Análisis de los estudios de Periodismo y Comunicación en las principales universidades del mundo. Competencias, objetivos y asignaturas

Santiago  Tejedor Calvo; Laura  Cervi

doi:10.4185/RLCS-2017-1238

Authors

Santiago Tejedor Calvo Autonomous University of Barcelona http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5539-9800
Laura Cervi Autonomous University of Barcelona https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0376-0609

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2017-1238

Keywords:

Communication, journalism, competencies, university, education, curriculum

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study that analyses 12 Communication and Journalism degree programmes offered by the world’s top eight universities in the field of Communication, according to the QS World University Rankings. Methods: The study uses quantitative and qualitative methods to analyse these universities’ degree programmes and 542 course units, focusing on their aims, competencies, thematic areas, modality, and curricular distribution, to identify good practices and tendencies in their curricular design. Results and conclusions: The study indicates that these universities prefer open study programmes that privilege elective courses or modules that guarantee students’ basic humanist education and let students choose a large part of their educational track.

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Author Biographies

Santiago Tejedor Calvo, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Associate Professor at the Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).

PhD degree in Journalism and Communication Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (with honours-2006) and PhD degree in Project Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC).

His doctoral theses examined the teaching of digital journalism in Spain and the Web 2.0 in Latin America, respectively.

Member of the Communication and Education Office research group of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, which is led by José Manuel Pérez Tornero.

Participant in several publicly funded Spanish and European research projects related to media literacy and citizen participation: “DINAMIC, development of individual, corporate and citizen media literacy indicators” (2012-2014); “Showing films and other audio-visual content in European Schools - Obstacles and best practices” (2013-2014); “EMEDUS, European Media Literacy Education Study” (2012-2014). Visiting researcher at the Bolivarian Pontifical University of Medellin (Colombia), Latin University of San José (Costa Rica) and Central-American University of Managua (Nicaragua). Named “Egregious Educator” by the Higher Board of Directors of the University of Commercial Sciences (UCC) of Managua (Nicaragua) and “Distinguished visitor” by the Technological University of Honduras. Researching in the areas of digital journalism, media convergence and new transmedia narratives

Laura Cervi , Autonomous University of Barcelona

Post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). PhD degree in Political Science from the University of Pavia (Italy) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain).

Member of the Communication and Education Office research group of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, which is led by José Manuel Pérez Tornero.

Participant in several publicly funded Spanish and European research projects related to media literacy and citizen participation: “DINAMIC, development of individual, corporate and citizen media literacy indicators” (2012-2014); “Showing films and other audio-visual content in European Schools - Obstacles and best practices” (2013-2014); “EMEDUS, European Media Literacy Education Study” (2012-2014). Former lead researcher, together with José Manuel Perez Tornero, of the European Project Y-NEX, European Youth News Exchange (2015-2017).

Visiting researcher at the Newberry Library of Chicago Illinois (USA) in 2014.

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