Bachelor's degree in Audiovisual Communication - Syllabus

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1 Bachelor's degree in Audiovisual - Syllabus Branch of knowledge Duration Schedule Academic year Languages Credits Social and legal sciences Four academic years Half-day schedule in the first two years, and morning and afternoon in the last two years From September to June Catalan, Spanish and English (depending on the ) 240 Basic s: 60; compulsory s: 116; optional s: 40; external internship: 10; bachelor's degree final project: 14 Syllabus Credits 1 st year 2 nd year 3 rd year 4 th year Total Basic s (B) Compulsory s (O) Optional s (Op) Internship End-of-degree project Total FIRST

2 1 Documentation and Audiovisual B 6 Study and analysis of documentation systems used in the communications media. Special emphasis is given to the possibilities of Internet searching. Introduction to the information resources necessary to get to know the University and the bachelor's degree in Audiovisual. (Two of this are dedicated to initiation to the University) 1 History of the Cinema I History B 6 Evolution of the cinema from its origins until 1960, which saw the culmination of classicism and the appearance of new cinemas. 2 Structure of Social Economics Political Science History B 6 Introduction to mass communication, its social function and the organisational structures on which it develops. 2 History of the Cinema II History B 6 Evolution of the cinema since the 1960s until the present. 3 Digital Culture: Theoretical and Practical Fundamentals History B 6 Introduction to audiovisual communication by means of computer systems, and to its history, evolution and influence in social and cultural changes. Initiation to the possibilities of nonlinearization and the generation of a variety of media from computer programmes. 3 History of Television History B 6 Evolution of television as a medium of expression and communication.

3 1 Photography Workshop O 4 Practical expression by means of photographic techniques and procedures. 1 Audiovisual Technology O 4 Study of the evolution of the technology of audiovisuals, focusing on the analoguedigital association. Analysis of the influence of technology on the possibilities of expression and on the evolution of audiovisual media. 2 Film Directing Fundamentals O 6 Introduction to the study of the elements and the functions that are involved in the job of directing in the cinema. 2 Theory of Form, Colour and Composition O 4 Study and analysis of the iconic elements that uphold the organisation of audiovisual works. 3 Universal Plots O 4 Analysis of the myths, the dramas and the stories that have given rise to the main models for plots. 3 Trends in Contemporary Cinema O 4 Tools to analyse and understand the cinema as a reflex and a motor for current cultural and social changes. SECOND

4 1 Structure and Ecology of Audiovisual Media Economics Political Science History B 6 Study of the relations between audiovisual communication agents. Study of the dynamics of change to the structure and organisation of audiovisual media and services. 2 Advertising B 6 Theoretical and practical introduction to advertising communication and its organisational structures. 3 Theories and Methods of Social Research in Economics Political Science History B 6 Study of the different theories on social communication. Study and practice of the most common research methods on social communication processes. 3 Contemporary Art Art B 6 Study of the contemporary aesthetic manifestations through the different means and forms of expression. 1 Fundamentals of Television Directing O 6 Theoretical and practical fundaments of television production. Practical ideation, organisation and the making of multicamera productions. 1 Forms of Serial Narration O 4 Analysis of the narrative mechanisms, procedures and models that are the basis for the organisation of serial fiction stories. 1 History of Audiovisual Genres O 4 Conceptualisation and analysis of audiovisual representations, the cinema and television and their evolution through history.

5 2 Fundamentals of Radio Production O 4 Theoretical and practical bases of radiophonic creation. Practical ideation, organisation and the making of radio programmes. 2 Introduction to Scriptwriting O 4 Preliminary study and initiation to the analysis and creation of audiovisual scripts. 2 Analysis of Image Significance O 4 Basic theories of signification in visual languages. Image semantic analysis methods. 3 Trends in Contemporary Television O 4 Study of the forms, the images and the procedures that characterise contemporary television. 3 Workshop on Digital Image Treatment and Generation O 4 Techniques and processes of image synthesis and processing in computer environments. THIRD 1 Audiovisual Narrative O 5 Systems and processes of construction and analysis of audiovisual stories. 1 Creative Documentary O 4 Analysis and evolution of the documentary and the relevant works and authors in the field of the creative relation between audiovisual and reality. Scriptwriting methods, production and direction.

6 1 Workshop on Interactive Script and Design O 4 Preliminary study and initiation to interactive analysis, conception and scripting. Practical introduction to design and production techniques. 1 Lighting Workshop O 4 Study of the design and realisation of lighting for a variety of types of audiovisual productions and narrative genres. 2 Workshop on Playwriting and Scriptwriting O 5 Systems and processes of dramatic construction of audiovisual scripts. 2 Audiovisual Editing O 4 Techniques, processes and analysis of audiovisual editing. 2 Sound Workshop O 4 Study of the design and realisation of sound for a variety of types of audiovisual productions and narrative genres. 3 Evolution of Visual Languages O 4 A historical and analytical look at systems of representation, from the Renaissance to today. 3 Mise-en-Scène Models O 4 Study of audiovisual systems of representation from the aesthetics, in accordance with the specific treatment of space and time.

7 3 English for Academic and Professional Uses O 4 Oral comprehension of lectures in English. Oral production in English: -Questions and brief interventions. -Oral presentations with visual and text support. -Formulas and language for group discussion. -Techniques for understanding and memorising vocabulary. -Efficient reading of short specialist texts in English. -Techniques of writing short texts: structuring; edition; style conventions and international formats; the paragraph; writing long texts. -Specialised glossary search techniques. FOURTH Descriptor 1 Economics of Cultural Industries O 4 Study of the structures of production, of the mechanisms for funding cultural industry activities and the relations between the agents involved. 1 Audiovisual Production O 6 Techniques and processes of creation and dissemination of audiovisuals at their different stages.

8 1 Theories of the Image O 4 Approach to the variety of major theoretical and methodological paradigms for the study of the image. 3 End-of-Degree Workshop on Scriptwriting* Students must have studied a minimum of five optional s from the Ideation and Scriptwriting training profile. O 14 The production of an audiovisual script with a view to possible future professional repercussions. 3 End-of-Degree Workshop on Direction and Production* Students must have studied a minimum of five optional s from the Directing and Production training profile. O 14 The production of an audiovisual production with a view to possible future professional repercussions. 3 End-of-Degree Workshop on Interactive * Students must have studied a minimum of five optional s from the Interactive training profile. O 14 The realisation of an interactive audiovisual production with a view to possible future professional repercussions. 3 End-of-Degree Workshop on History, Theory and Analysis of Audiovisual Works* Students must have studied a minimum of five optional s from the History, Theory and Analysis of Audiovisual Works training profile. O 14 The production of a piece of theoretical work, history or analysis of competitive academic level.

9 3 End-of-Degree Workshop on Theories* Students must have studied a minimum of five optional s from the Theories training profile. O 14 Production of a paper on communication theories at a competitive academic level. 3 External internship O 10 An internship at an audiovisual company or at a cultural institution linked to the field of audiovisuals or that encourages audiovisual initiatives. Optional s (third and fourth years) Ideation and Scriptwriting Itinerary Scriptwriting Workshop: Film Fiction Op 4 Techniques and processes of producing a cinema script. Scriptwriting Workshop: Television Fiction Op 4 Techniques and processes of producing a TV fiction script. Scriptwriting Workshop: Entertainment Shows Op 4 Techniques and processes of producing a script for television entertainment shows. Dialogue Creation Workshop Op 4 Analysis and practice of dialogue and its application to the scripts of the different audiovisual media of expression. Documentary Ideation Op 4 Techniques and processes of ideation and the production of a documentary project.

10 New Television Formats Ideation Op 4 Systems of conception and analysis of types of television programmes characterised by their originality and innovation in comparison with traditional formats. Development of Audiovisual Projects Op 4 Techniques of conception, analysis and follow-up of audiovisual projects and scripts. Audiovisual Writing Techniques Op 4 Study and preparation for writing texts in the audiovisual media. Advertising Ideation Techniques Op 4 Practical advertising ideation and expression. Direction and Production Itinerary Film Directing Op 4 In-depth study of the elements and functions involved in the job of directing in the cinema. Television Directing Op 4 In-depth study of the elements and functions involved in the job of television production. Radio Production Op 4 Techniques and processes of the creation of radio productions. Documentary Directing Op 4 Techniques and processes of the creation of documentary productions on an audiovisual platform. Workshop on Directing Actors Op 4 Methods to direct actors for audiovisual fiction.

11 Documentary Ideation Op 4 Techniques and processes of the ideation and realisation of a documentary project. New Television Formats Ideation Op 4 Systems of conception and of analysis of types of television programmes characterised by their originality and innovation compared to traditional formats. Interactive Itinerary Interactive Discourse Op 4 Study of the intrinsic characteristics of multimodal discourses that involve interaction and of the systems and processes for their construction and analysis. A variety of types. Art, Interaction and Media Op 4 Study and analysis of the creative forms based on interaction and multimode technologies. Playful and Advanced Forms of Interaction Op 4 Study of systems, interfaces and interactive applications based on non-conventional forms of game or stimulus, in synergies between media, in interaction with the whole body, in augmented reality, etc., and applied to fields such as leisure, entertainment, disability management, etc. Video Game Trends Op 4 Study of the history and the development of videogames, their different forms and types of interface and their relation with narrative and with other audiovisual media and industries.

12 Video Game Creation Workshop Op 4 Techniques and processes of conceiving and scripting videogames. Introduction to design and production techniques. Animation Cinema Op 4 Study of the evolution of animated cinema genres and techniques. Workshop on Educational and Cultural Interactive Creation Op 4 Techniques and processes of ideation and making of interactives for cultural or educational dissemination. Analysis of their similarities and differences. Workshop on Creation and Dissemination of Contents in Participative Environments Op 4 Techniques and processes of producing a bidirectional interactive facility: access, creation and dissemination of contents in online participatory media. History, Theory and Analysis of the Audiovisual Work Itinerary Film Theory and Analysis Op 4 Historical development of the main cinematographic theories. Analysis of film text and of its communicative and pragmatic functions. Television Fiction Theory and Analysis Op 4 Analysis of the language, of the structure of the messages, and of the communication functions of genres of narrative fiction for television.

13 Cinema and Intertextuality Op 4 Study of the interdisciplinary contributions to the analysis of the cinema since the Second World War. The role of the social sciences, of linguistics, of psychoanalysis and of narratology. Relations of the cinema with other systems of representation (literature, painting, theatre...). History of Comics Op 4 Development of comic language by means of its different authors, genres and applications. Contemporary Photography Theory and Analysis Op 4 Analysis of the latest tendencies in photography. Study of the different authors and new techniques in the field of photography. Visual Forms Analysis Op 4 A historical and analytical look at the systems of representation, from the Renaissance until the planet video. Study of the periods and variety of influences of the image and of the ways to construct audiovisual stories. Documentary Theory and Analysis Op 4 Analysis of the language, of the structure of the messages and of the inherent communicational functions of documentary spaces in the cinema, television and radio. Sound Track Op 4 Analysis of the different components of the sound track of an audiovisual work and of its expressive use. Historical development.

14 Theories of Itinerary Mass Culture Theory Op 4 Study of the different theories that have dealt with mass culture and the central role of audiovisual communication in the mass society. Transformations of the mass society and culture today. Intercultural Op 4 Analysis of the phenomenon of interculturality from the aspect of communication. Definition and characteristics of intercultural communication. Study of interculturality in fictional audiovisual stories. Explanation of the changes that interculturality brings about in the new context of globalisation. Audience Research Op 4 Study of the methods and techniques to evaluate the social use and the impact of audiovisual media and services. Programming Policies Op 4 Study of the techniques and strategies of making a television programme. Professional Deontology Op 4 Study of the areas of responsibility in audiovisual communication and of the deontological codes of the audiovisual professions. Audiovisual and Education Op 4 Study and experimentation of audiovisual languages and resources for education, and training in the use of audiovisuals.

15 Outside the itinerary Film Classroom Op 4 Viewing and analysis of classic and modern films in order to consolidate and broaden students' knowledge of the history of the cinema. Languages: Oral and Written Expression Op 4 Theoretical-practical introduction to the expressive uses of Spanish and Catalan. Students must follow one itinerary. Each itinerary consists of a minimum of 20. The remaining optional - up to a total of 40 - may be taken by students choosing a variety of s from the other itineraries, from within their own itinerary or from another. * Each student must choose just one of the five compulsory end-of-degree project models on offer. Each end-of-degree project model includes compulsory attendance at a workshop-seminar given during the fourth year by a lecturer-tutor, at which the projects will be discussed, the tools and methods to improve them will be offered and a systematic follow-up of their progress is conducted.