Duration 1 academic year (60 ECTS credits)
Calendar From September to June
Timetable
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Fee EU students: 2,906.4 € | Non EU students: 6,739.80 €
Places 35
Course type Research
Language
Spanish (80%) and English (20%)
UPF PhD to which it grants access
PhD in Communication (Previous admission)
Organisation and contact
Communication Management and Administration Unit

  • Presentation

    • The master’s degree programme in Communication Research provides advanced training aimed at academic specialization and initiation in research tasks in all areas of the field of social communication.

      The programme is designed to allow students to continue their postgraduate studies via the doctoral programme in Communication. To this end, it familiarizes them with the main research methods used in communication and the principal fields of research and study.

    • Graduates of undergraduate programmes in the various fields of the social sciences.

      People interested in pursuing careers in research in the field of communication, whether in academia or the private sector.

      Students with multidisciplinary academic training in the social sciences and aptitudes for multidisciplinary communication research.

       

    • 1st term

      Compulsory subjects

      Research Design, Planning and Methodology (5 ECTS credits)

      Advances in Communication Theory and Research (5 ECTS credits)

      Communication Researcher Skills and Competencies (5 ECTS credits)

      Optional subjects

      Discourse and Communication (5 ECTS credits)

      Intercultural Communication (5 ECTS credits)

      Big Data, Culture and Society (5 ECTS credits)
       

      2nd term

      Compulsory subjects

      Advanced Data Analysis (5 ECTS credits)

      Optional subjects

      Networks, Media and New Theoretical Challenges (5 ECTS credits)

      Cultural Studies and Popular Culture (5 ECTS credits)

      Children, Youth and the Media (5 ECTS credits)

      Digital Media, Democracy and Society (Optional) (5 ECTS credits)

      Contemporary Perspectives on Communication and Gender (5 ECTS credits)
       

      3rd term

      Participation in a Research Project  (5 ECTS credits)

      Master’s degree final project  (15 ECTS credits)

       

       

    • MANDATORY DOCUMENTS

      • Official undergraduate degree/diploma or equivalent. A Signed declaration of obtaining your degree before the commencement of the master's programme. Qualifications can be in the following academic areas: Social Sciences (such as communication, sociology or antropology).
      • Academic transcript of the accredited official training with the average grade at the university of origin.
      If the diploma or the academic transcript are not written in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese or Italian, you will also have to include the respective sworn translations into Catalan or Spanish.
      • Curriculum vitae in Catalan, Spanish or English.
      • Statement of purpose in Catalan, English or Spanish, explaining the candidate’s interest in enrolling on the master’s degree programme
      • Spanish level B2 within the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) or equivalent, in the case of students who are not from Spain or any other country where Spanish is the official language.
      • English level B2 of the CEFR or equivalent. Applicants from countries in which English is the official language will be exempted from this requirement.
      • Identity Card or Passport.
      • Two letters of academic or professional recommendation
      In order to optimise the treatment and security of the recommendation letters, the candidate will have to request those via the online application system, where he/she will need to indicate the e-mail adress of the person/the persons he/she wishes to be recommended by. That person will receive an e-mail indicating that the candidate wishes a recommenation letter from him/her. The letter will be uploaded by the referee in the online application system. Non-institutional addresses such as *yahoo, *gmail, *hotmail, etc... will not be accepted.

      OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

      • Video presentation where you explain your profile and your motivation for studying the master's degree (it's necessary to upload a word document with the link to the video)
      • Proof of at least three years’ work experience in a field related to the subject area of the master’s programme.
      • Proof of at least one year of research experience.
      • Proof of teaching experience.

      Admission criteria

      The following assessment criteria will be applied in the candidate selection process (max. 10 points):

      • Academic transcript  (max. 5 points).
      • Curriculum vitae  (max. 3 points): consideration will be given to professional, academic or research experience in the field of the social sciences and communication.
      • Statement of purpose (max. 1 point)

      In the case of candidates who have obtained the same score following application of the admission criteria, a personal interview will be held in order to break the tie (max. 1 point): the interview will make it possible to clarify or better define aspects of the curriculum and, thus, differentiate between students with similar transcripts.

    • This master’s programme trains students to work in the field of research and university teaching. It also prepares them to work in the communication research and forecasting sector at both public and private communication research centres. Specifically, the master’s programme enables students to work as:

      • University lecturers in the social sciences
      • Communication researchers
      • Analysts at public institutions (audiovisual regulators, communication research centres, and research, analysis and forecasting units)
      • Analysts at private companies involved in communication
      • Specialists in media, digital content and social media analysis
      • Communication analysts and consultants
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