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WARNING! Please reed carefully the information in the tab "Relevant considerations before enrolment" below.

The coordination team of the Official Master's Degree in Contemporary Cinema and Audiovisual Studies recommends to take the master's degree in two years. We suggest to take the subjects within the first year (40 credits) and to do the Master’s Final Project within the following one. Only if the student has a complete dedication to studying and is certain about which specific research area to take from the beginning will it be possible to take the master's degree in one year.

Students will only have to pay for the subjects they enroll for that year. Therefore, those who leave the MFP or other subjects for the second year will be able to pay for its credits on the second year.

During the master's degree program, students must enroll for three compulsory subjects and for the Master’s Final Project. In the first year, it is recommended to take the two methodological subjects A Critical History of Film and Audiovisual Methodology I and II. It is not compulsory to follow any itinerary for optional subjects. It is suggested to take the subjects that are most closely related to the student's final project.

There is no second examination period for the subjects. Failed or non-attended subjects will have to be enrolled for again (and paid with a surcharge) the following year.

We remind students that they must attend at least 80% of the lectures, for all subjects are on-site. Lecturers cannot evaluate students if they do not attend to their lessons.

To know more about the projects and the members of the CINEMA research group, we suggest visiting this website.

In the tutorial form students will be asked for the name of three professors (written in order of priority) considered to be the most suitable for receiving tutoring from during the development of the student's research. The coordination team of the master's degree will do everything that is possible for students to have one of these three professors appointed as tutor. In order to know who could be the most suitable supervisors it is recommended to check  the programs of the subjects and the professors’ CV’s.

1. Check the admission requirements and the documentation needed

MANDATORY DOCUMENTS

  • Official university bachelor's or master's degree from the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) or equivalent foreign degree allowing access to a postgraduate degree in the country that issued the degree. Should the applicant have not finished yet their studies at the time of application, they will be asked to sign a statement certifying that they will have completed them before the start of the master degree program. 

Qualifications in any academic field shall be accepted but students are recommended to have a knowledge of the history of film and/or analysis of audiovisual works. Therefore, in the final assessment of candidates, holding an official university bachelor's degree qualification in Audiovisual Communication, Humanities, Fine Arts or other qualifications that have involved free elective university credits related with the history of film or the analysis of audiovisual works shall be taken into account.

  • Academic transcript of the accredited official training with the average grade at the university of origin. 
  • Curriculum Vitae in Spanish, English or Catalan.

  • Academic report, of a maximum of 6 pages (2,100 characters per page), in which the candidate shall outline a potential research project related with the lines of investigation of the subjects from the Master as well as the CINEMA research group.

A written work is dealt with in which the candidate should be able to prove their knowledge displaying their readings and viewings of cinematographic and audiovisual works. The report must contain the project proposal, the ultimate aims of the investigation, a methodological approach and a bibliography/filmography. Once accepted for the Master, the student will be able to carry out the same proposed project or change it entirely, as long as the lines of investigation of the Master are kept to. 

  • Identity Card or Passport.

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

In addition, the Departments' selection committee may decide to interview the candidate.

Fee

Students UE: 1,800 €
Non UE students: 5,749.8 €

2. Proceed to online application

If you are eligible for this Master and you have all you need, access the online application to check the calendar and complete the process.

Apply online