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INFORMATION, PRE-REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION
Continuing Education
Phone: 91 665 5060
Academic direction: Maria Victoria Campos Zabala
Adaptation teaching academic year 2020/21
Student attention: Student Help Box Suggestions, complaints and congratulations mailbox
Basic Information
Presentation
The need to train communicators and journalists in the area of Security, Defense and Intelligence has been the main objective for the presentation of this project. For some time now, not only the lack of journalistic and communicative specialization in the aforementioned areas, but also the scarce offer in an area of special sensitivity for the development of democratic systems has been accused in an important way. Contemporary societies need communicators and journalists who are fully trained in news routines and communication and writing skills. The proper treatment of information from its origin to its publication or staging guarantees the correct interpretation of reality.
Objectives
The fundamental objective is to provide the student with an adequate level of knowledge that allows them to specialize in the area of Defense communication.
As more specific objectives, the University Extension Course pursues:
- Seek a knowledge of the informative reality of the area of Security, Defense and Intelligence.
- Generate capacity for analysis and assessment of reliable and truthful information.
- Train the student to develop informative products in accordance with the degree of journalistic specialization.
- Learning of the informative routines typical of the study area.
- Stimulate the debate of the informative reality in matters of Security, Defense and Intelligence.
Competences
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC COMPETENCES
- The acquisition of knowledge and skills for understanding the communicative dynamics of the world of Security and Defense.
- The acquisition of knowledge and skills for the optimal writing of specialized information products.
- Analysis capacity.
- Oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to obtain reliable and truthful information.
the Program
MODULE I: SECURITY, DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE (30 hours)
Evolution from Defense to National Security. Keys to understand current geopolitics.
Homeland Security. Main threats.
Ongoing operations. Evolution of conflict resolution strategy.
The international geopolitical panorama II. nationalism and populism
The international geopolitical landscape I
The international geopolitical landscape II
Intelligence services.
MODULE II: COMMUNICATION IN INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY AND DEFENSE (30 hours)
Financial
Crisis Communication
Report Writing Workshop
Organized crime
Spokesperson training. Defense Communication
MODULE III: SPECIALIZED JOURNALISM (40 hours)
Information sources
Language
Routines of specialized journalism in the area. Pios and Correspondents.
Writing techniques. Title. Styles.
Informative, interpretive and opinion genres.
Journalistic genres in Radio and Television.
Drafting. Genders
Journalism and Intelligence. Workshop
MODULE IV: NEW TECHNOLOGIES (20 hours)
Social Networks and Online Communication
Fiction: cinema and series
Recipients
access requirements
The course is aimed at professionals from the Armed Forces and State Security Corps sector, private security professionals, intelligence analysts, journalists and students interested in acquiring skills and training in the specific area of communication in Defense, Security and Intelligence.
NO degree is required.
Selection criteria
In the event that the number of applications exceeds the number of places offered, a selection will be made based on the following criteria:
- Curriculum Vitae 40%.
- Belong to State Security Corps and Forces 30%.
- Accredited experience in the area 30%.
Number of Places: 30/ 10 students
Academic Management and Faculty
Academic direction: Mª. Victoria Campos Zabala
- Concepcion Anguita Olmedo. UCM
- Victoria Campos Zabala. URJC
- Jose Luis Rodriguez. URJC
- Alfonso Cuadrado Alvarado. URJC
- Jose Gabriel Fernandez. URJC
- Ruben Arcos Martin. URJC
- Jesus Diez Alcaide. National Security Department
- Concepcion Anguita. UCM. IR teacher
- Itziar Reinlein. Defense Ministry
- Belen Cuesta. INDRA, Cybersecurity Dept.
- Javier Bernabe Fraguas. UCM. IR Professor
- JJ Vincent. REAL HOME
- Cristina Arribas Mato
Duration and development
Modality: in-person or
Number of credits: 11 credits
Horas: 105 hours
Start of the course: 13th September 2024
Course completion: December 20th 2024
Reservation of place and enrollment
Pre-registration period: From June 04, 2024 to September 02, 2024
Enrollment deadline: From September 03, 2024 to September 07, 2024
Title price: 600 €
Possibility of scholarship (if applicable): No
Documentation to attach, forms and place of delivery
The applicant will present all the scanned documentation, in the formats allowed through the link https://www.urjc.es/estudiar-en-la-urjc/admision/276-formacion-continua#preinscripcion
The documentation that you will have to submit is the following:
- National Identity Document or equivalent / Passport or Residence Card
- Curriculum vitae
- Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
- Any other document required by the Academic Department of Continuing Education for acceptance.
To access the University Extension Courses, no previous university degree is required.