Master’s Degree in Continuing Education for Audiovisual Cost Controller Zeta Studios

Competences

General competences

• GC1. Possess and understand fundamental knowledge that is framed in a multidisciplinary context characterized by the convergence of Communication Sciences and Social, Economic and Business Sciences, among others.
• GC2. Integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on political, social, economic and ethical aspects.
• GC3. Put into practice the knowledge acquired and strengthen the ability to solve problems and make decisions related to production processes in the audiovisual medium, in conditions of limited time and high pressure in order to achieve results.
• GC4. Communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear, attractive way that is adapted to the specific characteristics of the audiovisual medium.
• GC5. Apply the knowledge acquired and develop a great ability to carry out their professional work in media and social environments that are undergoing a constant evolution, driven by the advance and dissemination of new information and communication technologies.
• GC6. Have the ability to work as a team and command diversity management.
• GC7. Develop great sensitivity in the performance of their work while respecting current regulations, both at a Spanish and European level, codes of good practice, to self-control criteria, promotion of equality for women and people with disabilities, the protection of children and, in general, the principles contained in the Spanish Constitution and the values of the Culture of Peace.
• GC8. Possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will need to be largely self-directed or autonomous, in order to face the challenges of an ever-evolving world.

Specific competences

• SC1. Apply budget control and management techniques and processes, associated with the figure of the Cost Controller, in audiovisual projects of a different nature.
• SC2. Integrate knowledge and working methods to the production company's own resources and the needs of each audiovisual project, based on accounting systems and other management systems.
• SC3. Prepare and analyze cost reports, according to various parameters, for the correct achievement of the project.
• SC4. Know in depth the financing system for audiovisual projects with special attention to tax incentives, subsidy categories, deductions and/or amortization plans.
• SC5. Recognize the professional profiles involved in the production of audiovisual projects, with the aim of leading projects and areas associated with budget control of content.
• SC6. Integrate knowledge derived from the labor department, attending to human resources needs, paying attention to the documentation required at all times.
• SC7. Have knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the audiovisual market, paying special attention to the prevailing trends.
• SC8. Develop and integrate the most demanded budget control tools in the audiovisual sector (purchase orders, petty cash, payment request) in the working dynamics for projects of this nature.
• SC9. Put into practice supervision mechanisms in the shooting phase in order to adapt the expected expenses to the reality of the project; as well as learn to anticipate possible problems or incidents that production may suffer in terms of costs and processes.
• SC10. Know the regulations and establish a work system that would allow the introduction of an auditor at any point of production, and even provide sufficient tools to audit other productions.

Schedule

The Nebrija University – Zeta Studios Master's Degree in Continuing Education for Audiovisual Cost Controller will be taught on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, in intensive sessions, thus helping certain professional profiles to enroll in the course to update their academic training. The intensive sessions will be accompanied by personal and/or group work carried out by the students. Likewise, the program will be carried out face-to-face and in hybrid-synchronous sessions, in order to allow professionals who do not reside in the city of Madrid to connect to the lectures.

Access and Admission

It is an essential requirement to access the Master's programs to have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accordance with the current legislation. A Bachelor's Degree in Communication Sciences (Journalism, Audiovisual Communication, Advertising and Public Relations) will be especially valued. In this sense, we are looking for students who have skills that foresee a good disposition for teamwork, have great flexibility and open-mindedness to the incorporation of new knowledge and new ways of working, and that, regardless of what scientific or technical studies they come from, they show a great interest in the humanities in general, and a great sense of social responsibility in professional work.

The admission process to the Master's degree begins by sending the following documentation by post or courier to the Postgraduate Admissions Section:

• Completed Admission Application.
• Updated Curriculum Vitae.
• Photocopy of DNI (only Spanish candidates) or passport (only foreign candidates).
• Photocopy of the Academic transcript/record (completed studies or in the last year of the university degree).
• Two color, passport-size photographs.

Once the documentation has been received and it has been verified that the diploma submitted grants to the degree, as established in Arts. 15 and 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, candidates take the admission test with the coordinator of the degree. This test is carried out in person in Madrid when possible or, failing that, it can also be taken remotely (online) for those candidates residing outside of Spain.

The candidate holds a personal interview with the Program Coordinator. This interview is in itself an admission test in which the specific knowledge of the candidate is evaluated through a battery of questions about the area of knowledge, as well as their level of maturity and attitudes to it. After this interview, the coordinator prepares a report on the candidate's skills profile, his degree of maturity, his personal interest in Audiovisual Journalism and his suitability for the degree, which is attached to the file that the Admissions Commission will assess.

The University Admissions Commission, made up of heads of the Department itself, the General Secretary and the Department of University Development will be in charge of proposing to the Rector of the University the granting of student status to those candidates whose suitability has been proven.

The candidate receives written information about their admission, which is previously provided by phone, about the result of the admission process and formalizing their enrollment in the Program, the definitive documentation, duly legalized, that must be submitted, etc.