Start working in political journalism with the support of a program in Political Studies, specifically designed for information professionals, and put yourself on the front line of competition”

Politics, in addition to being a science that studies the government and organization of human societies, is an aspect of general interest at the international level, since all political decisions or decisions that affect a specific society can be debated within the framework of the public sphere. 

Within the field of journalism there are many branches that can be found, such as sports, entertainment, economics and many others; however, politics, due to its complexity and deferred criteria, can be identified as the most complicated journalistic field for a journalist. 

That is why, through this postgraduate diploma, journalists will be able to broaden their knowledge in favor of political relations and everything related to the field. However, at the end of the program, the journalist will be able to identify the different methods of coverage, guidelines, interviews and productions that serve to cover Political Studies. 

The degree of specialization gained in the postgraduate diploma in Political Studies allows the professional journalist to achieve a high level of advanced knowledge and development in the political environments surrounding the world of journalism.  

The experience of a solvent and expert university is available to you in this complete program”

This postgraduate diploma in Political Studies contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. Its most notable features are: 

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the program

A postgraduate diploma supported by the best technology, which will allow you to learn in a fluent and efficient way”

Our teaching staff is made up of practising specialists. A multidisciplinary team of trained and experienced professionals in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge efficiently, but, above all, will contribute the practical knowledge derived from their own experience to the program. 

This mastery of the subject matter is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design, developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts who integrate the latest advances in educational technology.  

In order to achieve success in this program, the professional will have the help of an innovative interactive video system, through which they will be able to put into practice the telepractice and learning from an expert systems. A concept that will allow them to integrate and fix learning in a more realistic and permanent way. 

An exciting educational process that will allow you to work in one of the most dynamic and exciting areas of current journalism"

With professors who are experts in this area of work, this program is a unique opportunity for professional development"

The postgraduate diploma in Political Studies is aimed at obtaining a higher degree of specialization that allows the journalism professional to develop their career in this area in an optimal way. For this purpose, we have developed the essential theoretical content that will provide students with the necessary knowledge and tools to transfer into practice, which will be developed intensively throughout the program.

Being qualified as a journalist in Political Studies will allow to work as an expert in communication within this area”

General Objectives

• Examine the historical development of societies through the thinkers that made them evolve
• Identify the disruptive factors in political thought that forged the development of public opinion through the early days of the media
• Reach conclusions on the evolution of propaganda systems as factors for achieving power
• Anlayze the creation and workings of ideologies within societies
• Examine the use of political parties as a vehicle for ideologies
• Analyze the political realities of the different territories in comparison with the ideologies that have developed there and the party system that operates internally
• Develop the influence of the political culture of each citizen in the decision of their sympathy towards the different parties
• Establish the first links with political environments
• Develop the specifics of different parliamentary activities
• Identify the different channels of communication available between political formations and the press in the different courts
• Examine the different styles of parliamentary reporting depending on the format and adapt editorial staffs to improve efficiency and quality
• Analyze the discrimination factors of collectives in societies
• Identify patterns of discriminatory information in information published by the media
• Determine how best to provide ethical and respectful information without losing the value of professional objectivity 

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Political and Institutional Communication

• Analyze the influence of power and government in the past, as a basis for current societies
• Extract key points of thought from the political philosophers of Greece and Rome and apply them to modern knowledge 
• Generate knowledge about democratic development during the Enlightenment and the contributions of its thinkers to political theory
• Relate any political period from history with contemporary theorists
• Examine the surge of media influence and power over public opinion
• Determine the relevance of propaganda during the outbreak and development of war conflicts, mainly in contemporary Europe
• Discern the influence of journalistic and propagandistic developments at the beginning of the 20th century on the evolution of the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent Franco dictatorship
• Identify key historical factors in our societies today to draw conclusions about political influences over time
• Analyze the role of the media in democratic societies through their relationship with power

Module 2. Ideologies and Political Parties

• Critically analyze the different ideological scales and political orientations
• Examine the positioning of the parties within political systems
• Determine the importance of lobbying groups associated with civil movements with a political aspect
• Establish the different political identities of both parties and citizens, which is fundamental to interpret their ideological positions
• Examine how a party functions, its rules and internal standards and what causes divisions or unions with different families 
• Examine the changes that may occur in parties as their political progress develops towards institutionalization

Module 3. Analysis of Political Data and Polls

• Analyze the history of political data and its use throughout the history of democracy
• Establish the use of surveys and their preparation and creation phases
• Determine the role of the “kitchen” in the leaking of political data
• Analyze the use that parties, media and citizens make of surveys
• Develop expertise in using a survey and understanding its data as it is to be processed
• Determine the use of data visualization within the media work and its processing essential to the understanding of the particular user

Realistic and achievable objectives that will allow you to change your professional future with a much more competitive CV and professional profile”