Familiarising yourself with the history of journalistic photography will serve as a source of personal and professional growth, enabling you to acquire a critical sense and an understanding of the historical relationship between images and information"

In this postgraduate certificate you will be able to study and analyse the works of the most relevant photojournalists in history, from Roger Fenton in the Crimean War to the most respected current national and international photographers such as Jacob Riis, Erich Salomon, Donald McCullin, James Nachtwey, Gervasio Sánchez, etc.

It is very important to define what is understood by Photographic Journalism and other related froms that can be included within this oftentimes diffuse field. All the while not only being aware of the importance of the photographic medium, but also of all its limitations.

Finally, special emphasis will be placed on the historical evolution of Spanish photojournalism and the role of women within it. The first case primarily focuses our attention on the Spanish Civil War as the context where the golden age of this genre began; and secondly, on the figure of the woman who created Robert Capa, the most legendary photojournalist of all time, namely: Gerda Taro.

Get to know the working methods of the best  photojournalists in history, learning the reasons for their success and analyzing their most recognized works"

This  postgraduate certificate in History of Photojournalism offers you the advantages of a high-level scientific, teaching program. These are some of its most notable features:

• 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 course

A postgraduate certificate in which we will define the boundaries of this sector, determining clearly the key areas of skill"

The team on this postgraduate certificate has extensive experience of university teaching, both at undergraduate and graduate level, alongside their extensive experience as working professionals, which allows them to know, first hand, the profound transformation that this sector is undergoing. Their direct experiences, their knowledge, as well as the analytical capacity are the best resources available to you in order to grasp the keys to the present and the future of an exciting profession for those who love sports and communication.

The postgraduate certificate’s own methodology, in an online format, allows you to easily manage your working life, your studies and your personal life.

This compendium of knowledge makes this a specialist program that compiles all the aspects that are relevant and essential to turning professionals into true experts in this profession. 

A complete study that will show you the key moments in photojournalism, such as the interwar period that marked its rise and consolidation"

A complete analysis of the impact and transformations brought about by the advent of digital photography"

A complete training that includes the most important historical knowledge of photojournalism, with the aim of giving you the necessary keys to interpret the current professional landscape, understand it and foresee its changes and evolutions. A training that any competent professional should acquire.

The objective of this training is to generate in the student a broad and well-founded vision of how photojournalism works, with the analysis and understanding of what determines its importance and social relevance"

General Objectives

• Examine the different photographic genres related to journalism
• Analyze the importance of photography in journalism
• Develop the evolution of the photographic press since its inception
• Study the most important photographers and works in the History of Photojournalism

Specific Objectives

• Analyze the needs of the historical background of today's photojournalism
• Present the figure of Francisco de Goya as a precursor of Photojournalism
• Determine the informational applications that photography can offer
• Establish the limitations of veracity presented by the photograph
• Delimit the boundaries between the different photographic and journalistic angles
• Examine the historical context in which photography was born and its relationship with its appearance in the graphic press
• Address the importance of technological development in the history of photography and photojournalism
• Examine the impact of photography as a means of documentation from its emergence until the early 20th century
• Analyze the historical context at the journalistic level of the interwar period to understand the rise of photojournalism
• Generate specialized knowledge about the work of some of the most important photojournalists of the last stage of the 20th century before the irruption of digital photography
• See what has changed at the press level with the advent of digital development and the Internet
• Highlight the role of important women photographers in history
• Establish a historical evolution of photojournalism in Spain

Take advantage of the opportunity and acquire the tools to enhance your knowledge in this field"