6 Journalism, Media, and Mass Communication Preparatory Programs in Brazil

UFSC Journalism Program prepares students for a career as reporters, photographers, editorial designers, writers or editors in newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, internet, news agencies and press offices, either employed, as a freelancer or as an entrepreneur. Since the early stages, the student is in contact with the practice of journalism through technical courses held in the laboratories of Radio Journalism, TV Journalism, Photojournalism, Writing, Online Journalism and Infographics.

The objective of the course is to develop professionals to work in the digital age, with a creative vision and knowledge to plan innovative digital marketing actions. The program consolidates communication and digital marketing knowledge within a contemporary vision that is adequate to the globalized behavior of today's society. In a collaborative environment, participants will plan actions and an applied communication and marketing project at the conclusion of the course.

The Content Developer Program will develop your critical ability to assess the quality of content in different strategic contexts. You will master skills such as storytelling, content creation, video production and writing. You will also get the skills you need to succeed in the strategy, planning and production phases – as well as methods for analyzing and measuring digital channels. This program is for you who wants to start, accelerate or change career and work with content marketing, production and strategy.

The course program aims to train real editors, not just editing software operators. Ideal for professionals who already work in the audiovisual sector and need to deepen their knowledge and skills, or for students interested in a high-quality training and who are completing a degree in a related area.

UFSC Film Studies Program was created in 2005 – the first in the field of Arts to be offered at UFSC. It aims to prepare professionals qualified to carry out various activities in the audiovisual field and related areas, as well as to contribute to the students’ insertion in academic research. The program offers a broad training that allows students to choose their own academic paths among a wide and diverse set of elective courses. It also provides contact with a number of technical specialties, introducing the student to the handling of equipment and software and to group practices. Covering a diverse set of knowledge involved in the audiovisual production chain, the program stimulates the creative process and the contact with contemporary forms of artistic expression, besides offering a solid background in film theories and critical reflection.

This program aims at exploring a wide range of topics in the Portuguese language, Brazilian literature, literature in English, Comparative literature, Translation Studies, Cultural Studies. the courses will focus on issues such