Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Specialised Radio I

Specialised Radio I
3
16273
2
First semester
OB
Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish,

Introduction

The course aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and practical competencies required to conceive, produce, and direct thematic radio programmes. Within the Degree in Audiovisual Communication, it is designed as a technical and creative workshop that introduces students to a range of radio programme formats (music, news, sports, cultural or religious programming).

Pre-course requirements

To have successfully completed the course Introduction to Radio and Podcasting.

Objectives

  • To understand the radio market, including both general-interest and specialised radio broadcasting.
  • To learn the fundamental concepts and techniques of radio programming.
  • To understand the factors that determine the conception and development of radio programmes.
  • To understand the structural aspects of radio production and directing.
  • To understand the distinctive characteristics of radio programmes as audio products.
  • To understand the role and reach of radio programmes beyond traditional broadcast transmission.

Syllabus

  1. The radio market.
  2. Radio writing. Macrostructure and microstructure.
  3. Radio production.
  4. Radio genres.
  5. Programs and programming.
  6. The magazine program.
  7. Production, scripting and realization of a free-themed podcast. 

Bibliography and resources

Cuní, J. (1999). La ràdio que triomfa. Pòrtic: Eines de periodista.

Martí, J. M. (2008). Factores que inciden en las transformaciones de la radio especializada en el actual contexto digital: Del modelo radio 1.0 al 2.0. En AE-IC (Ed.),  Congreso Internacional Fundacional AE-IC.  Santiago de Compostela: AE-IC.

Martí, J.M. (2016). 51 ideas para hacer buena radio. Editorial UOC

Martínez-Costa, M.P.; Moreno, E. (Coord.) (2004). Programación radiofónica. Arte y técnica del diálogo entre la radio y su audiencia. Barcelona: Ariel. 

Norberg, Eric G. Programación radiofónica: estrategias y tácticas. IORTV 2002.

Pedrero-Esteban, L. M., y García Lastra-Núñez, J. M. (2019). La transformación digital de la radio: diez claves para su comprensión profesional y académica. Tirant Humanidades.

Pedrero-Esteban, L. M., Barrios-Rubio, A., y Medina-Ávila, V. (2019). Adolescentes, smartphones y consumo de audio digital en la era de Spotify. Comunicar, 27(60), 103–112. https://doi.org/10.3916/C60-2019-10

Ries. Al, Trout. J, Kotler. P. Positioning: The battle for your mind.

Rodero, E. (2011). Creación de programas de radio. Madrid: Síntesis. 

Sellas, T. y Bonet, M. (2016). L’àudio a Internet: de la ràdio en línia als projectes nadius. Consell de l’Audiovisual de Catalunya (CAC).

Print version