Master of Permanent Training in Television Journalism Urjc-IRTVE
Madrid, Spain
DURATION
11 Months
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 9,500 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
The Master's Degree in Permanent Training in Television Journalism, promoted by the RTVE Institute and the Rey Juan Carlos University, aims to qualify its students in the use of the most advanced audiovisual tools, and in writing and presenting news in front of the camera, to complement the theoretical teachings of the degrees or degrees in Information Sciences.
Practical teaching, specialization, and comprehensive knowledge are necessary for the new journalist who works in a digital and multimedia environment, all under a process of convergence of television with other terminals. For this, we have the most advanced technical means and the best professionals from TVE and Rey Juan Carlos University.
Goals
The Master's in Television Journalism main purpose is to train future audiovisual journalists who will be integrated into the multimedia newsrooms of the main television channels in the Spanish and Ibero-American markets.
Therefore, the objectives of the Master are the following:
- Train the student to integrate into the new multimedia newsrooms of television channels.
- Teach the student to translate the concepts ideas, news, etc., into images.
- Show the student the new structure of the audiovisual market in Spain and in the world, for a more effective integration in it.
- Show the specific routines of the new journalistic profession in an open and changing environment.
- Adapt the student to the new contractual modalities of the television market.
- Understand the synergies between television, radio, the press, and the Internet, and the consequences derived from the journalistic profession.
- Familiarize the student with the new techniques and technologies used in the production of news.
- Understand the informative treatments of certain events through the personal experiences of television professionals.
- Integrate the student into the professional circuit by providing him with an adequate curriculum for the exercise of the profession.
- Create "networks of excellence" of television professionals that constitute the benchmark for the sector in Spain.
- Meeting the demands of the new media by providing them with multimedia professionals with an open conception of the information product.
- Teach the student to value the news as an information product in a competitive market.
- And finally, guide the student about the new challenges of the journalistic profession such as specialization, copyright, the rise of local media, and globalization.etc
Admissions
Curriculum
Modality: Face-to-face
The completion of a classic program typically entails earning 90 ECTS credits
Editing and writing news
Subjects that will be covered in the module
- Style, language, and writing
- Editing and writing workshop I
- Editing and writing workshop II
Goals:
- Knowledge and mastery of reading and writing techniques in front of the camera. Assume the differences and peculiarities of television with respect to other media in the creation and presentation of the news. Mastery and use of the physical resources available for more effective transmission of the news.
- Knowledge in the search, selection, and ordering of the news.Resource management, allocation of time to the different news, rundown design, and news style.
Informative genres
Subjects that will be covered in the module
- The news: analysis, information, and evaluation
- Coverage of press conferences
- The television report
- specialized information
- Stories and creativity on television. news analysis
- Creation of digital news content and management of social networks.
Goals:
- Differentiation of the different informative formats on television, characteristics, structure, peculiarities, and the concept of "informative genre".Knowledge and understanding of the most suitable formats for each informative treatment.
- A practical approach to coverage of press conferences, one of the most classic and common information formats in organizations, entities, groups, etc.Knowledge and differentiation of the resources and techniques used in press conferences, to condense the most suitable discursive elements for the preparation of news.
- Knowledge of techniques and technologies for the creation of digital news content and the management of news content on social networks.
Presentation and locution
Subjects that will be covered in the module
- Locution and voice techniques
- Presentation and direction in informative programs
- Styling and makeup
Goals:
- Control of all the skills that are essential for the correct and effective use of the voice.
- Knowledge and use of personal resources in front of a camera in news programs. Reading with AutoCue and presentation of the news with Chroma-key.
Camera, editing, and distribution
Subjects that will be covered in the module
- Taking pictures, lighting
- Editing and assembly of news
- The direct and the realization
Goals:
- Understanding and knowledge of image-taking techniques and technologies for the generation of audiovisual informative material.Influence and use of basic lighting techniques as an expressive resource for taking images.Creation of an "informative" image format suitable for the creation of the informative product.
- Knowledge of digital editing techniques and technologies in news programs: characteristics, differentiating elements, rhythm, conjunction, and coordination of the video and audio band.General principles of image montage.
- Practical knowledge of the techniques and technologies used in the production of news programs: the role of the production team, the peculiarities of the news genre, visual rhythm, live decision-making, the camera's point of view, and its influence on the creation of the final product.
- Knowledge of techniques and technologies for the creation of digital news content and the management of news content on social networks.
Master's final project
The Final Title Project will consist of the individual or exceptional group (maximum three people) preparation of an audiovisual report.This will have to be accompanied by a report detailing the creation process.In this work, the student will put into practice all the knowledge acquired in the different subjects covered in the master's degree curriculum.
Program Outcome
General Competences
- Ability to understand the main current debates and evaluate the media events derived from the current situation.
- Ability to disseminate, according to communication strategies, current complex informative messages in a coherent manner.
- Ability to make knowledge, ideas and debates of informative content reach society through the different journalistic modalities.
- Ability to identify and appropriately use sources for the development of information.
- Ability to function as a communication professional who respects the legal and ethical standards of the profession.
Specific Competences
- Master the guidelines that govern audiovisual communication for the development of the different audiovisual news genres.
- The student must be able to translate the concepts ideas, news, etc., into images