University Carlos III of Madrid
Bachelor's Degree in Film, Television and Media Studies (Bilingual, Spanish)Getafe, Spain
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-European students | for EU students: € 1,500/year
Key Summary
Introduction
The Bachelor's Degree in Film, Television, and Media Studies offers in-depth knowledge of audiovisuals in the digital era, stimulating students’ critical thinking by honing their aesthetic and creative skills.
Its goal is to train professionals in audiovisual production and distribution, television, radio, cultural management, audience analysis, and online audiovisual content management. It also trains students to use technologies applied to scripts, production and audiovisual film and videomaking, image and sound editing, graphic design, camera operating techniques, and multimedia communication, as well as basic tools to analyze and research media markets.
An important part of our teaching is carried out at the University’s radio stations and television sets in small groups. Theoretical and practical classes are instructed in a bilingual modality, English and Spanish, by highly qualified faculty.
Bilingual studies
This degree courses in English and Spanish. In the courses taught in English, there aren't groups in Spanish, so there isn't a possibility to choose the language in which you will carry out your studies. You must take into mind that:
- In groups in English, all work (classes, drills, exercises, tests, etc.) will be conducted in English.
- During the first year, it must establish an English B2 level, perform a test, and provide one of the supported official certificates or any way determined by the university. In the first weeks of the course will inform students how they can prove their level.
- After completing the studies, in your DS will appear a mention of bilingual studies.
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Curriculum
Year 1 - Semester 1
- Image Theory (6 ECTS)
- Information Skills (3 ECTS)
- Introduction to Communication and Media Studies (6 ECTS)
- Media Technology (6 ECTS)
- Theory of Law (6 ECTS)
- Writing and Communication Skills (3 ECTS)
Year 1 - Semester 2
- Skills: Humanities (6 ECTS)
- Advertising and Communication (6 ECTS)
- Media Psychology (6 ECTS)
- Radio Workshop (6 ECTS)
- Spanish Language (6 ECTS)
Year 2 - Semester 1
- Fundamentals of Film and Television Direction I (6 ECTS)
- Moving Image History (6 ECTS)
- Principles of Economics (6 ECTS)
- Reading Moving Image (Film and Television) (6 ECTS)
- Spanish History: 20th Century (6 ECTS)
Year 2 - Semester 2
- Film Narrative (6 ECTS)
- Fundamentals of Film and Television Direction II (6 ECTS)
- Journalistic Communication (6 ECTS)
- Literary Trends in Contemporary Culture (6 ECTS)
- Soft Skills (3 ECTS)
- Spreadsheet. Intermediate Level (3 ECTS)
Year 3 - Semester 1
- Digital Post-production (6 ECTS)
- Film Production (6 ECTS)
- Screenwriting (6 ECTS)
Electives: Recommended 12 credits
Year 3 - Semester 2
- Documentary and Report (6 ECTS)
- Media Landscape (6 ECTS)
- Television Studies (6 ECTS)
Electives: Recommended 12 credits
Year 4 - Semester 1
- Fiction Videomaking (6 ECTS)
- Film and Television in Spain (6 ECTS)
- Film Studies (6 ECTS)
Electives: Recommended 12 credits
Year 4 - Semester 2
- Bachelor Thesis (12 ECTS)
- Professional Internships (6 ECTS)
Electives: Recommended 12 credits
Electives to choose in 3rd and 4th year - First semester
At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 48 credits of selectivity.
- At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 48 credits of selectivity.
- Middle Eastern and Asian Cinema (3 ECTS)
- Archiving and media heritage (3 ECTS)
- Business Strategies (3 ECTS)
- Contemporary society and the media (3 ECTS)
- Fiction television shows (3 ECTS)
- Film Genre (3 ECTS)
- Media culture and gender (3 ECTS)
- Media Law (3) (3 ECTS)
- Mise-en-scène (3 ECTS)
- New trends in advertising (3) (3 ECTS)
- New trends in media (3 ECTS)
- Non-narrative cinema (3 ECTS)
- Philosophy and the media (3) (3 ECTS)
- Photography: theory and practice (3 ECTS)
- Radio Genres (3) (3 ECTS)
- Scriptwriting for television (fiction) (3 ECTS)
- Television Genre (3 ECTS)
- Television Programming (3 ECTS)
Electives to choose in 3rd and 4th year - Second Semester
At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 48 credits of selectivity.
- American Cinema (3 ECTS)
- Archiving for the Media (3 ECTS)
- Camera Directing (3 ECTS)
- Contemporary Artistic Movements (3 ECTS)
- Cultural Industries and the Media (3 ECTS)
- European Cinema (3 ECTS)
- Film Criticism (3 ECTS)
- Internet Operation and Management (3 ECTS)
- Media and Geography (3 ECTS)
- Media and Net (3 ECTS)
- Media Audiences (3 ECTS)
- Media Management and Advertising (3 ECTS)
- Media Technology (3 ECTS)
- Political Philosophy (3 ECTS)
- Representation and Identity in the Media (3 ECTS)
- Scriptwriting for Television II (Shows) (3 ECTS)
- Technological Innovation (3 ECTS)
- Television Formats (3 ECTS)
Mobility
Exchange programs
The Erasmus program permits UC3M first-degree and post-graduate students to spend one or several terms at one of the European universities with which UC3M has special agreements or take up an Erasmus Placement, a work placement or internship at an EU company. These exchanges are funded with Erasmus Grants which are provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.
The non-European mobility program enables UC3M degree students to study one or several terms in one of the international universities with which the university has special agreements. It also has funding from the Banco Santander and the UC3M.
These places are offered in a public competition and are awarded to students with the best academic record and who have passed the language threshold (English, French, German, etc..) requested by the university of destination.
Rankings
- QS World University Rankings Top 50 Under 50
- 35th spot worldwide and ranked 10th in Europe, on QS Top 50 Under 50 Ranking
- 35th spot worldwide and ranked 10th in Europe, on QS Top 50 Under 50 Ranking
- QS World University Rankings
- 319th position on the QS World University Rankings 2024
- 319th position on the QS World University Rankings 2024
- QS World University Rankings Subjects Rankings
- Among the world’s best universities in 13 academic fields, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
- Among the world’s best universities in 13 academic fields, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
- QS Graduate Employability Rankings
- Among the 136 best universities in the world for employability, according to THE’s Global University Employability Ranking 2022
- Among the 136 best universities in the world for employability, according to THE’s Global University Employability Ranking 2022
Program Outcome
The degree program in Audiovisual Communication is designed to produce four different graduate profiles:
Audiovisual director, scriptwriter and producer
A professional specializing in the script and directing tasks and the direction and production of different audiovisual media- cinema, television, video, advertising, radio, computer graphics, and hypermedia- with a knowledge of technical processes and expressive resources. A multi-skilled professional capable of executing a project, a work plan, and an agreed budget.
Audiovisual producer and manager
A professional who designs, plans, and organizes human, technical, and financial resources for the production of audiovisual works in all their various formats. Someone who knows the techniques and processes of audiovisual creation and the legal and political mechanisms of communication. An executive producer who will create, buy rights, develop, and market projects, able to direct and manage an audiovisual and multimedia production company.
Design of visual and sound production and postproduction
An expert in the design of all aspects related to sound, image, and graphics in the different stages of audiovisual production. The professional profile also covers interactive environments for the creation of productions targeted at the Internet, video games, and digital environments.
Researcher, teacher, and expert in visual studies
A teacher in higher or medium education who will teach subjects related to communication and new audiovisual technologies. An analyst of the political-economic and cultural factors of the audiovisual sector. A specialist in audiovisual economic and cultural policies.
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Career Opportunities
The professionals with this degree perform their work in different positions in different areas of the media:
- Director, scriptwriter, and audiovisual producer in the fields of film, television, graphic video, advertising radio, computer graphics, and hypermedia.
- Audiovisual producer and manager: design, planning, and organization of human resources,
- Technical and budgetary means for the production of audiovisual works in different formats.
- Visual and sound production and post-production designer: professionalization in aspects related to sound, image, and graphics, with the possibility of productions oriented to different formats: Internet, video, and digital environments
- Technician in visual studies
- Community Manager
- Creator of content in social networks.
- Web content manager.
- Scriptwriter
- Multimedia artist
- Dubbing dialogues and literary texts adapters
- Corporate communication manager
- Film and audiovisual critic and researcher
- Expert in interactive design.