Official Master's Degree in Social Communication of Scientific Research
VIU - Universidad Internacional de Valencia
Key Information
Campus location
Valencia, Spain
Languages
Spanish
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
The world of communication currently demands a specialized formalization of professionals. The new public demands better information, accessible but more rigorous from a scientific point of view, and the media are looking for communicators with knowledge in this field who are capable of transmitting it effectively.
- Spanish
- Modality: Online
- Credits: 60 ECTS
Definition of the program
The combination of tutors who guide the student with the online development of this Official Master's Degree make it a pioneering option to achieve a better dissemination of knowledge in scientific research. The need to train researchers and communicators in these areas is justified by the importance of scientific literacy.
What makes this mastery unique?
- The first fully online Official Master's Degree in Spanish that has been dedicated to the international field of science and technology communication.
- Content and approach of the program that is based on Spanish and Latin American labor demands.
- Orientation linked to crisis communication and the environment,
- Innovation in communication and new forms of disclosure in open spaces.
- Self-organization to take the subjects whose knowledge is growing in parallel.
- Teaching team of researchers and teachers with extensive experience.
"In the educational task of communicating science and research, at the present time the changes that are taking place exceed any forecast made in previous years. The way in which the public shares the dissemination of science and technology research changes everywhere. speed."
Dr. Joan M. Oleaque Moreno
Professor of the Master in Social Communication of Scientific Research
Admissions
Curriculum
Master Thesis Information
It is a compulsory subject that is part of the Pensum de Estudios and that consists of the development of a project in which the students will apply the acquired knowledge. The Master's Thesis consists of 12 subjects and students may propose a topic of their choice for the development of their Thesis, in agreement with their director. The defense will be online.
Scholarships and Funding
Terms
Discount By Payment Method
- Additional 10% for cash payment
- Additional 5% for payment in two installments
Ideal Students
Admission profile
It is especially recommended for:
- Students and / or professionals with a university degree (Audiovisual Communication, Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism or related university degrees) who wish to acquire specific skills in communication on scientific-technological topics.
- Graduates and / or professionals in scientific or technological matters who pursue specific training for work related to scientific communication in companies, research centers, universities, in the administration, etc.
- Researchers who wish to acquire the necessary skills to communicate their work or that of the laboratory or institution to which they are linked.
- Professionals from the institutional or business field who wish to deepen communication focused on advanced aspects of development in science and technology.
- Students who wish to carry out a doctorate related to communication, and / or the development of scientific research.
- And, in general, all those professionals and university graduates who require specific training in the communication of contemporary scientific culture.
Career Opportunities
Professional outings
This Official Master's Degree will enable the student to develop their activity in a wide range of areas such as communication, didactics, educational work in science, dissemination of technology. Professional opportunities are linked to the following fields:
- Scientific journalism, reborn after the impact of the crisis.
- Dissemination of science and technology in various institutions.
- Communication offices in institutions and companies that have a technological variant.
- Specialization in Risk Communication for institutions
- Community manager in companies linked to technology or research
- Communication─marketing services linked to the field of technological research
- Creation of diffusion networks of scientific knowledge connected with national or international institutions.
- Educational and informative institutions promote didactic knowledge of science in the classroom, science museums, foundations that refer to research aid)