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During the first term the master's programmes will be taught via REMOTE instruction, that is in a non face-to-face modality. As for the rest of terms it is expected that teaching will take place face-to-face, as long as it is possible.

This master's degree programme is structured into three subjects:

  • Subject 1: Research methodology in communication. 25 ECTS credits. Compulsory.
  • Subject 2: Trends in research in communication. Optional. In all, 50 ECTS credits are offered, of which the students must choose 20 (four subjects).

Important information regarding optional subjects: please note that not all optional subjects are taught every year. Every year there may be a different combination of optional subjects based on variable elements such as demand on previous years or maximal consistency of topics to be aimed at for each edition.

  • Master's degree final project (15 ECTS compulsory credits).

 

Subject I: Research Methods in Communication. 25 ECTS credits. Compulsory. 

 

Description Subject ECTS credits
Human and Social Sciences' Methods applied to communication

Online Research: Database Use and Design

 5

Quantitative Research and Experimental Methods in Communication

 5

Qualitative Research Methods in Communication

 5

Content and Communicative Discourse Analysis

 5
Historiography of Communication: Trends and Techniques 5
Cultura Popular i Estudis Culturals: Temes i Mètodes d'Anàlisi 5
Media Psicology. The Study of Human Response when Exposed to Media 5

Mètodes de Recerca en Comunicació Interpersonal

 5

 

 

 

Subject II: Trends in Communication Research. Optional. The total amounts of ECTS credits offered is 45, students must choose 20 of them (4 courses). 

 

Description Subject ECTS Credits
State of the art of the international research in communication: main topics of the communication research agenda  

Writing Techniques, Text Edition and International Dissemination of Communication Research

 5
Latest Trends in Research on Communication 5
Media and Communication Policy 5
Cyberculture and Communication 5
Structure and Development of a Research in Communication Communication and Persuasion 5
Communication and Interculturalism 5
Scientific Communication 5

 

 

Master's Final Project. Compulsory. 15 ECTS Credits
 
Subject ECTS Credits
Master's final Project                                                  15

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