional initiative on the student's own motion, under the supervision of one or more Department academic staff and, sometimes, professionals in the business world.
Profesores Professors | Porcentaje de Doctores Percentage of PhD holders |
37 | 65% |
Students who are in any of the following academic situations can apply for admission to the first year of the degree:
Students must submit the application form for admission to the University along with the required documentation. The submission of the application for admission, along with the form for choosing the date to take the admission tests is done in person during a visit to the University or is sent by postal mail. Likewise, students can start the admission process by filling out the online admission form.
The Academic Information section confirms to the candidate that the printed or online application has been received, and invites him/her to take the admission tests. On the day of the test, the candidate must submit, if he/she has not done so in advance, the following documentation:
All students who wish to complete their university degree at Antonio de Nebrija University must pass an admission process consisting of:
The testing periods are the following:
These tests can be taken in Madrid or in the provinces of Spain, so that online students can choose any of the two options.
In general, these tests are taken in-person:
Candidates can take the tests in both campuses without distinction, regardless of where the degree for which they apply is taught.
All the documents submitted by the student, together with the result of the Admission Tests, are assessed by the Admissions Committee, composed of the Director of the University Development Department, the Course Secretary Director and the Degree Coordinator. This Commission assesses that the documents are administratively correct and if the profile of the candidate fits the profile of an incoming student of the degree.
In addition to meeting the established admission criteria, indicated at the beginning of point 4.2., the Admission Commission will accept or reject the admission of a student taking into account the aforementioned admission criteria.
At the beginning of each academic year, the academic coordinators are responsible for updating the specific tests of each degree in order to guarantee that the interested candidates fit the required profile. The results of the admission tests are communicated in writing and/or by telephone to each candidate in a period of approximately 3 to 5 days.
The admission criteria for students enrolled in online courses will be the same as those in the Classroom Attendance modality, but they will also have the following additional criteria:
1. Pre-enrollment
Once the admission is communicated, the candidates must reserve their place. This economic pre-enrollment guarantees the candidate's place at the University.
2. Enrollment
Pre-enrolled candidates who wish to formalize their academic enrollment in the University must, within the indicated periods, follow these steps:
The Degree in Journalism of Antonio de Nebrija University does not allow simultaneous teaching modalities, but the change of modality from Classroom Attendance teaching to Online teaching, or vice versa, can be requested.
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:
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Hochschule der Populären Künste |
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Universidad de Ciencias Sociales y Empresariales (UCES) |
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University of Technology Sydney |
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Drake University Montclair State University San Diego State University University of Miami |
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Ecole Français du Journalisme (EFJ) |
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Lingnan University |
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Universitá degli Studi del Molise Universitá Modli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia |
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Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara |
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Hogeschool Ultrecht |
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Regent's University London |
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.
The Bachelor's Degree in Journalism trains young people for a professional future as:
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.
The Bologna Declaration formalized the principles on which the European Higher Education Area should be based: quality, mobility, diversity, competitiveness and employment growth.
From this, Nebrija stands as an academic model of reference, educating students with excellent individual behavior, interaction with their environment and motivated by and for constant and continuous training. The Nebrija Institute of Professional Skills works every day to achieve the differentiation of our students through the development of attitudes and skills.
The main objective is for students to achieve the best of themselves through the development and empowerment of their personal skills and resources through personal self-knowledge.
In addition, some of the professional skills that are worked on within the three seminars are those related to interpersonal skills and active communication skills and negotiation, indispensable for our students to know how to transmit ideas, to argue them, to provide information and opinions in an adequate, clear and convincing way.
Within what will be their work performance, other aspects such as teamwork, conflict resolution and project management ability will be worked on.
In the third block, skills worked on are those aimed at increasing the student's employability. They will work with tools and techniques for job searching, and perform tasks that achieve in the student a greater use of their personal skills.
For all this we have currently active experts in selection of people, professionals dedicated to personal and professional training and professionals dedicated to the world of communication and the arts.
In this way, and in a complementary way to his/her specific training, we help the student create a differentiating pattern in the social and business environment in which he/she will be immersed when he/she finishes his/her studies.
The Internet is a key information tool for journalists and communication professionals and an increasingly established platform for media work. The following websites can help you stay up-to-date with world affairs in general, and can be an aid for language queries specifically.
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.
We train journalists, versatile and multidisciplinary professionals capable of creating any informative, audiovisual or written piece. You will learn from the best, an international faculty formed by information professionals with a great career.
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