Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Final Bachelor’s Degree Project
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish,
Introduction
The Final Degree Project (FDP) consists of the development of a professional journalism project, the presentation of which will be assessed by an academic and professional panel of experts in the field.
- The professional FDP is the result of collaborative work carried out by a team of 3–4 members. Each team will receive guidance from a supervisor appointed by the Faculty of Communication Sciences according to the topic selected for the project.
- The academic FDP consists of an individual research project on a topic of interest within the field of communication, supervised by a member of the Faculty.
Pre-course requirements
To enroll in the Bachelor's Final Project, students must be enrolled in the final year of their bachelor's degree programme and have passed all the courses from previous years or, where applicable, have no more than 20% of the ECTS credits corresponding to the courses from the year immediately preceding the final year of their degree programme still pending.
Objectives
To apply and integrate the knowledge, skills and competences acquired throughout the degree programme into a single final project.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CP02 - Apply professional ethical principles and standards of academic rigour in journalism, recognising the current legal and ethical framework and respecting the fundamental right to equality between women and men, promoting human rights, a culture of peace and democratic values, including the use of inclusive, non-discriminatory and stereotype-free language.
- CP04 - Manage the technical, material and time-related resources of a journalistic project.
- HB01 - Interpret relevant data obtained from a variety of sources.
- HB02 - Present and defend journalistic projects orally and in writing in Catalan, Spanish and English.
- HB04 - Use a range of media research and documentation resources.
Learning outcomes of the subject
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Integrate the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired throughout the degree to develop a research project or a practical proposal in the field of journalism.
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Apply appropriate research methodologies to address complex issues related to the practice of journalism and news communication.
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Critically analyse the information collected, evaluating sources and synthesising findings in a coherent, well-founded manner and in accordance with the ethical principles of journalism.
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Design creative and innovative proposals to address specific challenges in the field of journalism, such as the development of new narrative formats, multimedia projects or data journalism strategies.
Syllabus
- To choose the topic
- To justify and develop the journalistic content of each product: relevance of the chosen topic, the sources that will be used, the need it aims to fill, the approach that will be taken.
- To analyse the market that corresponds to the journalistic product and the target audience.
- To define the business model that will ensure the viability of the product.
- The students will develop the final product under the supervision of the project supervisors.
- Finally, the students will submit the final product and report and defend it before a panel of specialised professionals and scholars.
+ Detailed information on the regulations to follow, both for the academic modality and for the professional modality, can be consulted in the subject's Moodle.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
The FDP mark will be the sum of the following percentages:
Individual mark given by the supervisor of each FDP to each team member: 30%.
Individual mark given by the coordination of the FDP to each team member: 20%.
Individual mark of the FDP given by the panel members: 50%.
Bibliography and resources
See Moodle for further information.